Business & Finance

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Business & Finance
EditorSarah Freeman
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
FounderHugh McLaughlin
FoundedSeptember 1964
CompanyCatalyst Media Group
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Websitebusinessandfinance.com
ISSN0007-6473

Business & Finance (sometimes B&F) is an Irish business magazine published by Catalyst Media, that was established by Hugh McLaughlin in September 1964.[1] It provides news, comment, and analysis on Irish and international news stories. The readership consists of business professionals, including senior level business leaders such as CEOs and heads of functions.[citation needed] It was a sister title to investigative news magazine Magill, which closed in 2009.

History and circulation[edit]

The magazine has been published continually since its foundation in 1964. At the beginning of the 2000s the magazine was published on a weekly basis.[2] Its parent company was Belenos Publications, which acquired the magazine in 2001.[2] It is currently published by Catalyst Media, owners of Dublin Tech Summit.

From 2008 to 2012, Business & Finance was edited by John Walsh,[3] who took over after the departure of controversial economist Constantin Gurdgiev.[4] Under Walsh's tenure, contributors included Richard Delevan, Gavin Miller, Nicole Matthews, Sarah Gilmartin and teic.ie editor Adam Maguire.

The magazine claimed a readership of over 55,100 and a bi-weekly circulation, according to an ABC circulated audit, of 15,767 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2008.[5]

Other titles[edit]

Other publications include Top 1000 Companies in Ireland, Who's Who in Irish Business, Life Sciences Review and Green Business.

Other company operations[edit]

Business & Finance Media Group have an Events Division, which manages several awards and events including the Business & Finance US Business Awards, Business & Finance Awards, Golden Spider Awards, the International Financial Services Summit.[6] In 2009 it also launched the inaugural Business & Finance Asia Pacific/Ireland awards. Also in the portfolio is the Top 1000 Companies in Ireland Database and a real-time online news portal.[7]

Controversy[edit]

Moranna Ltd., the company previously publishing Business & Finance, folded in early 2011 owing more than €500,000.[8] A new debt-free company was then established to continue publishing the magazine.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hugh McLaughlin (1918 - 2006) Europe Intelligence Wire, 12 January 2006
  2. ^ a b Arthur Beesley (21 December 2001). "Jobs may go as 'Business & Finance' fetches £1m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Contact us Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Judges bios Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ About us Archived 1 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Business & Finance And KPMG To Recognise Excellence In Irish Business Europe Intelligence Wire, 7 October 2004
  7. ^ "Business & Finance". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. ^ Madden, Caroline (12 January 2012). "Former 'BF' publisher ceased trading with debts of €500,000". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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