| New quants firm for Dublin |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| A new financial trading and risk-management advisory firm has opened an office on Baggot Street in Dublin. |
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| People on the move with FinanceJobs.ie |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| A run down through the major appointments in finance |
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| Record achievements in Ireland's fund service industry set the stage for future growth |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Gavin Nangle traces the development of Ireland as a premier global funds servicing jurisdiction, examines the role State Street has played in this growth, and casts his eye over possible future trends. |
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| Record number of CFA students |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| A record number of candidates sat the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams on Saturday, June 2nd, according to the Society of Investment Analysts in Ireland. |
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| Retail investors shun hedge funds |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| A survey carried out in the UK on behalf of F&C Investments revealed that 77 per cent of the British public approve of the plans of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the UK's financial regulator, to extend access to hedge fund products to retail investors. |
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| The bankers' banker |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| As director of corporate banking with Bank of Ireland, Padraig Rushe is in charge of providing a comprehensive range of services to banks, fund managers, administrators, insurers and various other related businesses. |
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| The changing face of recruitment across the globe |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Recruitment companies have had to evolve with the times to maintain their vital role in the recruitment process, notably by diversifying and specialising, writers Louise Campbell. |
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| The dramatic growth of Ireland's funds industry |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Tara O'Reilly charts the rise of the Irish investment funds business and looks at the challenges ahead. |
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| The Irish Government bond market - 1987-2007 |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| In 1987, the Irish national debt/GDP ratio stood at a whopping 125 per cent, and the Irish Government was a frequent issuer of bonds aimed at reducing deficits. 20 years on, the scenario couldn't be more different writes Oliver Mangan, with public finances in surplus leading to low bond issuance levels. |
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| The key to the Irish financial services success story is people |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| The success of Ireland's financial services industry over the last 20 years has been phenomenal - over 22,000 people are now working within the industry. What's certain is that this success will only continue with emphasis on these people. Mark O'Donnell advises on how firms must implement a talent management strategy and start developing, deploying and connecting employees. |
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| The most influential reading |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| To celebrate 20 years of Finance Magazine, we have created a list of the most influential business books to be published in the last two decades. These works cover all areas of business and offer positive and negative portrayals of various facets of the industry. The one thing they have in common is the impact they have had on their readers. |
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| The names may have changed - but French food remains on the menu |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| While Dublin's restaurant scene has changed much over the past 20 years, many stalwarts remain favourites with FINANCE readers, as indicated in this review of the major names of the past 20 years. |
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| The two events that dwarfed all others |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| With this issue FINANCE Magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark it we conducted an online poll on the key changes and events in the past 20 years, the issues facing the industry, and some features of how things have changed, and yet remained the same. |
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| Twenty years of tremendous growth - but where to next for Ireland's residential property market? |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| In the past 20 years the average price of a house in Dublin has increased from under €50,000 to over €500,000 and the average price in Ireland has increased from approximately €45,000 to almost €400,000. However, at the start of 2007 the remarkable growth story of the Irish residential property began to falter, with the average price of a second hand home declining in the first quarter of the year. But, with demand remaining strong and the overall Irish economy in good health, Marian Finnegan believes that there is further growth to come. |
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| Two decades of change for Irish stockbroking |
Issue: 07 / 2007 |
| Financial reform and economic boom have transformed the landscape for Irish stockbrokers in the past two decades. David Lowe assesses the change from a zero sum game among a small band of institutions to Ireland's emergence as a global competitor. |
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