Ümit Hacioglu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul-Turkey. Dr. Hacioglu has BAs in Business Administration and International Relations (2002). He received PhD in Finance and Banking with his thesis entitled as “Effects of Conflict on Equity Performance”. Finance and Banking, Strategic Management and International Political economy are the main pillars of his interdisciplinary studies. He is the executive editor of International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS) and the founder member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF).Hasan Dinçer is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Beykent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Istanbul- Turkey. Dr. Dinçer has BAs in Financial Markets and Investment Management at Marmara University. He received PhD in Finance and Banking with his thesis entitled as “The Effect of Changes on the Competitive Strategies of New Service Development in the Banking Sector”. He has a work experience in Finance sector as portfolio specialist and his major academic studies focusing on financial instruments, performance evaluation, and economics. He is the executive editor of International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies (IJFBS) and the founder member of the Society for the Study of Business and Finance (SSBF).

• Section I: Global Issues in Economics and Finance.- Section II: Risk Management and Auditing.- Section III: Competitiveness and Management in Financial Institutions.- Section IV: Custom Finance in Theory and Practice.