| The other Budget |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| The Minister’s Budget statement tends to be so much of the goods news as can be absorbed in time for print deadlines. It can be a poor guide to what ultimately emerges as a Finance Act. |
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| The pattern of unpredictability |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| Des Ryan, client relationship manager with actuarial firm Mercer tackles of day of unpredictability. |
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| Time to consider other approaches to financial services education |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| The DIRT enquiry on unethical behaviour in the financial services industry. Phenomenal growth in share prices of technology-based companies and privatisation of state organisations may appear to be unrelated issues. Yet they suggest to me that this may be a good time to reflect on the education appropriate for those working in the Irish financial services industry. |
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| Trustees look at specialist pension management |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| Pension fund trustees are re-examining their investments and considering new approaches. Brid Horan looks at the evolving trends within the industry. |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Billy Finn, Managing Director, AIB Finance & Leasing |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Emmett Dunleavy, Senior Investment Strategist, Hibernian Investment Managers |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Pat Landy, Managing Director, Merrion Corporate Finance Ltd |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Sean Blake, Treasury Director, Barclays Bank. |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
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| Wild geese |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| Carol Collins
Group Financial Controller, CRH Europe - Products and Distribution, based in the Netherlands. |
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| Wrong tax shot |
Issue: 01 / 2001 |
| Probate tax has a low rate, relatively simple rules, and a wide base. Gift and inheritance taxes have relatively high rates, complex rules, and operate like Russian roulette. The Minister abolished probate tax and kept the other two. |
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| A taxing year for life assurance |
Issue: 12 / 2000 |
| The pace of change in 2000 has been swift for life assurance but Michael Brennan sees that the industry is still smiling. |
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| Calling the shots on the market |
Issue: 12 / 2000 |
| Aziz Mc Mahon is an economist at Ulster Bank Group Treasury. We catch up with him for a busy Friday when radio interviews, the US presidential elections and the euro all vie for his attention. |
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| CGT - the comparison |
Issue: 12 / 2000 |
| The Minister is justly proud of the halving of the Irish CGT rate. Despite this the UK offers a more business friendly (if more complex) regime. |
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| Commissionaire arrangements |
Issue: 12 / 2000 |
| Commissionaire arrangements have been the fashion of the last decade for US multinationals. Many US multinationals with Irish operations operate a commissionaire arrangement. What are they? |
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| Considerable M&A activity in financial services leads to record year in Ireland |
Issue: 12 / 2000 |
| John O’Donnell anticipates a record year in mergers and acquisitions following a wide range of significant deals in Ireland. |
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