| Innovation to be key in assessing Deals of the Year Awards in 2009 |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| There have been over 150 nominations for the FINANCE Capital Markets Deals of the Year 2009 put forward by Ireland’s corporate finance advisers. This year’s nominations show that innovation and deal-making skills are more prevalent than ever. |
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| Insurance industry needs a single global accounting standard |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| A single globally accepted set of accounting standards for insurance contracts is required if the industry is to compete for new sources of income. To achieve this goal the industry must continue to give its full support to the IASB's process writes Brian Morrissey. |
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| Keep your nerve Minister |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| PJ Henehan looks at what tax policies must be employed by the Minister for Finance to ‘get Ireland out of this mess’. |
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| McCann FitzGerald appointment
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Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| McCann FitzGerald, has announced the appointment of Aiden Small to the position of Of Counsel in its Banking & Financial Services Department at its Dublin office. |
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| McCreevy: low tax should be an element in Ireland’s economic fix |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy chose the annual dinner of the Institute of Taxation on February 27th to set out a coherent model for dealing with the crisis, treating tax as just one element in the overall solution. |
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| More HR professionals can expect to reach boardroom level |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| Catherine Corcoran is not an accountant but she is a partner at Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon. Corcoran says HR professionals can expect to increase their number at the executive level in Ireland and have a greater presence at boardroom level. |
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| Prepare now for recovery |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| The world economy will recover but not immediately. In the meantime Ireland’s best prospects lie in incentivising our domestic economy and securing as much as possible of such foreign direct investment as still exists. We have succeeded spectacularly to date through our low corporation tax rate. But in times dominated by losses we need to consider if our loss relief rules could be enhanced to provide a fiscal stimulus to companies. |
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| Strengthening the fabric of the world’s international financial services centres |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| The economic climate is currently precarious both within and beyond the boundaries of finance, and the credit crisis is impacting financial centres differently. The second Annual Global Financial Services Centres Conference (GFSC 2009) will highlight the factors that distinguish the winning financial centres and centres-based businesses in the new financial order. For full details visit: www.financialcentresinternational.com |
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| Takeover Panel widens the net on disclosure rules |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| Contracts for differences and other derivatives have allowed investors to build positions in firms while requiring only limited disclosure of these positions. David Byers looks at the Takeover Panel’s new rules for the disclosure during takeovers of quoted Irish companies of positions held through derivatives and options. |
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| The right diagnosis |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| Innovation in finance has acquired a collection of negative connotations on foot of the problems of the originate and distribute model of the securitisation industry and the imprudent use of derivatives by some quarters in the market. |
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| Tier 1 Capital and the need for tax legislation to meet banking needs |
Issue: 03 / 2009 |
| The Minister for Finance announced on the 11th February 2009 details of the recapitalisation plan to invest €7 billion in AIB and Bank of Ireland. Mike Hayes briefly examines the plan and the wider issue of the problems faced by domestic banks in raising capital. Critically, the competitive disadvantage that Irish bank’s experience in relation to their foreign counterparts as a result of the denial of a tax deduction for interest on Tier 1 capital is something that the government needs to address as a matter of urgency. |
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| ‘Very low valuations could offer significant share price returns’ |
Issue: 01 / 2009 |
| Merrion’s John Mattimoe the winner in three categories: Airlines, Paper & Packaging and Small & Mid-Caps stocks in the Survey says that with valuations at very low levels and with significant policy measures likely to start having a positive influence on trends in the next 12-18 months, there is the potential for significant share price returns in some sectors once indications of an economic stabilisation start to emerge. |
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| 2009 - A year of precedents for economies globally |
Issue: 01 / 2009 |
| ‘Best Research Economist’ for the third year, Dermot O’Leary identifies three economic themes for 2009 that will be more important short-term drivers of the economy in Ireland than in other countries. |
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| ABS market: regulatory action must ensure Europe’s competitiveness |
Issue: 01 / 2009 |
| The regulatory response to the shortcomings of the current model must be targeted to encourage financial services activity in Ireland and Europe. Ireland must be a central participant in shaping this new regulatory landscape to ensure the further development of the financial services industry, writes Gerard Scully. |
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| Ban on short selling helped increase volatility in Q4 08 |
Issue: 01 / 2009 |
| Increased volatility and decreased liquidity in Irish stocks made trading a far trickier activity in 2008 and resulted in some players being either forced out or choosing to reduce their exposure to the equity market writes Laura Fitzpatrick, who was ‘Best Equity Sales Trader’ for the second year running. |
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