A No vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum would leave Ireland sidelined and with diminished capacity to attract foreign investment, the Progressive Democrats warned today.
Launching his party’s campaign for a Yes vote on June 12th, PD leader Ciarán Cannon, said that it was “clearly in Ireland’s best interests” to vote in favour of the [...]
A subsidiary of Brent King’s Viking Capital has acquired the investment advisory business of Dorchester Pacific just three days after it sold it to a third party.
Dorchester sold Equity Investment Advisers and Sharebrokers, MoneyOnline and New Zealand Investor magazine on Friday to former Spicers financial adviser Stephen Rogers for $1.375 million.
Yesterday the Investment Research Group, [...]
The TT Festival will soon be pulling in the crowds. But, says Frank Partridge, this island in the Irish Sea – a microcosm of the British coast and countryside – has many other attractions.
A motorcycle circuit, a tax haven and what else?
The Isle of Man crams as much history, legend, scenic beauty, wildlife and folklore [...]
Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said yesterday that the Kingdom is setting up an SR20 billion investment firm that may be open to partners. The company will draw its capital from the General Investment Fund and would offer attractive opportunities in the Kingdom with low risks to foreign investors.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Euromoney Saudi [...]
Good causes are missing out on ï¿¡750m a year because charities are not managing their vast endowments properly, Investment Opportunity a report by the Institute for Philanthropy has shown.
A survey of 277 charities, including the Wellcome Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, found that trustees with responsibility for ï¿¡56bn routinely consider investment issues “off the [...]
It’s funny how Gold was smashed down so strongly just before options expiry. Investment Opportunity It seems the shorts lured in as many longs as possible with Gold over $950 and looking strong not too long ago just to be taken down below $890 on expiry day. If Gold had closed above $890 many longs [...]
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) EGBN, the parent company of EagleBank, today announced net income of $1.7 million ($0.17 per basic share and per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $1.7 million ($0.18 per basic share and $0.17 per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
“We [...]
Investments in bonds prescribed under Sec. 54EC qualify for abatement of tax on capital gains. Interest from such bonds is, however, taxable. Sec. 10(15)(iib) exempts only Capital Investment Bonds, which have been notified by the Government. Bonds referred by the reader are not Capital Investment Bonds nor are they notified for such exemption. Investment Opportunity [...]
Last night’s confirmation by the Royal Bank of Scotland that it is considering raising more capital through a rights issue is likely to send shivers through the stockmarket today, but it was inevitable. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, has made it clear since the credit crisis began nine months ago that he [...]
Typically internet users don’t need 25mps or anything like it but speeds of this magnitude would be a boon to Irish industry and would give us a real leg up when it comes to fighting for inward investment.
Investment Opportunity It is understood that Eircom has promised that if the Government signs up to its proposals [...]
