Dublin: Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) chief executive, Frank O’Dwyer, and PwC director, Pat Mahon, are to speak at a breakfast briefing entitled Reward in Irish Companies 2011 in PwC’s Dublin offices on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 7.30am.

MORE than 50,000 retail jobs will be lost over the next 12 months unless the Government takes action to address the problem of upward-only rent reviews for existing lease holders, shop owners warned yesterday.

THE boards of Irish-listed companies should embrace confident and persuasive communications with shareholders and seek to avoid formulaic descriptions and explanations.

THE Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) has expressed its initial support for the use of pension fund investments in infrastructure projects to aid the construction industry; but said that the final decision ultimately rests with actual fund managers themselves.

NOW that we have forced the resignation of most of the top bankers deemed responsible for the collapse of the banks and the virtual destruction of the economy as we knew it, we still have key issues to resolve.

AIB’S Eugene Sheehy became the fifth bank chief executive to step down since December in the latest clear-out at the banks. His successor faces a massive reduction in pay for the role, given the Government’s plans to cap salaries for chief executives at banks receiving state aid at €500,000.

THE Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board is to examine the issue of directors’ loans in the wake of the €87 million in loans built up by former chairman Sean FitzPatrick.

IT looks increasingly likely that a resolution of the banking crisis will drag on into the new year.

THE decision by the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) to put forward a bank recapitalisation programme will give the private equity players stalking the banks food for thought as they scramble to secure significant holdings in some of the country’s troubled institutions.

AS THE battle to invest in the underfunded Irish banks intensifies, investment institutions fronted by IAIM (Irish Association of Investment managers) have appointed Deutsche Bank as financial advisor.

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan was thrown a lifeline yesterday by Irish fund managers who pledged €2 billion to help fund the beleaguered banks.

AS RIVAL investors battle to inject billions into the six Irish-owned banks, significant uncertainty still surrounds their future.

The Irish Association of Investment Managers has signalled that it sees the continuation of Jim Flavin in his role as executive chairman of DCC as inappropriate.

The Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) has urged Irish investors to further diversify their portfolios by investing in different assets rather than focusing solely on property.

THE Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) has appointed Frank O’Dwyer as its new chief executive.

THE Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) yesterday expressed concern about the advertising of overseas properties.

IRISH investors pumped almost €2 billion into retail investment products last year as confidence improved and stock markets rebounded, according to the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM).

THE nation’s two biggest financial institutions — AIB and Bank of Ireland — won’t be in Irish ownership in five years unless the two boards change their tune.

APPOINTING family members of major shareholders to key positions in plc’s reinforces the need for independent directors to maintain shareholder confidence, according to Irish investment managers.

Savers who invested money in a Government scheme were advised not to panic today after it emerged they may have lost up to 80% of State contributions.