| Implications of the new Basel Capital Accord for investors |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Len Riddell examines the stock market implications of Basel II and says that the bigger Irish banks such as Bank of Ireland are likely to benefit from the proposed new regulations but that it could prove challenging for smaller operations. |
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| Information provider |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Thalius Hecksher, account & new business manager for Reuters Ireland Ltd keeps an eye on the markets while scouting for new business. |
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| Investing in private equity: the pros and cons |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Frank Kenny says that despite the bursting of the dot.com bubble, above average returns can be still be attained by investing in private equity, even in the early stage technology sector. |
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| Leading accountants believe economy is ‘robust’ but are concerned over public spending |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Managing partners from four of Ireland’s foremost accountancy firms share their views on how the industry is performing.
Commenting on regulation, the economy and practice management issues the participants in Finance’s forum are:
Jerome Kennedy from KPMG, Donal O’Connor from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pat Kenny from Deloitte & Touche and Paul Smith from Ernst & Young. |
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| Liquidity boosted |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Irish Government bonds are now listed on MTS Ireland and EuroMTS, two electronic trading platforms. |
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| No Irish IPOs for 2002 |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| C&C may not go to market again, a panel of Ireland’s leading corporate financiers have predicted. |
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| Revenue audits |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| A Revenue audit is rarely welcome even by compliant taxpayers. Part of the terror it inspires is fear of the unknown. The Revenue Commissioners have issued a draft code of practice in relation to Revenue audits which should help allay fears. |
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| Securitisation evolves |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Securitisation has evolved in recent years as a financial structure. It has changed from being a low-cost low-risk means of raising finance to becoming additionally a potential form of risk sharing. It is likely to be a permanent feature of the financial landscape, despite the current bad press for off balance sheet vehicles. Irish tax law needs to change in response to the changes in securitisation itself. |
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| The changing face of retail banking in Ireland |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| In the first of a two part series, Derek Moriarty examines the changing landscape of Irish retail banking and says that faced with increasing competition from new entrants such as Northern Rock, banks will have to demonstrate radical new capabilities to profitably capture the growth opportunities likely to exist in the market. |
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| The offshore rules |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Media and political hype have made ‘offshore’ synonymous with ‘tax evasion’. Having assets offshore, or having a trust, is not the same thing as tax evasion. It is possible to minimise tax through use of offshore structures and be fully tax compliant. But not necessarily all taxpayers who use trusts or place assets offshore are fully tax compliant. |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Paul Kenny, Mercer Human Resource Consulting |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: David Manifold, Group Finance Director, Calyx Ltd |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Peter Crowley, Chief Executive, IBI Corporate Finance |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
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| Why use derivatives? |
Issue: 07 / 2002 |
| Philip Lenehan says that when used to hedge risks rather than speculate, derivatives are valuable tools and don’t deserve the bad press they have received. |
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| ‘Cluster effect’ is key to IFSC’s success |
Issue: 06 / 2002 |
| The greatest competitive advantage of the IFSC is the skills and drive of the employees and management of individual service providers, and the professional accounting and legal firms which has created a competitive dynamic which will be a major determinant of our competitive position going forward says Willie Slattery. |
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