Nick Leeson, the trader whose wrong- way bets on Japanese stocks ruined Barings Plc, is joining a mediation firm to advise Irish borrowers looking to renegotiate debts in the wake of the real estate collapse, according to reports.
Despite continuing economic troubles, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) statistics for UCITS sales in 2012 point to an increase in investor confidence.
There's a growing number of investment managers looking to Ireland for product and service solutions ahead of publication of the Level 2 implementing measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), reports the Irish Funds Industry...
Ireland's government is confident of victory in today's eurozone fiscal pact referendum as secret official polling forecasts more than 60% of Irish voters will tick the Yes box.
Twenty-two countries recorded an increase in net assets of UCITS during the quarter. Strong growth was recorded by all the largest domiciles of UCITS with the United Kingdom recording growth of 7.2% followed by Ireland (6.2%), France (6.0%), Luxembourg...
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has announced plans to open a representative office in Hong Kong to tempt local managers seeking an offshore presence.
A new corporate structure for Irish SICAVs that meets United States check-the-box taxation rules has been given the backing of the Minister for Finance which, in principle, will see the development of legislative proposals.
Ireland fell back into recession in the last quarter of 2011, according to official figures released on Thursday.
Clear signs of deficit reduction and economic growth could see Ireland move ahead of more troubled economies such as Portugal and Greece.