| Regulatory issues and alternatives: the importance of MIFID |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
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| Resources & technology - also impacted by broad sentiment |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
| Gerry Hennigan, who won the Technologyand Resources gongs in the Survey, on unique aspects of both sectors. |
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| Tax intermediaries - ‘enhancing’ Revenue relations |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
| Tom Woods takes a look at a study published by the OECD in January, which looks at the role of tax advisers and banks as ‘intermediaries’ in ‘aggressive tax planning’. |
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| The implications of the sub prime crisis for insurance |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
| The global insurance industry is the latest casualty of the sub-prime crisis in the US as investors mark down the value of quoted insurance giants amid fears of a rise in genuine claims and indeed the emergence of higher fraudulent claims. Ronan Foley looks at the implications for the sector. |
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| The trick will be to avoid the ‘value trap' |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
| Eamonn Hughes, Best Analyst Financials in the Survey, fears that despite swift price adjustments the rolling credit cycle will ‘ensure that valuations and share prices will still be far off last year’s highs.’ |
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| Varney’s analysis - tied up in knots |
Issue: 02 / 2008 |
| PAT WALL reviews the UK Government-commissioned report by Sir David Varney which dismissed the possibility of a special lower corporation tax rate for Northern Ireland and highlights the contradictions therein. He says that in any case there is a potential for the North to grow as a financial centre by building on its strengths - strengths that can overcome the lack of a lower tax rate to match that of the Republic. |
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| Analyst rankings reflect excellence and new focuses |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Merrion and Goodbody have tended to dominate the individual analyst rankings in recent years and this trend is continued this year, with Goodbody capturing four individual analyst ‘firsts’, while Merrion captured 9 (four of which were won by John Mattimoe). Davy analysts headed the list in two categories, and NCB in one. |
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| At the coal face of regulation |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Being a partner and head of the regulatory and compliance unit at Dillon Eustace, Paula Kelleher is faced with challenges such as the concern in the industry at the moment regarding the provisions of the MiFID and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2007. |
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| Bonds |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Davy and Bloxhams dominated this year's bond categories with Bloxhams being edged out by Davy who won five and six categories respectively. |
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| Brisbourne nets third report win |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| For the third year in a row Merrion’s Robert Brisbourne has won ‘Research Report of the Year’ for his ‘C&C Magners Survey’. |
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| Budget 2008 |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Against a backdrop of unstable financial and property markets, it was important that the Budget did not create further instability or contribute to inflation. It succeeded in both of these objectives. That said, there were areas where it fell short of what is needed, writes Brian Daly. |
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| Budget delivers on VAT |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The Minister announced the introduction of the new VAT on property regime following an extensive period of consultation. He also made welcome increases to VAT registration thresholds, writes Terry O’Neill. |
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| Business owners should ring-fence their wealth with a pension |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| For any business person with a long-term business exit plan, leveraging the most wealth possible out of their pension should be the first step in wealth management, writes Brian Sullivan. |
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| Career Profile: managing an insurance firm |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| People management, excellent communication, tenacity, relationship management and strong contacts within the broker and business community are key elements of Ronan Foley's job as managing director of Ecclesiastical Insurance in Ireland. He enjoys seeing change for the better in people and being successful in attracting new staff and clients. Working in Northern Ireland and all of the opportunities that exist there has also been a welcome addition to his island-wide role. |
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| Citi to launch European private equity fund servicing team in Q1 2008 |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Citi is to launch a European private equity fund servicing team in Dublin in the first quarter of 2008. The move comes on the back of Citi’s successful launch of an Asian private equity fund servicing unit in Hong Kong in early 2007. |
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