| SIPTU warns on pensions |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| Rosheen Callender, SIPTU’s national equality secretary, at the recent IAIM Conference on the public pension scheme, again warned the Government ‘not to repeat the serious breach of partnership that occurred earlier this year’ with section 19 of the Finance Act. |
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| Surcharge proposal |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| There is a risk that the next budget will introduce a surcharge on undistributed trading income of close companies. |
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| The core issues posed for the future of the Irish economy |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| Terry Baker analyses the progress of the Irish economy from the 1960s to now, and assesses its strengths and weaknesses. |
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| VAT on bank charges |
Issue: 10 / 1999 |
| VAT should be extended to bank charges as a ‘clawback’ response to decreasing corporation tax intake |
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| Accountants reap fee income growth of 18 per cent |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The trend of exceptionally strong growth in fee income for accountancy practices continues this year, with some practices delivering 25% growth and more. The full results of the annual Finance survey are analysed below, and the managing partners of the Big Five firms discuss key issues for their firms in the following pages. |
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| Amendments to
EU Distance
Selling Directive |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The European Commission has confirmed that it has accepted amendments proposed by the European Parliament to its proposed Distance Selling Directive for financial services. |
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| Business bestsellers |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The top business books sold in Ireland and from book-sellers online |
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| Business law agenda |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The D?il resumes at the end of September. A key aspect of the legislative agenda for finance managers are bills and statutory instruments in preparation at the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment. Finance obtained a progress report. |
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| Caplin Meehan wins European Commission audit contract |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| Dublin based audit firm Caplin Meehan and their European colleague members of IA International won what they say is the largest single audit contract so far awarded by the European Commission. |
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| Childcare Facilities
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Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| For a couple with young children, childcare is a cost of earning employment income, if both parents wish to work.
The tax relief introduced in the Finance Act 1999 did not seem to deal with this point successfully. |
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| Clients seek financial services regulation advice |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| Regulation and compliance in the financial services sector has become more complex. |
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| ECB reassures on Y2K liquidity |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The European Central Bank said in August that it sees no need for the public to hold excess cash for the transition to the Year 2000. |
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| Euroland’s bond market worth total market value of $6.6 trillion. |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| The opportunities offered by the Eurozone’s $8 trillion pensions funding gap and the potential for profits, even in a riskier environment, have already triggered an estimated $450bn shift in institutional investment portfolios and encouraged a boom in corporate mergers and take-overs, with more on the way according to a new report by Datamonitor for Reuters. |
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| Financial sector testing the CROW at Y2K |
Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| In a report on Y2K preparations, the Central Bank has said that it is ‘conscious of the potential impact
of an extended Christmas and New Year holiday on banknote demand.’ |
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| Getting it right...risk and reward
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Issue: 09 / 1999 |
| Dan O’Donovan takes us through a day of investment strategy, decisions and systems |
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