| IFSC continues to expand |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The number of new cross border financial services companies that moved into Ireland during 2001 is on a par with the 1990s when the 10 per cent tax regime existed, returns for the Finance Dublin Yearbook 2002 show. |
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| Irish economy to grow fastest in developed world |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The Irish economy is likely to grow faster than any other economy in the developed world over the next three years a report published by economists at PricewaterhouseCoopers says. |
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| Managers look forward to recovery at last |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The global downturn combined with one of the worst profit recessions in the past 50 years meant that 2001 was a tough year for pension funds with the average pension managed fund falling by 5.4 per cent. However, despite the recent poor performances of several leading Irish stocks,a recovery is predicted for 2002. In this Finance pensions review, Ireland’s leading pension fund managers look back on the year that was and outline their investment strategies for 2002. |
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| Managers’ move from Irish equities gains pace |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| AIB and Elan share price drops highlight need to minimise stock-specific risk in pension funds and will re-launch pension fund drift away from Irish equities. |
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| New guidelines created for bank audits |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) have jointly developed two papers on new international guidelines for bank audits. |
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| Real returns to be gained from investment in technology |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| It is unfortunate but true that many companies only realise the benefits of technology when the expensive systems in which they’ve invested crash. With an economic slowdown, ever increasing competition and tighter margins, it is noe essential that investments be made wisely with a clear recognition of the returns to be achieved says Frank Noonan |
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| Revenue audits exposed |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The Revenue Commissioners have prepared a report on the conduct of Revenue audits and anti-evasion measures generally. It raises worries that larger companies are being unduly penalised. |
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| Tax strategy from the inside |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| Part of the deliberations of the Tax Strategy Group within the Civil Service have been published in relation to the 2001 Budget. Some of these papers read strangely in the light of the subsequent Budget, suggesting that the Civil Service machine was not on the same wavelength as the Minister on all issues. Large parts of the papers are withheld for reasons that are questionable. |
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| The bond yield curve is a valuable forecasting tool |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| At present in bond markets there’s lots of fancy jargon being used, some of it reasonably, self-explanatory but some of it quite confusing, says David Green. When we say that a bond yield curve is steepening, what we mean is that yields at the long-end (say 30 year bonds) are increasing at a faster rate / falling at a slower rate than yields at the short-end (say two year bonds). |
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| The gathering pace of securitisation in Dublin |
Issue: 02 / 2002 |
| The gathering pace of securitisation in the IFSC, is a focus of a seminar being held at the 3rd Annual Finance Dublin conference on Wednesday, April 10th. |
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| 2001 produced favourable tax developments |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| From a tax viewpoint Irish business will probably remember 2001 as a year in which there were quite a number of favourable developments which were unfortunately overshadowed by a single major tax increase on both business and employment, says John O’Leary. |
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| A number of developments will impact on insurance premiums |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| Mike Kemp explains that market issues of interest to Irish Insurance Federation member companies, the insurance buying public, policymakers and the media in 2001 included: motor and liability insurance costs; pensions; Special Savings Investment Accounts; uninsured driving. |
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| Accountants must plan for economic slowdown |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| The future is always uncertain but at the beginning of 2001 there was a lot of confidence about and there was still a lot of belief in the Celtic Tiger economy. Jerome Kennedy looks back with the benefit of hindsight and finds 2001 really has been a roller coaster year. |
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| Creating the 2003 budget |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| Dominick Sutton looks into his crystal ball and gives us his economic review of the year 2002 - a year in advance. Here he outlines what issues may be facing the Minister for Finance in formulating the 2003 budget in a light hearted ‘review of the year.’ |
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| Dealer of the Year 2001 |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| In early December the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers held their annual awards ceremony in the offices of McCann FitzGerald Solicitors. As always the winners of the individual categories were hotly contested. Here the individual category winners and runners up give us an insight into the year in corporate treasury and look forward to what 2002 may bring. Newly appointed IACT president Derek Browne introduces the feature. |
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