| Developing New Business |
Issue: 09 / 2002 |
| The report published by the Asset Management Task Force, a part of the IFSC Funds Group, (See pages 4 and 5), a follow-up to the earlier report released last October, is to be welcomed and is a further positive sign of the industry and regulator working together. |
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| Elan's route to a corporate bond rating |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| With more companies examining the potential of corporate bond issuance, Paul Gallen reviews the process of getting a credit rating. |
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| EU and Tax |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| The making of Irish taxation policy now seems like a joint effort between the EU and the Irish Government. Even if a satisfactory resolution is arrived at regarding the "State aids" row regarding double rent allowance in Urban Renewal areas, there remain several aspects of Irish tax legislation that may not be EU compliant. |
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| Irish Business Climate Ranked High on Both Sides of the Atlantic |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| How do American and European business executives feel about Ireland's business climate these days? |
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| Job Subsidies |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| At a time of labour shortage, employers may be surprised to learn that there are available a range of tax breaks, and subsidies, designed to encourage the creation of new jobs to help the long-term unemployed back to work. |
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| Managed funds up over 5p.c. in first 5 months of 1999 |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| The five month figures just released by Mercer show the growth sectors gaining aswell as cyclical stocks making a comeback. Jennifer Richards examines individual funds and provides the background on current trends |
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| Managing capital in the euro environment |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| Many companies are generating significant cash surpluses, but according to Dave Gribben, companies need to work harder in the low interest rate environment of the euro to improve net returns. |
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| Merrion targets the growing equity niche |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| The establishment of Merrion Capital represents probably the most concerted assault on the institutional equity market since the establishment of NCB and Riada (now ABN AMRO) in the late 1970s/early 1980s. |
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| Only 23% of SME's companies have independent non-executive directors on their boards |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| According to a recent survey by the Boardroom Centre many small and medium sized Irish companies do not hold regular board meetings and most do not have independent non-executive directors on their boards. |
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| Public Private Partnerships - 4 Billion the initial target |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| Peter Brennan on the background to the PPPs initiative |
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| So Where is all this Growth Coming From? |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| Mary Doyle examines the sectoral basis of this year's growth |
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| The ins and outs of financing LUAS |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| PPP projects can be a great opportunity for public and private sectors to work efficiently together, but the technicalities of how exactly is a project like LUAS financed is complex |
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| The Revenue Reassure
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Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| The Finance Act 1999 greatly increased the Revenue's powers to enter and search premises, and remove records, and to obtain information regarding a taxpayer from third parties. |
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| The World in the Year 2000 |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| Over the last seven years, I have done my utmost to keep readers ahead of the game when it comes to financial market developments. |
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| This month |
Issue: 06 / 1999 |
| A gear shift is impending in the Irish economy. |
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