Default Investment Strategies – The Balance between Risk & Return What difference a year makes in the world of investment funds! A year ago investors were concerned that the eurozone was about to break up and the global financial system on the verge of collapse. Indeed there were fears that the Chinese property market was… Read More
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What could possibly be more fun than a pensions survey?
UPDATE: This pensions survey competition has now closed for new entries. However if you wish to avail of a free financial consultation, you can still submit the survey form and we will use the information to tailor our advice to you. Just like the Apple iPad mini, our major pensions survey competition just might be… Read More
Government Pension Policy in 2013
After much speculation, and a number of submissions from the pensions industry, the 2013 Budget introduced measures in which the impact on occupational pensions were few and mainly positive. The government have stated that it is in everyone’s best interest that as many people as possible continue to invest in pension schemes. The following measures… Read More
Getting a mortgage: 5 key issues for bank acceptance
In the wake of news that PermanentTSB have increased their mortgage lending fund to €450m in 2013, recently released figures from Bank of Ireland also provide some grounds for optimism. Bank of Ireland lent over €1bn in mortgages last year with a surging 65% increase on lending in last half of the year compared to… Read More
Do Google property search trends suggest sentiment shift?
It’s no secret that we in Ireland are obsessed with property and the number of Google searches per month on property-related terms bear this out. But can Google tell us which way the market is going? If one had a crystal ball to help us predict the future trends of the property market, one would… Read More
