| Pension funds fell by 5.6 per cent in 2001 |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| Despite a year-end rally Irish pension funds fell by 5.6 per cent in 2001. While the average Irish pension managed fund rose by 9.8 per cent in the last quarter of 2001, this was not sufficient to bring returns into positive territory for the full-year period. |
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| Pensions are at the crossroads |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| At the end of 2001 we reached a crossroads in the whole area of pensions and retirement, said John Feely. It looks like the same crossroads that we reached about 5 years ago, when we set out on the whole National Pensions Policy Initiative (NPPI). The only difference is that we now seem to be coming at it from an entirely different direction. |
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| PPPs to break new ground in 2002 |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| The first PPP contract signed at the end of 2001 by the Minister for Education and Science Michael Woods is to lead the way for a number of new PPP developments. |
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| PRSI move welcome, but still not enough for international financial services sector |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| The Government made a concession to the top rate of employers PRSI from 12 percent to 10.75 percent in the Budget 2002. |
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| Recruitment is still active for young entrants |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| Generation Y are our young Graduates of 2001, our young leaders of tomorrow and our young adults who are unemployed. Wendy Chin examines what lies ahead for them. |
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| Regulatory environment continues to change for auditors |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| As the auditing profession looks forward to 2002 the only certainty is that the level of regulation will continue to grow. Peter Carroll says it is important that the Irish Government takes account of the international changes, both SEC and IFAC led, but hopes that the legislation for IAAS does not put Ireland out of line with international counterparts. |
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| Still to come |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| The Minister’s budget speech was remarkably brief in relation to taxation. A large number of topics known to be under consideration in official circles were not touched on in the speech. These may yet surface in the Finance Bill. |
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| The key moments in a merger |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| David Hargaden discusses the recent merger of Hargaden Moor with BDO Simpson Xavier, and explores the rationale behind the alliance. |
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| Transfer pricing remains top international tax priority |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
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| Treasury risk policy is critical for all business |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| Gerry Brown says that in a post euro environment the corporate treasurer increasingly focused attention on three key issues during 2001. The first is that treasury risk policy is a critical aspect of corporate governance for all businesses and the second is the ultimate conviction that interest rate and currency hedging must be strongly considered by the majority of companies. Finally increased liquidity offers greater opportunity, sharper pricing and an improved risk management environment for all. |
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| VAT and canteens - relief for Irish companies |
Issue: 01 / 2002 |
| The decision in a case taken by KPMG in Denmark suggests that many Irish companies have overpaid VAT on the operation of staff canteens. The case suggests that Irish rules on the VAT treatment of canteens are not in compliance with EU law and that Irish companies should therefore be entitled to a refund of VAT overpaid in the past. |
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| 3112 |
Issue: 11 / 2001 |
| Justin Rea, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners |
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| Banking on Customer Relationship Management |
Issue: 11 / 2001 |
| Customer relationship management systems are vital to the success of banks in the 21st century; however, we must not lose our heads in the turmoil surrounding the huge investments required to implement these systems says Brendan O'Reilly. |
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| BDO Simpson Xavier and Hargaden Moor merge to create sixth largest entity |
Issue: 11 / 2001 |
| Two of Ireland’s leading accountancy practices, BDO Simpson Xavier and Hargaden Moor have merged in a move that consolidates BDO Simpson Xavier’s position as the sixth largest accountancy firm in Ireland. |
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| Bridging the gap with public/private partnerships |
Issue: 11 / 2001 |
| This is a summary of a paper that Eric Munro gave at the recent Global Summit on Public/Private Partnerships in Dublin. The topic of that paper was bridging the gap between the public and private sectors, focusing on the way in which the relevant public sector procuring department or authority undertakes both policy and project development. |
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