| Aer Lingus' treasury function: in it for the long haul |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| As a pioneer of corporate treasury in Ireland it is hardly surprising that Aer Lingus is flying high in funding and risk management. Brian Dunne writes. |
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| An A-Z of fund management |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| John Brennan, managing director of Fitzgerald Brennan Asset Management (FBAM) tries to drum up business while monitoring the markets |
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| Company deals rebound in 2002 |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| The acquisition and disposal of companies in Ireland returned to favour last year as management teams and non-Irish buyers sought value in the Irish economy. |
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| Conference to assess changing structure of regulator |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Over 250 people are expected to attend the Fourth Annual Finance Dublin Conference, which will take place in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on March 25th and 26th 2003. |
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| Consumer director of IFSRA appointed |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Mary O’Dea has been appointed as consumer director for the new single regulator, the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority. |
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| Davy conference sounds upbeat equity note despite prevailing gloom |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Delegates at Davy Stockbrokers 2003 Equity Market Conference in New York on January 10th, 2003 heard that despite the considerably slower growth in the Irish economy compared to the late 1990s, trading conditions generally remain firm in the domestic market, while asset quality shows no sign of any real deterioration. |
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| Financial institutions form compliance group |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Over 200 compliance officers from Ireland’s leading financial institutions have formed the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland |
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| Financial reporting - A time of change |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Accountancy faces a challenge like never before, writes Brendan Sheridan. |
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| First ICB issuance set to be launched in first quarter of 2003 |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| The long-awaited first issuance of an Irish covered bond, or Asset Covered Security (ACS),
is set to take place at the end of February, when Depfa Bank launches a E2 to 3 billion bond. |
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| Five questions board members should ask their compliance function |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Marion Kelly highlights the heightened compliance challenges and responsibilities financial institutions and in particular, board members face. |
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| How IIB Bank accessed E1.5 billion on the capital markets |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Adam Mesbur describes the process behind IIB Bank’s recently launched E1.5 billion euro medium-term note programme. |
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| Management buy-outs make bold offerings |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Dave Savage asks what motivates a management team to launch a buy-out of the business for which they work. |
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| Online disclosure - how plcs can realise their full potential |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| A set of best practices should be established by Irish plcs to better communicate to investors and the external capital markets recommends Brendan Bracken, as he suggests that this could develop into a competitive advantage for the market as an entity. |
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| Pension fund managers predict year of low returns |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Fund managers contributing to the annual Finance pensions review predict that equities will outperform bonds in 2003, but that returns will nonetheless be modest. |
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| Pfizer brings new business to Dublin |
Issue: 02 / 2003 |
| Ireland beat off competition from more than 17 other countries to be chosen as the location for Pfizer’s European financial shared services centre (FSSC). |
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