Business insights

October 2009

• Market uncertainty valuation challenges with Ciaran Kirrane.

  Market uncertainty valuation challenges with Ciaran Kirrane This article was published in Accountancy Ireland October 2009

  
• IFRS for SMEs: Is this the end for Irish/UK GAAP with Irene O’Keeffe and Fiona Hackett.

  IFRS for SMEs: Is this the end for Irish/UK GAAP with Irene O’Keeffe and Fiona Hackett This article was published in Accountancy Ireland October 2009

  
• Investing ethically for the future with Ken Owens.

  Investing ethically for the future with Ken Owens This article was first published in The Irish Times October 2009

  
• Fundamental rethink of pensions with Munro O'Dwyer.

  Fundamental rethink of pensions with Munro O'Dwyer This article was first published in The Irish Times October 2009

  
• Diversify by going for gold with Maeve Corr.

  Fundamental rethink of pensions with Maeve Corr This article was first published in The Irish Times October 2009

  

August 2009

• Are you Export Control compliant with John O' Loughlin.

  Are you Export Control compliant with John O' Loughlin. This article was first published in The Market (Enterprise Ireland), August 2009

  
• Pensions: Unprecedented times, exceptional actions with Munro O’Dwyer.

  Pensions: Unprecedented times, exceptional actions with Munro O’Dwyer It is always debatable how best to deal with extreme events; however, for employers who provide defined benefit pension benefits for their employees, and for the trustees that oversee these schemes, it is impossible to downplay the magnitude of the financial storms of recent times. This article was first published in Accountancy Ireland, August 2009

  
• Cost reduction: What others are doing with Garrett Cronin.

  Cost reduction: What others are doing with Garrett Cronin The changed economic circumstances currently facing organisations provide an opportunity to focus on costs. Now is the time to concentrate on putting in place robust structures for the future. This article was first published in Accountancy Ireland, August 2009

  

July / August 2009

• Tips to beat a downturn for the Retail sector with David McGee.

  Tips to beat a downturn for the Retail sector with David McGee. This article was first published in Ireland's Forecourt & Convenience retailer July / August 2009

  

June 2009

• Marketing: the future with John Kelly.

  Marketing: the future with John Kelly. The latest Pharma 2020 report, which predicts marketing trends in the pharmaceutical sector, foresees a situation whereby health authorities and insurers dictate prices. This article was first published in Business and Finance 2009 Life Science Review (June 2009)

  
• Valuation, transparency and liquidity are watchwords

  Valuation, transparency and liquidity are watchwords This article was first published in Hedge Funds Review June 2009

  
• A greater understanding brings new opportunities by Omer Khan and Ken Owens

  A greater understanding brings new opportunities by Omer Khan and Ken Owens This article was first published in Euromoney 2009/2010 Islamic Finance Review

  
• Goodbye SAS 70 - Hello ISAE 3402? with Fiona Gaskin

  Goodbye SAS 70 - Hello ISAE 3402? with Fiona Gaskin This article was first published in Accountancy Ireland, June 2009

  
• Lowering costs is unquestionably one of the biggest challenges for Irish businesses at the moment, but any cost-reduction programme must be a sustainable one with Garrett Cronin

  Lowering costs is unquestionably one of the biggest challenges for Irish businesses at the moment, but any cost-reduction programme must be a sustainable one with Garrett Cronin This article was first published in the Irish Director, June 2009

  

May 2009

• Cutting your staff costs doesn't have to mean redundancies all around with Hujo Gunn

  Cutting your staff costs doesn't have to mean redundancies all around with Hujo Gunn This article was first published in Sunday Business Post, 17 May 2009

  
• Why US tax changes are being so closely watched here with Colm Kelly

  Why US tax changes are being so closely watched here with Colm Kelly Barack Obama is getting excited about tax havens but Ireland isn’t one of them. Instead it is a low-tax jurisdiction and is likely to remain broadly untouched by the president’s reforms of the US tax system, writes PWC’s Colm Kelly This article was first published in The Sunday Tribune, 10 May 2009

  
• Trust must be rebuilt with Sam Di Piazza and Rónán Murphy

  Trust must be rebuilt with Sam Di Piazza and Rónán Murphy Sam Di Piazza, global head of accountancy firm PwC, has backed Ireland as an attractive location for multinationals, and believes that signs of world wide economic recovery will be seen by the end of the year. This article was first published in The Sunday Business Post, 10 May 2009

  
• Real risk management with Bob Semple

  Real risk management with Bob Semple One thing recent events have taught us is that risk hasn’t been managed – now is the time to manage every facet of your company the right way This article was first published in The Irish Times, Innovation, 11 May 2009

  

April 2009

• Non-executive directors second thoughts? with Bob Semple

  Non-executive directors second thoughts? with Bob Semple Bob Semple, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers outlines the corporate governance challenges facing non-executive Directors and suggests it’s time to question whether current practices will be accepted in future. This article was published in Accountancy Ireland

  

February 2009

• Get back on track with Paul Tuite

  Get back on track with Paul Tuite In a downturn, businesses need to be flexible and return to some basic management disciplines. Paul Tuite outlines a few simple steps to help your company to survive the bad times and take advantage of any upturn. This article was first published in Innovation, The Irish Times, February 2009

  

September 2008

• Maintaining Ireland’s advantages as a location for FDI with Liam Diamond

  Maintaining Ireland’s advantages as a location for FDI with Liam Diamond In recent years Ireland has begun to emerge as a favoured onshore location for multinational companies (MNCs) establishing regional, or even global, headquarters to manage the intellectual property functions (IP) and shareholdings associated with their international businesses. This article was published in Accountancy Ireland

  

July 2008

• A taxing matter with Colm Waters

  A taxing matter with Colm Waters With the Revenue Commissioners now having increased audit powers, the importance of full compliance with PAYE and PRSI regulations is increasingly important for all industry sectors. But what are the issues that retailers, in particular, are facing? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

June 2008

• Check out your own pension arrangements with Brendan Bartley

  Check out your own pension arrangements with Brendan Bartley With a more affluent population and significantly increased life expectancy, many Irish people are now looking towards their retirement years and making plans for when they leave the workforce. But what are the steps that businesspeople need to take? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

May 2008

• The best Will in the world with Beryl Power

  The best Will in the world with Beryl Power Making a Will is one of the most important things a person can ever do, yet in Ireland, only one in four people will ever write one. So why is making a will so esssential, and what are the steps that you need to take? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

April 2008

• Enhancing the success of new products with Dara O’Mahoney

  Enhancing the success of new products with Dara O’Mahoney New product development is the lifeblood of companies across the FMCG sector. But with so many new products being launched every year, how can you give your product the best fighting chance of success, and how do you need to adapt your company to support and facilitate this process? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

March 2008

• VAT on property with Tom Corbett

  VAT on property with Tom Corbett Finance Bill 2008 saw the most significant changes to the VAT on property rules in Ireland since its introduction in 1972. The new property rules, which come into effect on 1 July 2008, are far reaching and will have implications for all businesses in Ireland with property interests and will even impact on businesses that simply trade from a property, as owner of the property, or tenant. This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

February 2008

• Groom your business for a successful sale with David Tynan

  Groom your business for a successful sale with David Tynan The most frequent reason given by owner-managers for considering a sale is the desire to release capital, either for financial security or new projects. This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

January 2008

• Budget 2008 – what this means for your business with Nigel Browne

  Budget 2008 – what this means for your business with Nigel Browne By Nigel Browne, Senior Tax Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Budget 2008, announced by the Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen in early December, contained a number of broad themes, including the continued simplification of the taxation system and the introduction of a number of measures to please the environmental lobby. So what do these changes mean for your business? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

December 2007

• Business continuity management with Jason Hickey

  Business continuity management with Jason Hickey A study completed in 2006 focusing on Business Continuity Management (BCM) in the Food and Drink Industry highlighted that ‘In a competitive, Just-in-Time, least-cost environment, a bad experience was sometimes the only way to provide BCM managers with the hard evidence needed to support a business case for proactive/preventative ‘just-incase’ planning and contingencies’. (Peck, 2006)* This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  
• PwC talks about the challenges of change with Rónán Murphy

  PwC talks about the challenges of change with Rónán Murphy After more than ten years of sustained growth, most economists are predicting a slowdown in 2008. That presents new challenges for Irish business. Accountancy Ireland asked Rónán Murphy, recently elected Senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, about what this will mean for his firm and clients in the coming year. This article was published in Accountancy Ireland

  

November 2007

• Cash extraction - the business options considered with Nicola Quinn

  Cash extraction - the business options considered with Nicola Quinn. You work hard, your business is doing well and there is cash in the bank. The next question is how do you extract this cash out of the business? This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

October 2007

• Basel II - Pillar 3 with Mairead Devine

  Basel II - Pillar 3 with Mairead Devine The objective of Basel II Pillar 3 is to improve market discipline through effective public disclosure to complement requirements under Pillar 1 and Pillar 2. To that end, Pillar 3 introduces substantial new public disclosure requirements, and will represent a significant increase in the amount of information made publicly available by banks and investment firms around capital structure, capital adequacy, risk management and risk measurement. Máiréad Devine, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at the implications of these new requirements. This article was published in Accountancy Ireland

  
• Business succession – think carefully with Declan Doyle

  Business succession – think carefully with Declan Doyle There is no doubt that some recurring themes arise in practice when helping clients through a process of business succession. It is not however possible in our experience to apply a ‘one size fits all approach’ since each case is uniquely influenced by variables, such as current financial position, age and health profile, family circumstances, personal preferences etc. This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

September 2007

• New business advisory partnership with PwC

  New business advisory partnership with PwC Privately held companies operating in the retail, consumer, wholesale and distribution sectors are facing an increasingly competitive environment and are striving to achieve efficiencies in their businesses wherever possible. This article was published in Checkout Magazine

  

August 2007

• Measuring strategic progress choosing and using KPIs with Garret Cronin

  Measuring strategic progress choosing and using KPIs with Garret Cronin Reporting key performance indicators (KPIs), both financial and non-financial, is a critical element of effective communication of a company’s progress towards its goals. Garrett Cronin considers the practical aspects of selecting and communicating KPIs. This article was published in Accountancy Ireland