Press releases

Press releases 2009

November 2009

• 19 November 2009
  Advisory: Fraud and its cost is on the increase - major concern for Irish business
• 11 November 2009
  Audit: A third of Irish business leaders expect an upturn as soon as 2010.
• 09 November 2009
  Advisory: Euroland economy remains weak despite easing of contraction – Irish economy continues to struggle.

October 2009

• 30 October 2009
  Banking: Ireland needs to actively market international financial services.
• 27 October 2009
  PwC Reports 2009 Fee Income of €332m.
• 27 October 2009
  PricewaterhouseCoopers to become Assessment Partner for O2 Ability Awards.
• 23 October 2009
  HRS: Many once-powerful brands will be unable to attract top talent in the next decade – says new PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
• 23 October 2009
  Transfer Pricing: Dispute resolution crucial to sustaining global transfer pricing strategies - PricewaterhouseCoopers International transfer pricing 2009 book addresses issues of growing concern to multinationals.
• 20 October 2009
  Banking: Irish Banking Federation National Conference 2009, sponsored by PwC
• 02 October 2009
  Sustainability: Carbon reporting: A new dawn for corporate reporting

September 2009

• 28 September 2009
  Retail and Consumer: Challenging yet positive outlook for Ireland’s leading retailers.
• 23 September 2009
  Sustainability: Carbon Disclosure Project Global 500 report, produced by PwC, is launched today at New York Climate Week.
• 09 September 2009
  Tax: Majority of Irish business concerned over impact of Commission on Taxation Report recommendations - according to PwC survey.

August 2009

• 31 August 2009
  IFRS: PricewaterhouseCoopers launches new Pocket Book on International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs.
• 13 August 2009
  Banking: Simplified IFRS represents the end of Irish GAAP as we know it, says PwC.

July 2009

• 30 July 2009
  Banking: PwC predicts a new era of banking for private banks and wealth managers where a renewed level of quality service and client relationship building are the order of the day.
• 30 July 2009
  Asset Management: Asset managers’ future shaped by increasing fiscal and regulatory pressures, says PwC
• 27 July 2009
  Pensions: Shake-up in pensions to accelerate as new PwC survey reveals over a third of Irish employers plan significant changes to defined pension benefits
• 19 July 2009
  FDI: PwC launches new 'Doing business and investing in Ireland' guide
• 10 July 2009
  Business: Short term survival tactics could undermine the longer term viability of the banking industry
• 9 July 2009
  Business: European IPO markets remain largely closed as secondary issues absorb investors' funds
• 7 July 2009
  Entertainment and Media: Irish Entertainment and Media to grow by 2.7% compounded annually over the next five years to 2013 - says PwC at the launch of its 10th Entertainment and Media Outlook

June 2009

• 29 June 2009
  Business: PwC announces new Partner for Cork
• 25 June 2009
  Business: Tax changes make Ireland prime location for global Venture Capital firms – PwC report
• 25 June 2009
  Business: Investment management: Shariah-compliant funds: A whole new investment opportunity according to PwC at the launch of its latest publication on Shariah-compliant funds
• 17 June 2009
  Business: Pensions: Unprecedented times, unprecedented actions
• 3 June 2009
  Business: Technological innovation is critical for long term business sustainability – PwC identifies 7 key factors for consideration when implementing IT cost management programme

May 2009

• 29 May 2009
  Business: Need for certainty in the regulatory system
• 19 May 2009
  Entertainment and media: Surviving in the 21st century – the outlook for newspaper publishing in the digital age
• 19 May 2009
  Business: Sustainability is moving up the Irish corporate agenda
• 15 May 2009
  Sponsorhips: Ireland U20 Junior World Cup Squad is announced, supported by PwC
• 05 May 2009
  Business: Winners of the 2009 Investor Relations Awards are announced

April 2009

• 27 April 2009
  Business: Irish economy likely to contract by 8.7% in 2009 and by 2.5% in 2010: Ireland’s eventual recovery likely to be export led, facilitated by improvements in cost competitiveness
• 22 April 2009
  Business: Internal audit professionals faced with doing more with less – according to new PwC survey
• 14 April 2009
  Business: IR magazine launches 2009 Ireland Awards, supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Davy
• 06 April 2009
  Business: PwC ranked as global leader in business advisory services and management consulting, according to Kennedy

March 2009

• 31 March 2009
  Pharma: Smaller, refocused salesforce will enable pharma companies to create greater value for patients
• 31 March 2009
  Business: London's share of European IPOs rises despite a dismal year for the markets
• 27 March 2009
  Real estate: Significant change in approach to real estate needed
• 23 March 2009
  Business: Leaders are tackling the challenges of the downturn head-on, albeit confidence is at an all time low – according to PwC’s 2009 CEO Pulse Survey
• 19 March 2009
  Sponsorhips: IRFU and PwC announce renewal of support for Irish Rugby
• 18 March 2009
  IT Security: Identity theft is rampant with data security breaches posing serious business threat
• 09 March 2009
  Energy and utilities: Wind and solar powering renewables M&A activity says PwC report
• 03 March 2009
  Insurance: Investment performance tops insurance risks: Banana Skins poll pinpoints key crisis concerns for insurance sector
• 02 March 2009
  Pharma: CEOs more confident than leaders of other industries

February 2009

• 23 February 2009
  Corporate governance: New video by PwC calls for company management to do the right thing
• 03 February 2009
  Real estate: Dublin bottom for investment and development prospects as European real estate industry “hunkers down” for 2009

January 2009

• 28 January 2009
  Business: CEO confidence plummets to new low most top executives expect slow turnaround
• 21 January 2009
  People: Managing tomorrow’s people – global and Irish survey reveals what the millennial generation want from work
• 19 January 2009
  Regulation: Deadline for anti-money laundering is looming; PwC advises to shape up or risk fines
• 09 January 2009
  Business: PwC launches latest Irish Economic Outlook
• 06 January 2009
  Regulation: SEC votes in favour of XBRL for interactive reporting