| Editorial |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Comment from the editor |
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| Election outcome best, with Ahern rated top politician of the last 20 years |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| FINANCE Magazine readers are reasonably contented with the outcome of the election, and rank Bertie Ahern as the country's top politician over the past 20 years. |
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| Euro interest rates - 2 to 4 more quarter point rises by end 2008 |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Following the June increase, which brought the ECB Refi interest rate to 4 p.c., double what it was in December 2005, FINANCE's panel of leading economists see on average two more rate rises by the end of 2008, with the most pessimistic predicting four, and the most optimistic (two respondents out of eight) saying that present levels represent the peak of the cycle. As ECB interest rates represent the most powerful influence on Irish house price trends, the panel's forecasts for house prices in 2007 and 2008 naturally reflect their interest rate expectations. |
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| FINANCE readers say market on slide |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| And what do FINANCE readers think of the prospects for the Irish property market? |
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| FS firms driving the market for new HQs |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Despite the consistent flow of new office blocks in Dublin city, particularly along the southside of the docks, demand remains strong for buildings sufficiently sizeable to host headquarters for Ireland's growing financial services companies. |
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| Industry welcomes initiatives but expresses concern over resourcing |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| The Financial Regulator's recent trip to the US, its revised focus on international financial services, and its current dialogue with the financial services industry with regards to outsourcing, have all been welcomed as being positive developments in the Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel's annual report. However, the panel expressed on-going concern over the resourcing of the Regulator, particularly with regards to information technology, as well as the system of calculating the industry's contribution towards the funding of the Regulator. |
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| Industry welcomes world first for Ireland |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| The Financial Regulator's publication of 'Stakeholder Protocols', clarifying its objectives in three key areas, has been welcomed by the Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel. However, in its annual report, the panel expressed on-going concern over the resourcing of the Regulator, particularly with regards to information technology, as well as the system of calculating the industry's contribution towards the funding of the Regulator. |
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| Ireland - how it became the envy of Europe |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| A look back at some of the major events that helped Ireland become the envy of Europe |
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| Irish commercial property weathers the peaks and troughs |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Over the past 20 years, the Irish commercial property market has established itself on a global scale, writes John Mulcahy, benefiting from massive inward investment as global companies set up Irish operations, as well as outward investments as investors buy up properties around the world. The Irish market has also performed particularly well over the past 20 years, he adds, with average annual returns for the 1987 to Q1 2007 period standing at 16 per cent per annum. |
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| Irish institutions on the funding trail |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Irish institutions are on the funding trail, with a number of banks and corporates raising a significant volume of funds over the past month. |
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| KPMG's Funds & Fund Management Survey 2007 |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| The 2007 edition of KPMG's Funds and Fund Management survey has just been launched. The survey provides an up to date overview of the accounting, regulatory and taxation regime for investment management in 68 countries. |
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| Market on knife-edge between 'hard' and 'soft' landings |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| As analysts predict further interest rate increases, of up to four in the next 18 months on the most pessimistic assumption, readers of FINANCE polled in a special 20 year anniversary poll are divided in their views as to whether Irish house prices are headed for a 'crash', with as many as 35 per cent predicting that it is, compared with a further 50 per cent who are predicting a 'soft landing'. |
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| Merger driven by staffing needs |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| The merger of Ryan Glennon and Baker Tilly will give the new firm an advantage in staff retention, according to Aidan Byrne, tax partner at Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon. |
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| Merrion moves into bonds |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Eight years after its establishment, Merrion Capital has made the move into bonds. |
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| Money & forex markets: changed utterly |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Twenty years ago, corporate treasury was in its infancy, not just in Ireland, but worldwide, writes Aengus Murphy, with most companies, including large ones, not having a corporate treasury function. Today, the landscape has changed considerably, with companies now having sophisticated treasury functions, and Ireland establishing itself as one of the leading worldwide jurisdictions for treasury outsourcing. |
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