| China - targeting a new superpower |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| During the Summer, the Olympics showcased China’s stature on the world stage. Then, while financial crises dominated world news, with particular focus on the problems on Wall Street, China was busy making positive strives in other domains with news of the nation’s first space walk. Here Brian Daly takes a look at China’s reforms in the tax arena, and considers whether the Chinese and Irish tax frameworks give Ireland an opportunity to play a part in China’s economic success story. |
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| Developments |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
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| Diverging fortunes for the euro |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| David Powell assesses the impact of fluctuation in the euro, US dollars and sterling – and its effect on the Irish business community. |
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| Exposure draft SORP for authorised funds |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| The proposed changes to the current SORP are both positive and constructive focusing on the needs of investors and preparers of financial statements, says Barry Winters. |
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| Forex volatility likely to remain high |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| When the dust settles in the market, the banking landscape will be reshaped leaving a financial industry that is likely to be safer, but a lot less lucrative for shareholders, says Criona Fitzgerald. |
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| In memoriam: Paul Tansey, by Ken O'Brien |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Paul was first and foremost an economist. Secondarily he was a journalist. Journalism to him was a means, certainly not an end. It was the means through which he communicated his training in economics, and, my, how much he believed that Ireland needed what he had learned.
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| Ireland’s credit crisis - Where to from here? Ireland’s banking industry is at a crossroads |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Irish banking, whose history stretches back to the 1700s, now faces its biggest crisis ever. Whether there will be a recognisable ‘Irish’ banking industry at the end of it will depend on the will of the industry, its customers, and the other major stakeholder, the state. The task will not be easy either; the restoration of a healthy banking industry will have to be achieved against a backdrop of negativity on the part of the public, and the difficulties that will arise from the transferance of these pressures to politicians, and public sector employees, which include the Regulator, and bodies such as the Central Bank and the Revenue Commissioners. The economic outturn in Ireland, and internationally, will also be critical, indeed decisive. In this issue we outline several of the factors that will impinge on the future, in plotting a roadmap back to sanity. |
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| Ireland’s regulatory regime has held up well, say banking system investigators |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers has been retained by the Department of Finance, The Financial Regulator and the Central Bank to provide a qualitative assessment of the balance sheets of the Irish banking system, and, in this interview, FINANCE spoke with the firm’s senior partner Ronan Murphy, and head of its banking and insurance practice Chand Kohli on the quality of financial regulation, and issues after the credit crisis, as it will affect the financial services industry, and the overall business market for the firm, and for Ireland Inc. |
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| Irish financials - after the credit crisis |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| All has changed for Irish financial institutions and the future of finance is more unclear than we have experienced in a generation. Eamonn Hughes looks at what the future holds for Irish financials and what the post- credit crisis banking landscape may look like for financial institutions. |
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| Master of education |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| As CEO of the not-for-profit Institute of Bankers in Ireland, Dr. Anthony Walsh’s remit spans both commercial and educational. Walsh is passionate about education and believes the scale of investment in education by financial institutions in Ireland has been a key driver for the growth and success of the industry in the last decade. |
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| New challenges for the hedge fund industry |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Karen Jennings considers the new prohibitions upon the short selling of certain securities, the possibility of increased regulation for the hedge fund industry and the challenges faced by it |
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| Pension investment solutions in uncertain markets |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Stephen Byrne offers some solutions for those considering investing in a pension |
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| Property price fall of 30-50 p.c. possible if credit growth not curbed (FINANCE: February 2000) |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| The article said: 'Predictions are being made of 20 per cent growth in property prices this year. Irish households are borrowing like never before. In the US, private debt has risen to 130 per cent of GNP and is seen as unsustainable. William Slattery says the same is true in Ireland in relation to property'. |
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| R&D credits - some good news for financial services companies |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| Given the turbulent times that the financial services industry is currently experiencing, it is perhaps surprising to discover that a potentially large tax refund may be left unclaimed by financial services companies who are, unknown to themselves, engaged in Research & Development (‘R&D’) activities that could qualify for a generous tax credit. With the ‘cash is king’ mantra becoming more important for all businesses, we would expect the uptake of the R&D Tax Credit to increase significantly over the next few years. Damien Flanagan highlights the opportunities for financial services companies particularly in light of the Minister’s announcements of increased incentives in this area in the Budget. |
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| The damage to Ireland Inc by postponing key infrastructure projects |
Issue: 10 / 2008 |
| The public private partnership (PPP) model has been very successful in delivering a range of projects on time and to budget, writes, Donal Murphy. Failure to complete key projects or major delays under the NDP would widen the infrastructure gap between Ireland and other countries. In light of this, the PPP model offers certainty to Government. |
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