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
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
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
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
Private sector borrowing rises 28%Private sector borrowing rose at the fastest rate in over five years last month, according to figures published by the Central…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Q&AI recently bought a "Live/Work" apartment in Dublin. This is a one-bedroom apartment with an officeFri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Elan upbeat on Tysabri as losses sharply reducedDrug company Elan yesterday reiterated its confidence that the US Food and Drug Administration would approve plans to reintroduce…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Elan strives to build balanced business modelBiotech group Elan still has high hopes for its breakthrough multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tysabri but it's not waiting around…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Mandatory pension move 'would be seen as a tax'Mandatory pensions would be seen as a further tax on income, the Government has been warned by leading benefits consultants Mercer…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Call for childcare tax creditAccountants have called for the introduction of a €1,200 childcare tax credit.Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Ex-manager at Ernst & Young reprimandedA former senior manager at Ernst & Young has been severely reprimanded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Former Elan chief Donal Geaney diesThe chairman of the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF), Donal Geaney, died yesterday after being ill for some time.Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Strong equity markets help pension funds bounce backStrong equity markets helped managed pension funds bounce back in September, with the average Irish fund gaining 3Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Hotels call for reform of VATThe Irish hotels sector has called for reform of taxation and improved marketing spend to boost the tourism industry, especially…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Tax ruling to benefit foreign firmsA European tax ruling looks set to copperfasten the Government's drive to make Ireland more attractive to foreign companies as…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
US drug regulator trying out collegial approachGetting it wrong with pharmaceutical drugs can be critical - at least from the patients' point of viewFri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
House prices pick up over summer - reportHouse prices picked up over the summer for the first time in two years, according to the latest Permanent TSB house price index…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Brennan ponders mandatory pensionsThe Government may have to "think the unthinkable" on mandatory pensions in the face of continued apathy, the Minister for Social…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
IAPF urges reform of annuitiesRising annuity costs threaten the pensions of more than 400,000 workers, industry leaders have warned the Government.Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Iseq ends on a low note over financials' lossesDublin report: Banks led the way as the Dublin market ended the week on a low note. The financials were 1Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
Financials push up share values in strong activityMarket Report: The Dublin market edged higher yesterday in decent volumes with most of the gains driven by the banks.Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
ISE proposes to end paper share certificatesPaper share certificates may shortly be consigned to history by the Irish Stock ExchangeTue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Elan to issue $1.15bn in new loan notesDrug company Elan has announced plans to exchange $1.15 billion (€940 million) in debt raised only last November.Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
IFSC companies welcome VAT case adjudicationCompanies operating in Dublin's Irish Financial Services Centre (IFSC) are welcoming a preliminary adjudication in a tax case…Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
Pension funds slip again as markets disappointPension funds slipped again last month after a disappointing performance by several key stock markets.Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Essner seeks a healthy future in DublinThe Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, yesterday officially opened a new €1Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Q&AMy mother currently holds 1,300 shares in AIB which she wishes to gift to meFri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
B of I maintains strong position on lacklustre IseqMarket report: Shares slipped slightly overall in Dublin yesterday, failing to follow the post-Labor Day lead from New York …Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
House price growth accelerates in JulyHouse prices growth accelerated in July although the annualised rate continued its downward trend, according to figures released…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Elan's former chairman cashes in 200,000 sharesElan's former chairman, Garo Armen, has cashed in 200,000 shares in the biotech group for a profit of more than $880,000 (€719…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
