| Investment products: new options to consider |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Investors should consider structured investment products if they want to preserve capital whilst gaining exposure to market return potential, says Mark Caffrey. |
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| Ireland’s international financial services industry - how can we weather the storm? |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Brian Daly looks at the threats facing Ireland’s international financial services sector as a result of the fallout from the global financial crisis and points out that opportunities will also arise if we can position ourselves to avail of them. |
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| Ireland’s unique collapse in public finances gets the wrong treatment |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Three of Ireland’s leading economists Jim Power, Dan O’Brien and Colm McCarthy on Budget 2009 and Ireland’s unique economic downturn - where ‘nothing even mildly comparable in the euro area has taken place’ |
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| More big hits due, but opportunities exist for the medium term |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Ireland has worked hard to earn its place as a prominent player on the worldwide financial centre stage, but in the current climate the need to take action to maintain its position is more crucial than ever. |
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| Navigating toward high performance in turbulent markets |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Alastair Blair highlights the three key themes which emerged from recent research that gathered the collective wisdom of more than 100 insurance equity analysts in 14 of the world’s largest insurance markets. |
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| OECD report on attribution of profits to permanent establishments |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| In July, the OECD released the final version of its Report on the Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments, bringing over 10 years work to a conclusion. It’s conclusions may have increasing relevance as more regulated institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, consider the benefits of operating through branch networks in these capital constrained times, writes Liam Lynch. |
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| Rekindle the hunger |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| The IFSC will need to be competitive, flexible and innovative to maintain its position writes Padraig Rushe. |
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| Restructuring dominates current capital markets activity |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Acquisitions and financings continue to dominate with value in the M&A markets and the necessity of restructuring being the primary motivations when looking at the deals listed on the FINANCE Capital Markets Deals Directory. Subscribers to Finance can access the online Directory at www.http://www.finance-magazine.com/deals/login.php |
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| Trends in tax rates & investment patterns |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| According to this year’s KPMG Tax Rate Survey, global trends towards increasing competition on lower corporate tax rates and increasing reliance on indirect taxes have intensified. Meanwhile a KPMG study of international corporates’ investment intentions shows interesting shifts in patterns and indicates challenges for Ireland. Seamus Hand interprets some of the findings. |
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| Using accountancy skills to close the deal |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| Karena O’Sullivan is a senior manager with IBI Corporate Finance. Having completed her accountancy training at KPMG O’Sullivan joined IBI Corporate Finance to pursue a career in corporate finance where she says strong analytical, communication and project management skills are key to a successful career in the sector. |
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| Where cash is king, security follows |
Issue: 11 / 2008 |
| The benefit of hindsight proves that no one can accurately predict the future – and in times of uncertainty cash is king. Depositors are now in high demand as banks compete for money and the market pricing reflects this. Establishing your level of risk aversion and acting on the basis of that is key says Jimmy Doyle. |
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| Banking system was operating from a fundamentally sound base, PricewaterhouseCoopers chiefs say |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| ‘The Irish financial system is operating from a fundamentally sound base. One of the key things the Irish Regulator did about a year ago was to change the liquidity requirements for Irish banks - effectively raising the liquidity levels - and this has helped to insulate Irish banks from the current problems. This was a very positive development and has been very helpful in the current times,’ says Chand Kohli, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ banking and insurance practice. |
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| Better treasury and reduced cost |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| During times of change flexibility is important, says Eddie Forgarty, and a ‘managed treasury’ facility could be the answer to some companies’ treasury functions. |
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| Bonds a strategic buy |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Bonds are currently at historically cheap levels and may offer investors a good strategic buy. Donal O’Mahony of Davys says, ‘Corporate debt globally is now at unprecedentedly cheap levels, relative to both corporate equity and sovereign bonds. Implicit default expectations will not come close to realisation in the investment grade area (industrials and financials) leaving credit as a strategic buy, albeit with forced de-risking by leveraged players threatening even further spread widening in the near term.’ |
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| Budget 2009 - The Right Medicine? |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Provided the changes announced by the Minister are followed up with the necessary cut-backs on the spending side, and provided the assumptions regarding economic growth which underpin the Budget figures do not prove unduly optimistic, the Budget could turn out to be what was needed in the circumstances, writes Brian Daly. |
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