| Customer relationships lead to radical business change |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Wesleyan Assurance, Virgin and Ford are examples where management of customer data in new channels transforms business, according to Brian Moore |
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| Development land targeted |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The taxation of gains relating to development land is confused. Persons making gains from Development Land have been subject to more onerous taxation from as far back as1968. More recently and in the same vein, business property relief for CAT has largely been denied. It is now time for an overall review so that equitable treatment rather than an emotional response applies.
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| E-Bankers |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| According to a recent survey of financial services carried out by Ernst & Young, as soon as 2002, 14 p.c. of total technology spend will be on electronic commerce. 58 p.c. stated that PC-internet will be the most important area of technology spending, against 1 p.c. for ATMs and 13 p.c. for telephone service centres. Finance asked four banks in Ireland to profile the key person involved with their e-commerce strategy |
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| Edinburgh standards |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Attracting pan-European clients is vital for the investment business says Des Doran |
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| ESRI too optimistic on labour |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The economy cannot grow at 5% without labour shortages and wage inflation, and supply side tax measures deserve more consideration, writes Professor Brendan Walsh in an analysis the ESRI’s Medium Term Review |
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| European association for fund managers launched |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Fund managers across Europe now have formal representation as a result of the recently established European Asset Management Association. |
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| Finance officials fear expectations |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Principal officers in the Department of Finance have reported that it will prove 'extremely difficult to persuade the social partners, interest groups and the public in general to accept a prudent fiscal stance.' |
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| Financial services must measure investment in e-commerce |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Banks and insurance companies are not measuring return on investment effectively on their e-commerce initiatives, according to Ernst & Young. |
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| Fine Gael urges detailed analysis of tax surcharges |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Michael Noonan argues that the surcharges on undistributed income need more analysis than three days at committee stage |
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| Government and Business must move together |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Aidan Pender discusses why the quality of governance systems in the
public and private sector must be consistently improved |
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| Grow business, speak French
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Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| As a response to EMU, the Alliance Française in Dublin has modernised its French language training facilities to cater for more tailored corporate business. |
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| ICTU calls for
20p.c. corporation tax rate |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| In its pre-budget submission, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called for the 12.5 per cent corporation tax rate to be raised to 20 per cent and for clawback measures to offset ‘the windfall gains to the corporate and business sector’. |
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| Identifying an integrated set of value drivers and linking them to reward |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Catherine Ryan and Gearóid Deegan highlight why an organisation
must use integrated tools, like the balanced scorecard, to sustain growth
and set executive reward policies. |
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| Insurance grows faster than GDP |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Insurance premiums grew by 22 p.c. from 1997 to 1998, and as the workforce continues to expand, the opportunity for the industry is to maintain growth |
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| International investors keen on EBS notes
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Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Mike Lennon tells the story of the over-subscription for EBS’ €300 million four year Euro Medium Term Notes priced at 23 basis points over Euribor |
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