Gheoghegan leaves Goldman Sachs, joins Deutsche Bank     We all need good advisers to guide us in our time of need. In the business community, there is an abundance of advisers yet there are quite a few really good ones who are considered gems in the industry. If this was indeed so, hen Goldman Sachs has lost a gem as Basil Gheoghegan has left them in favor of Deutsche Bank.     Gheoghegan is a highly sought after adviser in the Irish community particularly in the banking ... Read More

Fingleton’s Million If you could be in any banker’s shoes right now, there is only one executive that you would choose and that is Michael Fingleton. You have no choice, really, since almost every other banker out there has their backs against the wall with all these financial turmoil and back-breaking crisis. For Fingleton, it is one fine day. Fingleton actually got a pay raise this year, making him the lone salmon in the river. During a time when almost everybody is taking ... Read More

Irish Banking System rating downgraded again Standard and Poor has downgraded the rating of the Irish banking system from the 2nd ranked group of countries down to the third group. Standard and Poor dropped Ireland mainly due to the disaster of Anglo Irish Bank, Ireland is now in group 3 alongside japan , Austria and the country termed the sick man of Europe Portugal. There are 10 groups in the ranking system, and Ireland has fallen from 1st to the 3rd group within 1 year. Note: ... Read More