Irish pension funds assets grow by 25%Irish pension funds assets grew by 25 per cent last year, as investment returns exceeded 21 per cent as companies topped up plans…Fri Mar 31 2006 - 01:00
Q&AIn last week's column you described the tax liable on the sale of shares, leaving aside the expenses incurred in acquiring/disposing…Fri Mar 31 2006 - 01:00
Takeover deals are failing to add value - KPMGMore than two-thirds of company takeovers fail to add value for the company making the acquisition, according to a survey carried…Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Revenue to lose millions in VAT after court rulingThe Revenue Commissioners look likely to miss out on hundreds of millions in VAT payments as a result of a ruling yesterday at…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Elan shares slip as US regulators delay expected return of TysabriShares in Irish biotech group Elan slipped yesterday as US drug regulators delayed the expected return of its breakthrough multiple…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Abbot investment in Donegal to create 155 jobsAbbott Laboratories yesterday announced plans for a €36 million investment in Donegal, creating 155 jobs.Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
ICAI calls for changes to audit rules for small firmsIreland's largest accountancy body has called on the Government to raise the sales threshold at which small companies have to…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Shares in Elan spike on Tysabri decisionShares in Elan soared in Dublin yesterday as the market digested the impact of the overnight decision by by a US regulatory review…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Elan trade stopped ahead of caseElan shares were suspended from trading at lunchtime in Dublin yesterday as the US drug regulator opened a two-day hearing on…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Review by US drug regulator will determine fate of Elan's TysabriStaff at the US drug regulator last night said the risks of Elan's multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri remain unclearTue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Stock market rises push pension funds up 2%Generally positive economic data pushed stock markets ahead in February helping Irish managed pension funds to record growth …Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
'New England Journal of Medicine' boosts ElanShares in Elan edged higher last night after data for its safety evaluation of suspended MS drug Tsyabri was published for the…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Newspapers close pension planRegional newspaper owners have decided to close a pension scheme for employees after being told that they would need to radically…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
Pensions industry warns against mandatory moveThe pensions industry last night warned the Government against moves towards mandatory pensions and reiterated its belief in …Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Elan to pitch MS drug on its own in bid for approval in USIrish biotech group Elan and its US partner Biogen have agreed to pitch their stalled multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri as a treatment…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Elan drugs could make $5bnDrugs under development by Irish biotech group Elan and its partner Wyeth could account for almost half a $10 billion (€8Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Pension rules manipulatedRetirement: High earners have been manipulating pension rules by dramatically inflating earnings in the years immediately before…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
State faces more pension pressure as PRSA sales fallSales of the Government's flexible pension alternative, the Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA), fell last year according…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Incentives are framed to help taxpayers on lower incomesPensions : The Minister for Finance concentrated on lower income taxpayers in framing pension incentives in yesterday's Finance…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Pension fund investment growth slowed in JanuaryPension fund investment growth slowed in January after a bullish end to 2005Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Minister introduces restrictions on some property investmentsLoopholes : Mr Cowen has availed of the Finance Bill to close a couple of loopholes relating to pension schemes.Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Pension coverage falls despite State encouragementPension coverage in the State has fallen despite intensive Government efforts to encourage pension savings according to figures…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Pensions Board to examine mandatory schemeThe Government has put mandatory pension coverage back of the political agenda, asking the incoming Pensions Board to study proposals…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Standards 'threaten pension provision'Pension funds have called on the Government to loosen rigorous funding standards which they say are threatening future pension…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
State Street hiring 60 for Irish postsUS financial services group State Street International has announced plans to expand its Irish workforce by 10 per cent.Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Irish managed pension funds grow 22%Strong equity markets towards the end of the year saw Irish managed pension funds record growth of almost 22 per cent in 2005…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Shake-up likely as State tries to promote pensionsOne of the very few certainties about the year ahead is that pensions are likely to figure prominentlyFri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Waterford Wedgwood's sales slideSales at luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood continued to slide in the first half of its financial year as the group implemented…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Businesses urge Cowen not to abolish remittanceBusiness groups have called on Minister for Finance Brian Cowen to reconsider his proposed abolition of the remittance basis …Fri Dec 09 2005 - 00:00
Cowen focuses on restricting tax reliefPensions : Measures to incentivise private pension provision have been promised in the upcoming Finance Bill but Mr Cowen concentrated…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Elan chief executive agrees new open-ended contractElan has signed a new employment contract with chief executive Kelly Martin, whose initial three-year deal with the company expires…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Boston Scientific in Guidant offerBoston Scientific has entered the battle for medical devices group Guidant with a surprise $25 billion (€21Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
FAI to get €700,000 VAT windfall on Eircom ParkThe Football Association of Ireland (FAI) will receive a €700,000-plus windfall from the exchequer after the Revenue Commissioners…Mon Dec 05 2005 - 00:00
Irish pension funds up 19.3% in past yearIrish pension funds bounced back last month after suffering losses in OctoberSat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Smurfit completes merger with rival KappaJefferson Smurfit yesterday completed its merger with rival packaging group Kappa.Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Commission to modernise VAT rulesThe European Commission has said it will modernise rules on VAT for the financial services sector in the wake of a ruling at …Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Revenue to refund VAT on staff canteen salesThe Revenue has agreed to refund millions in tax incorrectly levied on employers in relation to staff canteens.Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Banks are main targets as Iseq enjoys steady gainsFinancial stocks were the main targets as buyers pushed the Dublin market over the 6,800 barrier for the first time in six weeks…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Mandatory pensions for employees proposedEmployees who fail to join a pension scheme as soon as they start work would automatically have 5 per cent of their earnings …Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Demographic changes help improve pensions outlookIreland's pensions timebomb is defusing due to the influx of foreign workers and a slightly rising birth rate, an Oireachtas …Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
PRSA sales remain disappointing - dataSales of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) continue to disappoint, according to figures released by the Pensions Board…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Pension funds lose 2.1% as markets strugglePension funds suffered a setback last month, shedding an average of 2Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Irish duo funding €94.5m Aston Villa bidMillionaire Irish property developers Luke and Brian Comer are close to agreeing the takeover of English Premiership football…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
House prices for first-time buyers up 9.4%Property prices are rising nearly twice as fast for first-time buyers as for existing homeowners, according to the latest Permanent…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
