| US raises the bar for raising capital |
Issue: 10 / 2002 |
| Mark Dorff examines the implications of recent US securities & accounting reform legislation for Irish companies. |
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| Venture capitalists remain positive on outlook |
Issue: 10 / 2002 |
| While investment in venture capital funds fell in 2001 and looks likely to fall again in 2002, key industry players are optimistic on the future of the sector, and say that many opportunities exist. |
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| Venture capitalists urged to consider funding start-ups |
Issue: 10 / 2002 |
| Commenting on current trends in the Irish venture capital sector, Sarah Moores says that a gap is emerging between the types of projects getting investments, with most of the money going to later stage investments and fewer start-ups getting seed capital. |
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| Warrant market launched on Irish Stock Exchange |
Issue: 10 / 2002 |
| A new market in covered warrants was launched on the Irish Stock Exchange on October 22nd,
with Investec Bank the first to issue the new product. |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Bryan Evans, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Issue: 10 / 2002 |
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| ‘Inflation proof’ theory to be put to the test |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| Despite the economic downturn, demand for accountancy skills is expected to remain strong, writes Feargal Mac Lochlainn. |
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| AIB report a first |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| A CDO Manager Focus report published by Standard & Poor’s for AIB Capital Markets is the first of its kind in Europe. |
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| An introduction to securitisation in Ireland - part II |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| Last month Mark Thorne and Conor Houlihan introduced securitisation in Ireland by defining what securitisation is, examining Ireland's role in the establishment of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and the special advantages Ireland offers in incorporating SPVs. In this, the second of a two-part series, Thorne and Houlihan examine other features of the use of SPVs including listings and ratings. |
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| Budget and jobs |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| What do we want? We want jobs! We want continued economic growth! Even in a global economic slowdown, there is much mobile international investment. The budget should redouble efforts to attract it to Ireland. |
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| Curtail growth in public spending and don’t increase taxes |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| Ireland's leading financial sector economists are calling on Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy to bring current public spending levels under control in order to avoid a budget deficit and stay within the terms of the budgetary provisions of the EU Growth and Stability Pact in the annual Finance pre-budget survey. |
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| Directing the industry |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| As director of the Financial Services Industry Association, a typical day for Aileen O’Donoghue involves preparing for the association’s participation in the US/Ireland Business Summit and investigating industry issues such as the British Inland Revenue’s CFC legislation. |
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| Economists call for controlled public spending, no tax increases |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| Ireland’s leading financial sector economists have called on Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, to maintain the present tax position and bring public expenditure under control in the next Budget in the annual Finance pre-budget economist survey. |
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| Editorial |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| Budget recommendations |
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| Education is key to the next stage of development of the IFSC |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| A proposal developed by the IDA and the National College of Ireland to establish a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in the heart of Dublin’s IFSC, is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the financial sector in Ireland says Brendan Logue, and maintaining its growth by consolidating Dublin’s competence as a financial centre in areas like hedge funds, alternative risk management, securitisation and intellectual property management. |
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| Finding the ‘right fit’ |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| At Deutsche International, priority is given to finding candidates with the ‘right fit’, which means that they are matched to the job in terms of their abilities, interests and personalities says Ciara Heslin. |
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