| Moving corporate reporting to the next level |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| Corporate reports contain many pieces of information that are not accessible and are not benefiting those people the reports were designed for - shareholders and investors. Kevin Egan highlights the reforms proposed in a new report, ‘Report leadership - tomorrow’s reporting today’, which calls for a clearer reporting process that brings investors the information they need. |
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| NIB calls for E-Day |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| National Irish Bank has called on the Government to implement a number of key initiatives to be introduced before an E-Day of November 1st 2008. |
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| People on the move with FinanceJobs.ie |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
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| Progress on treaty front |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| The Revenue Commissioners has agreed double taxation treaties (DTTs) with Macedonia, Moldova, Georgia and Vietnam. |
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| Relating to clients |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| An understanding of the financial services sector both domestically and internationally is an advantage for anyone looking to enter the financial services market, while continuous development has also helped Rachel Howard to become relationship manager with Barclays Bank Ireland plc. |
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| Strong acquisition growth in 2007 to continue into 2008 driven by domestic deals |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| The level of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Ireland has seen strong growth in 2007, with a number of trade and leveraged deals going through. Alan Doherty argues that the strong basics of the Irish economy will continue to attract investors into 2008, but notes that competition in private equity may drop as the availability of credit shrinks. |
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| Sub-prime backlash would be negative |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| Despite the word sub-prime being continually linked with the credit and liquidity crisis, a leading US expert on the sub-prime market, Professor Robert Van Order, has said that a backlash against the industry in Ireland would be a bad thing. |
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| Super rich can take advantage of liquidity crisis |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| The credit crisis has drained energy out of the wealth management sector. The one bright spot in the gathering gloom is to be found in the super high net worth arena, where activity is better and brighter than ever, a story that tells us a lot about the different mindsets at play. Expect the negative sentiment to hang over markets for the next few months but on a positive note, writes Brian Turley, chief executive officer of Sorrento Asset Management Ltd., ‘we see this process as eventually signalling a turn for the better’. |
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| Supply and pricing of debt the big issue now |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| Peter Collins is a Director of Bank of Ireland Private Banking and heads its 25-strong real estate and private equity group. Collins is happy to be dealing in a market where property is ‘re-pricing to a level that is beginning to make a lot of sense again.’ |
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| VAT abuse - where to now? |
Issue: 11 / 2007 |
| Terry O’Neill considers how UK cases concerning VAT abuse are evolving following the principles laid down in the landmark Halifax decision. |
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| A Budget wish list? |
Issue: 10 / 2007 |
| Brian Daly considers some of the more critical matters which merit Minister Cowen’s focus in the forthcoming Budget. |
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| AIB maintains trade services |
Issue: 10 / 2007 |
| AIB, the first European bank to choose a full trade outsourcing solution for its trade services, has extended its trade services outsourcing contract with ABN AMRO for another five years. |
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| Aviation recruitment still flying high |
Issue: 10 / 2007 |
| The aviation finance sector in Ireland is riding high on a wave of expansion. The latest chapter in this growth has seen two more firms looking to recruit as their operations expand. Genesis Lease Limited, who has headquartered its operations in Ireland, is one of the firms looking to expand its workforce to meet the current demand in the sector. |
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| Carving a career in a risky business |
Issue: 10 / 2007 |
| Graduating from UCD, while picking up two post-graduate diplomas as well as becomaing a chartered accountatnt, Keith Walsh has used his analytical, communication and people skills to become global head of risk and compliance with Bank of Ireland Asset Management. |
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| Change the stamp duty regime and don’t cut capital spending |
Issue: 10 / 2007 |
| Ahead of this year’s December budget, Ireland’s leading financial services economists outline their Budget ‘dos and don’ts’ for Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, which include amending the stamp duty regime, maintaining capital spending and implementing some tax cuts. |
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