Clive Bellows, country head of Northern Trust in Ireland, attends a celebration of the expansion and refurbishment of Northern Trust’s office in Limerick with a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. Following the ceremony, Northern Trust’s Irish management hold a closed meeting with Noonan where they discuss their recommendations on a number of regulatory issues affecting Ireland – such as the approach of the Central Bank to the regulation of funds and fund service providers and the gold plating of European anti-money laundering legislation.

Karena O’Sullivan is a senior manager with IBI Corporate Finance. Having completed her accountancy training at KPMG O’Sullivan joined IBI Corporate Finance to pursue a career in corporate finance where she says strong analytical, communication and project management skills are key to a successful career in the sector.