| Leading banker outlines IFSC’s underlying strengths |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Country representative of ABN AMRO in Ireland, Gerry Roseingrave spoke to Finance on why he sees a bright future for the centre. |
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| Less equities produced better performance |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| The average Irish managed fund fell by 14 per cent in the third quarter of the year according to the latest figures published by Mercer Consultants. |
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| Lobbying the Minister |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| The key provisions of the December 6 Budget will be decided over the next several weeks. The Minister’s focus has to be sharply on jobs. Not just those of his colleagues facing an election in the coming year, but more particularly the jobs of those who will vote in that election. Should the Minister tire of such weighty issues, there are several more minor but worthy areas to which he might usefully turn his attention. |
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| Minister says no to ‘wrappers’ |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| The Minister for Finance, Mr. Charlie McCreevy has revised legislation in the Finance Bill 2001, as and from September 26, 2001, to prevent investors from taking advantage of a loophole which allowed them to use life policies to gain tax advantages. |
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| Pension chief calls for full disclosure |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| John Feely, the recently elected chairman of the Irish Association of Pension Funds, had called for full disclosure of pension costs. In an address to an IAPF conference in September he said these disclosures should include all details from charges to likely future benefits, and the risks of adopting particular approaches. He believes that disclosure will need to be driven by legislation and the adoption of industry standards. |
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| Standardising STP will beef up the back office |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| John Anderson examines the problems and complexities facing Straight Through Processing in an increasingly globalised context. He looks at the tools and organisations available to help standardise back office procedures and says companies need to devote more resources to this issue. |
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| Stronger branding needed for financial services |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| An increasingly crowded market place and higher customer expectations mean financial services need to engage customers on a more emotional level. Philip Barlow suggests they can achieve this through branding. |
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| Trade War Threat |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Ongoing rows between the EU and the USA on trade matters are not attracting the attention they deserve. If not resolved, they could present a serious threat to Ireland’s economic prosperity. Punitive customs duties could hurt Ireland. |
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| Treasurers warn Irish companies against euro complacency |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Back office systems are expected to take the brunt of euro changeover problems and could be the source of bottlenecks after January 1st. But treasurers remain confident that financial services and top corporates will be able to cope. |
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Enda Coll, Anglo Irish Bank |
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Aziz McMahon, treasury economist at Ulster Bank Group Treasury |
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Dermot O’Brien, chief economist at NCB Stockbrokers |
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| James Jordan, Bank of America, foreign exchange sales and trading
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Austin Hughes, chief economist IIB Bank |
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| Weak interest rates forecast until 2003 |
Issue: 10 / 2001 |
| Colin Hunt, head of research at Goodbody Stockbrokers |
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