| Technology still among favoured areas for M&A, but ‘old economy’ trade sales prove emerge as the ‘old reliable’ |
Issue: 04 / 2001 |
| In which areas do you expect most M&A activity among Irish companies in the coming 12 months, by industry sector; by deal type and by value of deals? |
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| The efficiency of Ireland’s pension system will determine its place in the pan-European market |
Issue: 04 / 2001 |
| Alan Pickering, chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds, (NAPF), UK and vice chairman of the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP) made the opening address at the international pensions ponference held in Dublin last month. His keynote presentation was titled ‘The latest developments in European pension reform - what doors are opening?’ He outlines the basis of an efficient pension system for Europe. |
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| Vision invests in Finance Matters |
Issue: 04 / 2001 |
| Vision Investments, the investment arm of Vision Consulting, has invested IEP2 million in the Dublin based pension consultancy firm, Finance Matters. Vision received a 40 per cent holding in Finance Matters for the consideration and the proceeds are being used to develop a new initiative in the pension administration market. |
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| Who should pay? |
Issue: 04 / 2001 |
| The Committee Stage debates on the Finance Bill raised the issue as to whether it is right to have large bodies of citizens who are not taxpayers. Is there a danger of this situation arising? Would it be a bad thing? |
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| Wild geese |
Issue: 04 / 2001 |
| Clearstream Banking’s customer relations director provides a European, and Irish,
perspective from Luxembourg. |
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| Asset liability modeling crucial for pension fund trustees |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| One of the principal duties of the trustees is to operate the trust fund in accordance with the pension scheme rules using ‘the same degree of care as a prudent man of business would in the operation of his own affairs’. |
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| Backing the bull even when the bears are at the door |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| International player Merrill Lynch recently launched a private client office in Dublin targeting high net worth individuals based in Ireland. On his recent visit to Dublin, Merrill Lynch chairman emeritus, Dan Tully shared his views with Ken O’Brien on being proponents of the bull in a bear market. |
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| Banks and insurers form pan-European round table |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| Leading European banks and insurers have joined forces to form the European Round Table of Financial Services (ERF). |
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| Basel warns banks to watch highly leveraged institutions |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has called for banks to keep their risk management practices for Highly Leveraged Institutions (HLIs) under close scrutiny. |
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| Becketts question suitability of many investment products for SSIAs |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| Irish consultancy firm Becketts has questioned whether many investment products are suitable for the Government-backed Special Incentive Savings Accounts. |
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| ECB backs central banks |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| The European Central Bank believes eurozone central banks should maintain their role in banking supervision. |
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| Editorial |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| The Defenders
The global equity markets have entered an extremely interesting phase - interesting because from here on, opportunities to buy value stocks with long term growth potential will arise. |
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| European finance ministers fast track securities legislation |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| Proposals to speed up the integration of the European financial markets recommended in the Lamfalussy report were adopted in Stockholm recently. |
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| Harney reassures industry on Government’s commitment to financial services |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| Addressing the Finance Dublin conference held in Dublin recently the Taniste addressed concerns from the industry of a fading commitment in public policy to the area of financial services. |
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| Hedging translation exposure management |
Issue: 03 / 2001 |
| Des Leavy and Jayne Bull debate whether translation exposures are relevant from a risk management perspective. This article focuses not on hedging foreign exchange exposures on transactions but on the more difficult topic of translation exposure management arising from accounting conventions - both on the balance sheet and in the profit and loss account. |
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