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.

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.

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

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

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.