| Investor relations strategies bear fruit for PLCs |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Finance asked some of the stronger performers in last month’s PLC Survey to reveal some of the ingredients of behind their success |
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| Irish still worry about money |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Gerard O’Neill writes that financial institutions need to readdress their segmentation and product development policies in order to ensure that the services they are offering actually meet the needs of the population |
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| Labour sees low corporation tax as ‘economic imperative’ |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| When Ruairi Quinn became the first Labour Party Minister for Finance in 1994, the economy didn't grind to a halt. Quite the contrary, writes Derek McDowell |
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| Liberal tax relief for education could spur an international services industry
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Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The recent EU recommendations on Ireland’s labour market have highlighted poor participation in training and education in the workforce. Our tax legislation relating to training is not as helpful as it might be. |
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| No investor relations problem
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Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The watershed events of PAC hearings and Ansbacher revelations are an issue for public more than investor relations, as investors are influenced by how a company performs - not by how it behaves, writes Mary Finan |
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| Profit sharing should avoid ‘tax planning’ |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The Minister for Finance said in October that the the Government 'is prepared to consider' giving tax relief for other forms of profit sharing beyond the new Save as You Earn and Employee Share Ownership Trusts. |
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| Strong growth in European corporate debt ratings
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Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Irish companies which have rated corporate debt are part of the trend of European corporate debt issuance catching up the the US |
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| This Month |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| The tax take and tax compliance are at the heart of policy decisions being considered currently by the Government. |
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| Treasurers must weather risk |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| Companies should rigorously analyse and hedge risk and look to new types of
non-financial derivatives, the annual conference of the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers was told |
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| ‘Credibility gap’ needs fixing |
Issue: 11 / 1999 |
| With inquiries and hearings likely to recur, the first steps for improving corporate governance are in the chain of internal control and the quality and independence of internal audit, writes Professor Edward Cahill |
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| From dealing desk to bookshelf |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| Since taking his place on the best-seller lists, Paul Kilduff has had to learn
the art of juggling two entirely different careers |
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| Accounting for tangible fixed assets - FRS15 demands best practice |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| The implications of FRS15 on investment properties may lead to more cautious investment strategies writes Roseanne Kelly |
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| Bolkestein reassures Ireland |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| Initial utterances by the new Internal Market Commissioner sound good from the Irish point of view, writes Una McCaffrey. |
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| Chinese walls must be assessed |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| Financial institutions and their clients need to ensure that conflicts of interest are managed to the highest standards. Kevin McHugh outlines some questions a client can ask about its financial institution’s conflicts of interest policy. |
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| Educational PPPs blaze the trail |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| The Department of Education is leading the way on PPPs as it finalises partnership arrangements for the design, construction, financing and operation of three new post-primary schools. |
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