| Collins Stewart & Citi Smith Barney are the global winners |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The international category saw Citi Smith Barney place strongly in every category. |
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| Convergence gathers momentum |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The development of the credit crisis and the creation of hubs by administrators would see capabilities which require client proximity or which represent value-added services remain in Ireland, says Brian Clavin, co-author of the report Convergence and Divergence: new forces shaping the investment universe. |
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| Davy hangs on despite Merrion surge |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The twenty first Finance Stockbroking Survey shows an advance by Merrion Stockbrokers to challenge the dominance of the major stockbroking firms, with Davy just about retaining its overall dominance in terms of number of categories won in the Finance Stockbroking Survey 2007. However, with sixteen overall categories won, Davys had to rely on victories in the bond categories to retain its overall ‘blue riband’, against Merrion's thirteen. |
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| Editorial |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
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| Fitzpatrick wins for the first time |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Laura Fitzpatrick of Merrion takes first place with last year's winner Alan Duff of NCB pushed back into second. |
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| Foreign investment peril |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The fall in Irish equities in recent months has been exacerbated by a flood of foreign investment flowing out of the country, according to top stockbrokers. |
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| Foreign investment raises the stakes for Irish firms |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Since the adoption of the euro, the Irish investment market has become increasingly dominated by foreign investors. Conor O’Kelly argues that the bearish outlook for Irish equities has forced many investors to come back to Irish brokers. |
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| Funding to reach €3 billion in Ireland in 2008 |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| With a combination of funding available to Irish venture capital (VC) companies and international co-investment, the VC industry in Ireland could have €3 billion available over the next five years, says Michael Donnelly. He argues that with the right legislative intervention and tax regime, Ireland could become a world leader in the sector. |
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| How banks ceded control of term deposits |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| After years of successful trading, the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (Libor) has seen dramatic increases since the beginning of the credit and liquidity crisis. John Coffey outlines the market’s dependence on this rate and explains what more could be done to remedy the situation. |
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| In a sell-off year Merrion mounts major challenge |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The twenty first Finance Stockbroking Survey shows an advance by Merrion Stockbrokers to challenge the dominance of the other three major stockbroking firms, with Davy just about retaining its overall dominance in terms of number of categories won in the Finance Stockbroking Survey 2007. However, with sixteen overall categories won, Davys had to rely on victories in the bond categories to retain its overall category wins against Merrion’s thirteen. |
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| In-depth analysis needed to navigate dislocated market |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| With unprecedented levels of volatility in Irish equities, it is more important than ever for stockbrokers to offer clients an in-depth, case-by-case analysis of domestic companies, writes Roy Barrett. |
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| Is tax on your board’s agenda? |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| Liam Lynch comments on the increasing stature of tax in the corporate governance arena and on what this really means for group tax functions. |
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| KPMG Ireland 10 p.c. ahead of firm’s global results |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| KPMG’s Irish office has made an above average contribution to the global accounting firm’s end of year results. The firm reported growth of $19.8 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30th, representing a global growth of 17.4 per cent. |
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| Legal issues could lead to liability over a fund |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| The rise in litigation against financial services companies has led many firms to examine their requirements protect themselves from the most common types of claims, say Rosaleen Byrne and Grahame Walsh. |
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| Mattimoe reigns supreme |
Issue: 12 / 2007 |
| John Mattimoe has emerged as analyst of the year for 2007, having secured top rating in four analyst categories. |
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