| Property price increases of 60
per cent expected by 2005 |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| The fourth annual Finance survey of economists’ expectations for residential property price increases over a five year timeframe shows that opinion is strongly convinced about continued increases, albeit at an falling rate. The highest price increase expected in the period 2000-2004 is 91 per cent, the lowest is minus 3 per cent. |
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| Psychometric testing growing for finance recruitment |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Increasing numbers of companies are using psychometric testing as part of the selection process for senior finance professionals. About 10 per cent of companies seeking finance directors now use the tests. In order to see what weight is put on the results by recruiters and to ascertain what traits are regarded as being advantageous for high level finance positions, Finance talked to KPMG recruitment specialists John McCullough and Avril Farrell. |
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| Range of property investment structures offers variety of advantages and disadvantages |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| John Walsh surveys the legal structures commonly used and sets out the pros and cons of each. |
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| Rather than falling, Dublin residential prices continue to rise |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| The factors underpinning demand are very robust and increased construction levels have not yet significantly altered supply, so the outlook is for sustained price inflation in the Dublin market, writes Marian Finnegan. |
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| Recent changes in the Listing Rules - Continuing Obligations |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Over the last eighteen months a number of significant changes were made to the Listing Rules some of which have only recently come into effect |
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| Share ownership up |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Research released by Goodbody Stockbrokers in April showed that the Eircom flotation increased share ownership by an estimated 4 percentage points to 18 per cent of adults. |
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| Spollen leads seminar on protecting assets |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Tony Spollen’s first seminar since the Public Accounts Committee DIRT Inquiry, on May 8th at the Hibernian United Services Club, drew a capacity audience of senior business people. |
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| Strong views heard at IAPF pensions conference |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| As work continues in the Department of Finance on the preparation of a bill to establish funded public pensions, with a target of publication this summer, the debate on the approach to be taken to investment management and governance opens up. |
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| The ‘long term view’ built Goldman Sachs, but what now? |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Peter Blessing reviews “Goldman Sachs - The Culture of Success” by Lisa Endlich , Warner Books stg9.99 |
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| The internet and Irish financials |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| Goodbody Stockbrokers undertook compiling a major report entitled ‘@gony or e-cstasy?’ which examined the potential impact of the internet on financial institutions in general and on Irish ones in particular. Here are some extracts. |
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| UK tax ideas |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
| The UK Finance Bill contains some interesting ideas which we would do well to copy. |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Colm Kearney, Professor of Finance, Business School, Dublin City University |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Conor O'Brien, Partner, Arthur Andersen |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: David Sanfey, Head of Commercial Department, A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Sarah Loftus, General Manager, EBS Asset Managers |
Issue: 05 / 2000 |
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