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The latest issue of Finance Dublin

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:47:09 GMT

The 'Savings & Investments Union' project of the European Union is a process that touches all our lives, be it in a personal capacity or in a professional capacity, as it will for the vast majority of Finance Dublin readers, be they part of the financial services industry, domestic, retail, and IFS, or on the 'buy side' or the 'sell side'. It will touch the lives of all of those outside it as well.

One example, coming in months, will be the mooted SIA in Ireland, the Savings and Investment Account promised to be announced in the forthcoming Irish Budget. Its significance and reverberations will be vastly more important, potentially - as this huge and ambitious project, launched by the EU Commission promises, potentially, to create a financial market in Europe that will transform and propel the European economy in unprecedented ways into the 2030s and beyond.

The cover story and major feature in this month's issue is the SIU - a progress report, in which we attempt to provide an overall perspective on what is a vast project, with very many moving parts (literally), but which in sum attempts to also provide an assessment of its importance and how it will potentially be transformative for financial services right across the board, in Ireland, Europe, and further afield.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:18:46 GMT

The latest issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:51:48 GMT

The potential changes to the default position on confidentiality in the tax appeals system risks making Ireland an EU outlier in the tax appeals area. The proposals and their potential impact are analysed, as are the latest developments in the EU's efforts on simplification in the areas of WHT and administrative cooperation.

The June issue of Finance Dublin

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:54:42 GMT

The latest issue features the 2026 Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards, which reflect the huge evolution and growth of Ireland's financial services industry. The 2026 awards recognise 69 deals out of some 250 plus original nominations across five categories in Ireland's money and capital markets - M&A, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Loans and Financing and Financial Services. Each deal is an individual story long in the making, all executed during the calendar year 2025. They are detailed in the 69 articles in the issue.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:45:56 GMT

The latest issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:09:29 GMT

This issue features a series of win-win and potentially enhancing reforms that could form part of the Finance Act 2026 agenda. Amongst the most implementable recommendations are those regarding Section 110, cutting red tape around SME compliance, and transfer pricing, notably the risks of expanding the burden to medium-sized enterprises. Other topics include BEPS and EU taxation of financial services.

The May issue of Finance Dublin

Mon, 25 May 2026 15:53:13 GMT

'As good as gold' is our characterisation of the subject of this month's cover story on Ireland's legal sector, which (page 8) had an extremely strong year in 2025 with employment numbers for solicitors in the table of the Top 20 Corporate Law Firms surging by 6.3%.

Also featured is former Taoiseach Enda Kenny's decision to take up the Chair of Ireland for Law. He says, "A trusted legal framework is essential to Ireland's global competitiveness. It provides the certainty and expertise necessary to enable investment across our most high-value industries, from finance and technology to life sciences and aviation".

One of the most prominent members of Ireland's legal community lending support to Ireland for Law has been the President of the High Court, Mr Justice David Barniville. His 184 page judgement on the "CD" case is a landmark case in the canon of Irish common law on Ireland's evolving regulatory system for financial services. It is analysed in and commented on in the issue. This is a serious matter, we say, hopefully it will result in a further fine-tuning of Ireland's financial services regulatory regime, the outcome being better and more enlightened regulation.

Tue, 26 May 2026 14:02:01 GMT

The May issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Mon, 25 May 2026 17:21:56 GMT

Looking ahead at the next Finance Bill there is hope that an update to the participation exemption will feature, with an extension to foreign branch income being recommended. Other early recommendations include a further refining of the R&D tax credit, a CGT reduction and implementing the recommendations of the Funds Sector 2030 report. Tariffs returned to the front and centre of exporters' minds in recent months and the panel looks at the options for companies in managing the turbulent trade environment. The latest outlook for Ireland's buoyant corporation tax receipts also feature, as does an analysis of the 2025 performance and Q1 2026 trends evident in the Tax Appeals Commission's work.

The March issue of Finance Dublin

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:54:27 GMT

The latest issue features the nominations for the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2026. Over 250 nominations have been received, previewed in the cover feature. They reflect a host of deals that provide an incredible set of insights into the business and financing activities that are features of the increasingly rich tapestry of Irish economic life.

Given the latest bout of uncertainty from the Middle East war it is just as well that the underlying strength of the Irish economy continues to hold, and hopefully that strength can also reflect positive developments at a European level and worldwide, all of which are themes reflected in the March issue.

Many other important issues of our times are featured in this issue - Ireland's mooted SIA, ETFs, business models in the Irish accountancy sector, the agenda for the Irish Presidency of the EU in H2 2026, excellence in Irish financial services, and corporate taxation developments of note.

Tue, 26 May 2026 14:09:49 GMT

The March issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:57:48 GMT

As debate develops regarding the introduction of an Irish Savings and Investment Account the panel examines contrasting compliance and administrative aspects, looking particularly at the contrasting models in use in UK/Canada (the ISA and the TFSA) and in Sweden (the ISK). With recent changes to the tax treatment of carried interest in Luxembourg the panel also examines how 'carry' is treated currently in Ireland and what changes could be made to help attract greater levels of private equity activity. Other topics featured include the implications of the 'Side-by-Side' deal for Irish-headquartered multinationals, the next steps for the introduction of e-invoicing, withholding taxes in the aviation sector, a review and outlook of Ireland's R&D tax credit and the implications of the US Supreme Court's tariffs ruling.

The February issue of Finance Dublin

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:58:38 GMT

The February 2026 issue features an assessment of the geopolitics and financial economics environment that we now all inhabit in the cover story which assesses the premise of Canada's Prime Minister - that we are living not with a transition but with a "rupture" in world geopolitics.

In this assessment of the new world order the issue examines the implications and the opportunities that exist, in five parts: 1) The Rupture; 2) The Financial & Economic Consequences; 3) Where Ireland Inc stands; 4) The opportunity, in economic and political terms; 5) The specific opportunities in the short term - in finance, the national budget, taxation, and for the 'Irish Economic Model'.

There is also a rich menu of content elsewhere in the publication, including insightful book reviews, taxation analysis that does not hold back on questions of much needed examination, a profile of Northern Ireland's cybersecurity industry, and examination of key developments across the financial services industry and Irish finance, such as the new Euronext Access market for SMEs.

The February issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:20:01 GMT

The global minimum tax system received a short-term boost in early January with agreement reached by jurisdictions in the Inclusive Framework on the 'side-by-side' system. While the deal offers short-term certainty for corporate tax planning, the changes call into question the longer term prospects for Pillar Two. The latest Strawman proposal to update Ireland's taxation of interest regime is analysed while the panel outlines the tax prioirities for Ireland's EU Presidency.

The December issue of Finance Dublin

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:41:58 GMT

In our final issue of 2025 we look forward with positivity to 2026 because many of the (justified) fears around many of the negatives in the geopolitical environment that existed during the year did not come to pass. Critically, the demise of the Irish economic model, much predicted in many quarters, did not happen, and, indeed, we can report that The Economist made Ireland its second best 'Economy of the Year', in the OECD area for 2025.

Complementing this has been the prominent role played by the Irish Government in crafting an innovative, and probably game changing financing package worth EUR90 billion for Ukraine, finalised in the early morning hours of Friday 19th December. A "Deal of the Year", in the sphere of European Union Public Finance, perhaps?

The December cover story consists of seven related stories, all portraying key aspects of one of the 'jewels in the crown' of Ireland's financial services industry - aviation finance and aircraft leasing. The headline on the cover of this issue says that "Aviation finance flies high in Ireland in 2025, and the outlook is bright", and the reasons why are analysed in detail.

The December issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:44:32 GMT

As we look ahead at 2026 the panel outlines their hoped-for changes to Ireland's tax regime in the coming year with improving the taxation of investment funds for Irish investors, and fully implementing the recommendations of Funds Sector 2030 featuring prominently. The need for reform of Ireland's interest regime is highlighted as is the delayed introduction of a foreign branch exemption to complement the participation exemption for foreign dividends.

'Growth avenues' - Investment Funds 2025-26 focus in the November issue of Finance Dublin

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:06:08 GMT

Ireland's funds industry is the focus of this month's cover feature with the conjunction of events that has seen the Irish Government publish a visionary roadmap for the sector, 'Funds Sector 2030' and the European Commission's launch of its Savings & Investment Union, augurs well for the industry, whose net assets are now in excess of €5 trillion. Already the SIU initiative has resulted in more progress than its predecessor 'Capital Markets Union', and has prompted the new Minister for Finance, Simon Harris already to reference it in one of his first public statements by saying that Ireland supports 'a multi-centre of excellence' model in relation to the SIU.

Surveyed in the report are how the SIU and the aspirations of Funds Sector 2030 are coming together, and, as detailed in the feature articles and Roundtable of thought leaders in The Finance Dublin Funds Monitor how Ireland's investment funds landscape is evolving and adapting to meet the new opportunities in high growth and high potential areas including ETFs, Private Markets and loan origination.

The new Tanaiste in Finance, while not unprecedented, creates a possibly distracting dual mandate at a time of concern about the sustainability of the Irish economic model. We look at Paschal Donohoe's loss to public service in Ireland, and what it might mean, and the opportunities the new man at Finance, Simon Harris, has to make a long-lasting positive impact in what is expected be a short-lived time at the helm before he is scheduled to take up the top job in 2027.

The November issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:08:24 GMT

In this issue we look at how the traditional roles of the accountant and the tax advisor, seen respectively as primarily compliance and primarily strategy/planning, are being brought closer together as a result of the fast-evolving tax environment. Other topics covered include SMEs, stablecoin and latest developments in the areas of WHT and VAT, as well as the panel's view on the best overall business supporting measure contained in the Budget.

The October issue of Finance Dublin

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:46:08 GMT

The 2025 Finance Dublin Accountancy Survey sees the combined fee income of the Top 20 firms reach a new milestone as the 2025 Managing Partners' Forum shows an unanimous positivity across the board, despite the prevailing uncertainty around global economics and markets. This is reflected in a softening in annual fee growth in this latest year, to 9.9%. Although few say so, this uncertainty necessarily is reflected in discipline at the fee charging level. Also featuring centrally in the issue is Budget 2026, and its relevance, particularly for the financial services industry itself.

The October issue of the Irish Tax Monitor

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:25:27 GMT

Budget 2026 fails to deliver on needed reforms: While Budget 2026 featured positive progress in areas such as the R&D tax credit and a reduction in IUT, a perceived lack of urgency in dealing with pressing matters, illustrated by Budget day announcements of new action plans, implementation plans and a compass, instead of actual tax reforms, has led to frustration for stakeholders. The Finance Bill, published on October 16th, largely reflects the announced changes, but also includes a welcome broadening of the DWT exemption to ILPs - with the panel, in their pre-Finance Bill commentaries, describing the initial omission as 'disappointing' and a 'notable gap' as well as a broadening of qualifying expenditure under the R&D regime. Other topics featured include tax authorities' use of AI, EU tax simplification including VAT reform, CBAM and the R&D tax credit.