Gifting a rental property can be a costly businessQ&A: I want to give my daughter an apartment I own, which at the moment is rentedTue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Rules are clear for means-testing State pensionsQ&A: Q: I am 61 and my wife is 63. She is Irish and I am English, and we have lived in Ireland for 20 yearsTue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Pensions schemes to accept €60,000 tax relief capPensions schemes are ready to accept a move to cap tax relief on contributions that deliver income of more than €60,000 a year…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Keeping an eye on the bottom line in turbulent area of pensionsNot enough of us are saving or not saving enough, says Irish Association of Pension Funds’ Jerry MoriartyFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Lower pension fund threshold, says ESRIThe standard fund threshold for pensions should be reduced sharply, a report published today by the ESRI suggests.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pension payable in Australia due to Irish recordsQ&A: I have lived in Australia since 1989 and am in my mid-sixtiesTue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Pensions figures proved unpalatableMuddying the water has long been a staple of political debate, especially when public representatives find themselves in uncomfortable…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
AIB rejects offer to repay half of tracker mortgageQ&A: I have a tracker mortgage with AIB (just over €400,000) on my house at the excellent rate of 1.35 per centTue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Breathtakingly generous in time of economic austerityANALYSIS: The total pension bill works out at an average of more than €2Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Making sense of the means test for my pensionQ&A: I am a separated person who will not qualify for the contributory pension you wrote about a couple of weeks agoTue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
State to hit pensions againLimiting tax relief on pensions is on the agenda as preparations intensify to frame the BudgetFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Elan posts €166m loss despite rise in revenueTHE FAILURE OF a key Alzheimer’s disease drug and costs involved in splitting the company in two dragged Elan to a $216 million…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Pension charges punching hole in retirement fundsPENSION FUND charges are eating away as much as one euro in every six (17Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Fees can take up to 31% of pensionAlmost a third of the value of an individual’s retirement savings can be consumed by charges associated with pension funds, according…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
What is the exit tax liability on my investment?Q&A: In early 2007, I transferred €7,500 of my SSIA proceeds into a once-off PRSA contribution with an Irish financial institution…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Battling credit union over debt repaymentsQ&A: I’m up to my neck in debt. I lost my job three years agoTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
i360 forms link with US clinicIRISH START-UP i360medical has formed a strategic alliance with the Cleveland Clinic.Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
US medical innovator aims for healthy Irish linkCleveland Clinic Innovation Centre’s strategic alliance with i360medical builds on Irish medtech growthMon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Confront pension issue, says UK expertPEOPLE MUST accept the need to work longer if they want to aspire to a reasonable level of pension in retirement, a UK expert…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Do pension stamps from 1960s and 1970s still qualify?Q&A: I have a query regarding contributory pension. I am 62 years old and workingTue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Very big ventureVENTURE CAPITAL could create 21,000 jobs directly over the coming decade, if Ireland continues to build on its advantages in …Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Life insurance covers only part of our mortgage termQ&A: We purchased a house as first-time buyers in 2007 with Permanent TSBTue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Pension bill for ex-office holders up 25% in 2011THE BILL for pensions to former office holders jumped by more than 25 per cent last year, with former presidents, ministers, …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
27 former ministers forgo part of pensionsPENSIONS COSTS: TWENTY-SEVEN former ministers surrendered portions of their ministerial pensions last yearSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Increase in pension age 'is just the start'RECENT MOVES to increase the retirement age are only the start of the process, a conference heard yesterdayFri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Back-pain group Mainstay Medical raises $20mMAINSTAY MEDICAL, a start-up device company targeting lower back pain, will relocate to Ireland following a $20 million fundraising…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Will stamp duty relief be applied to property tax?Q&A: What happened to the stamp duty relief which was supposed to be applied to property tax? It seems to have quietly dropped…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Can bank delay giving mortgage interest relief?Q&A: I bought my house in 2008 as a first-time buyerTue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the €324bn pension deficitHow bad is it? At €324 billion, it’s almost twice the size of our national debtSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Tax liability for a reluctant landlord coupleQ&A: My partner and I bought a small house in 2004 for €302,000Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Is a loan from a family member subject to tax?Q&A: Are there tax implications when a person gets a loan with or without interest from a family member?Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Waterford firms object to waste transfer facilityTWO MAJOR employers in Waterford have added their voices to objections over a proposed waste transfer facility in the city.Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Should I postpone house sale until I find a new place?Q&A: I am selling my house at the moment. It’s nearly sale agreedTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Drug firm objects to plans for waste plantA PHARMACEUTICAL business in Waterford has said plans to site a waste transfer station next to it posed a “very real threat” …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
The bank has not taken repayments on my mortgageQ&A: I have a mortgage with Ulster Bank that was taken out to finance the building of my homeTue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Elan to spin off drug developing operationIRISH PHARMA group Elan has announced plans to spin off its drug development business into a separate listed entityTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Registering, and storing, property deedsQ&A: I understand that all remaining houses will move from the deeds system to the registration system when they are next…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
For Irish trainee accountants, it's all about locationQ&A: I am a trainee chartered accountant based in the Republic working my way through qualification at my own costTue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Irish business Amarin wins US approval for heart drugA SMALL Irish drug development business has won US approval for a new drug to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attackSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Europe hits Elan's Tysabri revenuesSHARES IN biotech group Elan continued to fall yesterday a day after a drug developed by the company failed one of four key clinical…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Shares in Elan fall after Alzheimer's drug fails trialSHARES IN biotech group Elan tumbled yesterday after a key Alzheimer’s drug failed the first of four key clinical trials.Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
What should I do with the title deeds to our house?Q&A: As the bank won’t take our title deeds back after withdrawal and my solicitor doesn’t provide storage, would you have…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Bank won't fund my medical course in EnglandQ&A: Last June I completed a biochemistry degree in Dublin and moved to England to start graduate medicineTue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Healthy investmentA BREAKTHROUGH device to allow doctors remove clots from the brains of patients after strokes will undergo human clinical trials…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Is money I receive from my children liable for tax?Q&A: I am just approaching my 80th birthday and I have no income, pension or otherwiseTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Will my son pay higher rate of inheritance tax?Q&A: I have a house which is probably worth, depending on luck, €350,000 which I intend to leave to my son who is presently…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Is there any relief from USC for pensioner couple?Q&A: My wife and I are in our late sixtiesTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Pfizer to outline plans to cut 180 Cork jobsPFIZER WILL this morning outline plans for about 180 redundancies to staff at two plants in Cork.Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Can I give gifts to children as shares equivalent to cash?Q&A: Could I gift €3,000 a year to each of my children by allocating this amount to them within my stock market investment…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
