| Move on towards global reporting standards |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| All European fund managers who responded to a recent survey expect to become compliant with the Global Investment Performance Standards (‘GIPS’) or equivalent local standards within the next two years. Vincent Mac Mahon looks at the results of the recent survey and the global standards one year after their issuance |
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| Moving shared services to the internet can save millions through efficiencies |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| As the inefficiencies of shared services centres become apparent, millions could be saved and the customer could be happier if e- shared services were to become the norm, according to Dermot Reidy. |
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| New insurance behemoths scoop up business globally |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Global concentration of insurance has a direct effect on the Irish market and points to risks for market stability which must be addressed, writes Ray Kinsella |
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| Non-interest income grows for banks |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Irish banks second highest in EU for fees and commissions as a proportion of non-interest income |
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| NZ Stock Exchange starts WAP trading |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The New Zealand Stock Exchange has become the first in the Asia Pacific region to host direct market access trades using wireless application protocol (WAP). |
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| Perils highlighted of insurers’ move to broad financial services |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Property and Casualty insurers face daunting challenges in widening their product ranges |
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| PPP framework to be completed this year |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| A year ago IBEC and the CIF made a submission to government which identified potential barriers to the successful and rapid launch of an ambitious PPP investment programme. Peter Brennan reviews developments since then. |
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| Radical change to pensions accounting loom for finance directors in FRED20 |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Accounting for the cost of defined benefit pension schemes will mean that balance sheets will be more volatile, writes Philip Shier, but actuarial judgement will still be required in the critical area of the choice of expected return. |
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| Striking parallels between vibrant venture capital sectors in Romania and Ireland |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The telecoms sector is at the heart of both countries’ dynamic markets, writes Viorel Udma. |
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| Strong political backing for international financial services |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Leading political, business and public service speakers urge continued internationalisation |
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| Support for Pfandbriefe |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The Governor of the Central Bank, Maurice O’Connell, has issued a clear welcome to the development of a mortgage bond market in Ireland. |
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| Taxing the change to e-finance |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The transition from 'bricks' to 'clicks and mortar' will have profound effects for an e-finance company's strategy, according to Pat Wall. |
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| The pressure, the buzz, smart people - Keatinge looks back on corporate finance |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| Internationalisation, technology and changes in the way corporate finance business is done have been major features of the last decade, Richard Keatinge tells Finance. |
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| Tightness ahead in Irish banking |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The Irish banking arena is likely to become much tighter and more focused on internet banking in the next few years, according to research released this month by Datamonitor. |
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| UCD to host global insurance conference |
Issue: 04 / 2000 |
| The Centre for Insurance Studies at UCD’s Michael Smurfit Graduates School of Business is to host the Geneva Association Millennium Conference on 10-11 October this year. |
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