Pat Hayes, who heads up State Street’s hedge fund business in Ireland, meets with members of its 1,000 strong workforce through an employee townhall meeting that brings together local employees and the teams in Jersey, Poland and the US. The townhall meeting gives him a chance to meet with employees and brief them on the company’s performance. State Street’s hedge fund business services a significant proportion of the 40 per cent of the world’s alternative investment funds that are adminstered in Ireland and Hayes says ‘we will continue to grow the business and provide opportunities for the many talented and highly qualified people in Ireland.’

Chief executive of the global recruitment giant, ROBERT WALTERS in an interview with DUSTIN O’NEILL talks about the Asia Pacific market’s role as the driver of fee incomes for his firm. He says the Irish unit of Robert Walters has returned to profit and is well positioned to enjoy the benefits of a rising economy.

Noeleen Ruddy is a senior counsel in the structured products and capital markets (SPCM) group in the Dublin office of international law firm Walkers. Noeleen advises international financial institutions, investment banks, managers, agents and trustees in relation to a wide range of structured finance transactions. More recently, in line with market trends, her focus has been on restructuring, life settlement structures, distressed debt deals and other bespoke structured product transactions.

Employment in Ireland's top accountancy firms has risen. A like for like comparison amongst 15 firms shows that job numbers have increased by 5 per cent, from 8,198 in 2010 to 8,608 in 2011.

Belfast’s financial services industry has received a large jobs boost, as over 500 jobs will be created by Capita and PwC. Capita is exanding its life and pensions division at its centre in north Belfast creating 336 new jobs and PwC, are adding 247 jobs in a centre of excellence, in total adding 577 job positions to the city's financial services sector

Leading IFSC entrepreneurs showcased the opportunities the IFSC offers to financial entrepreneurs at a seminar in London’s Canary Wharf.

CACI, Credit Agricole's creditor insurance subsidiary, has announced plans to invest €3.2 million in the establishment of an R&D Centre of Excellence in Dublin due to the 'specialist capability' developed in the Irish operations.

Stone Tower Capital LLC, a $22 billion investment manager, has set up its European operations in Dublin. The new company: Stone Tower Europe Limited will be based in Dublin and run by former head of LBBW Asset Management Ireland Tim Richards.

GLOBEOP Financial Services has expanded its Dublin operation due to increased demand for European funds and from global funds extending into Europe to ensure access to European investors in light of new regulations, such as the AIFMD, that are due to come into force.

HedgeServ, the US hedge fund administrator founded by Jim Kelly formerly of International Fund Services in 2007, is expanding its Irish operations admitting that growth in its Dublin office has 'exceeded all expectations'. HedgeServ, having already expanded its headcount in Dublin by 150 people in the past twelve months has announced plans to add a further 300 jobs in Dublin. The company currently employs 230 people in Dublin and its plans for further expansion.

He said that there could be optimism that Ireland's banking and financial difficulties will be overcome in the course of the coming five years, but said that the coming six months are going to be particularly challenging.

Citi is to create 250 roles over the next 18 months...

‘Progressions’ a workplace initiative pioneered by the National College of Ireland, with the support of founding partner State Street and other IFSC companies, aims to create 300 jobs in financial services for inner city communities. We profile some of its earliest successes, and report on the observations of new NCI President, Dr Philip Matthews on the programme

‘Progressions’ a workplace initiative pioneered by the National College of Ireland, with the support of founding partner State Street and other IFSC companies, aims to create 300 jobs in financial services for inner city communities. We profile some of its earliest successes, and report on the observations of new NCI President, Dr Philip Matthews on the programme

The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has made a $50 million investment...

For the second year running the total fee income of Ireland’s top twenty accountants...

Since the acute crisis in global markets began in the wake of ...

There are simply not enough skilled compliance and regulation...

Actuaries, compliance experts, finance and project managers are increasingly being sought

Salaries remained largely static in 2010 with some marginal pay increases of between 3-5 p.c.

Due to an upturn in financial services hiring in London the demand for skilled Irish accountants is up

Legal and accountancy roles in financial services are up in areas such as funds

‘Progressions’ a workplace initiative pioneered by the National College of Ireland, with the support of founding partner State Street and other IFSC companies, aims to create 300 jobs in financial services for inner city communities. We profile some of its earliest successes, and report on the observations of new NCI President, Dr Philip Matthews on the programme

An aviation finance company focused exclusively on the helicopter and private jet markets, has announced it will base its global headquarters in Dublin with the creation of 40 jobs.

A number of IFSC companies have been actively hiring in the second quarter of 2010 according to an update from recruitment company Robert Walters. Sectors that were particularly active were fund administration, treasury, lending, wealth management, insurance, and reinsurance.

In his first public address since being appointed chairman of IFSC Ireland, John Bruton said he can see the international financial services industry having an even greater impact on jobs creation in Ireland.

Several global law firms have announced plans to expand into the Irish funds market in a positive sign for Ireland's investment fund industry.

Keynote speeches at Finance Dublin GFSC Conference make big impact

Michael Mainelli, author of the Global Financial Centres Index, published by Z Yen and the City of London spoke at, and chaired the morning session of the Third Global Financial Services Centres Conference in Dublin on April 28th where he explained the background to London's sharing of the top position in the Index with New York for the first time.

The regulatory gulf between Europe and the US will be addressed by leading Washington regulatory policy figures Peter Wallison and Paul Atkins in a conference on global financial centres in Dublin in April. The Conference will assess the impact of the financial crisis on offshore centres, as well as the prospects for international financial centres. The OECD agenda on tax havens, and battles over the AIFM, hedge funds regulation and credit derivatives regulation will also feature.

Walkers Group, the international law and management solutions firm, are setting up...

D&B, formerly Dun & Bradstreet, the world’s leading...

Financial services has the most flexible labour costs of any sector of the Irish economy, and by some margin, according to...

General Re-New England Asset Management (GR-NEAM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...

A Finance Dublin survey of Ireland’s specialist financial recruitment consultants and headhunters, shows that while the market is still slow and it is still very challenging the majority of recruiters are reporting green shoots. A large contingent say Q4 ‘09 was the best period in over 18 months with most of this positive activity carrying into 2010. These signs of growth are also sprouting up in the IFSC as opposed to domestic financial services say recruiters, that is except for jobs being created by NAMA

Mike Hartwell qualified as an accountant in his native Australia, spending five years working for Deloitte in Australia, before he moved to Ireland over 15 years ago. He is currently head of investment management at Deloitte

Glas Securities, has been founded by two IFSC fixed income professionals...

Grants for research & development of up to 80 per cent are being offered by InvestNI to encourage financial services companies to set up, invest and expand...

Joan Kehoe chief executive of Quintillion, the Dublin-based independent third party fund administration company, has said that her company has secured a funding deal with Enterprise Ireland who have invested €€650,000 in preference shares.

Greenstone, a new start up aviation finance company, will have created a $2-3 billion book of business in 2 to 3 years said its chief executive John Slattery.

Avolon a new aircraft leasing company, established with Domhnall Slattery as CEO, founder of RBS Aviation Capital...