| Goodbody removes ‘hold’ recommendation |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Research analysts at Goodbody Stockbrokers will no longer issue a ‘hold’ recommendation on stocks they are covering. |
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| Have you volunteered to overpay tax? |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Irish people in general are not keen taxpayers. But it can be fairly confidently stated that many taxpayers who own buildings used in a trade, or rented out for residential purposes, fail to fully claim capital allowances to which they are entitled. In consequence they overpay tax. This can arise from failure to identify the components of a building that constitute plant and machinery for capital allowance purposes. |
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| Inflation greater than returns on pension funds |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Over the five years to the end of 2002, Irish managed pension funds returned just 2.4 per cent p.a. on average, whilst inflation over the same period was 3.9 per cent per annum according to statistics compiled by Watson Wyatt. |
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| Irish banks outperform European peers |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| The outlook for Irish banks is to remain stable due to strong financial fundamentals, despite environment of slower economic growth. |
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| Irish president for the Federation des Experts |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| David Devlin, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Ireland has been elected president of the European federation of accountants for a two-year mandate. |
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| Large to speak at FD conference |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Jack Large, the renowned treasury consultant, is to speak at the treasury stream at the forthcoming 4th annual Finance Dublin conference. |
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| New financial services institute for IFSC |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| A new institute designed to deliver educational and training services to the IFSC is to be established by the National College of Ireland (NCI) in March 2003. |
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| New mortgage body established |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| A new representative body for mortgage lenders in Ireland has been established. |
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| New obligations for all employers |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Pat Surlis examines the impact the introduction of PRSAs will have on employers and advises on how to prepare for them. |
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| New year, new outlook |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| As we begin the new year, it is an appropriate time to look forward and examine what 2003 may bring. |
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| No green shoots of growth in sight yet for Irish corporates |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| A deterioration in the quality of loan books has led to the business reconstruction units of banks getting busier writes Jim Ruane. |
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| Non life insurance - securing a platform for the future |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Paul Donaldson reflects on developments within the general insurance sector during 2002 and looks forward to the year ahead. |
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| Promising outlook for jobs |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| Overall the outlook for recruitment in the financial services sector is promising writes Aileen Reede and she predicts healthy recruiting activity for 2003. |
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| Sanity in leasing |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| In the UK the Court of Appeal has reversed previous decisions regarding the Bord G?is ?ireann pipeline sale and lease back. In doing so it has restored some sanity and clarity to the tax treatment of leasing. |
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| Securitisation sector to grow further in 2003 |
Issue: 01 / 2003 |
| 2003 should see the use of Irish special purpose vehicles continue to increase writes Patrick Molloy. |
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