Bank of Ireland reinstates 4% rate on SSIA top-upsBank of Ireland has reinstated its 4 per cent interest rate on top-ups to fixed-rate Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
IAPF defends tax relief for pensionsRemoving higher-rate tax relief from pensions would be a severe disincentive to retirement saving and a major blow to over 750…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Employers 'not doing enough' when it comes to PRSAsIt's National Pensions Action Week, and the Pensions Board has asked employers to allow time for staff to get advice on their…Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
Mortgage on offer to help investorsBank of Scotland Ireland is introducing a new buy-to-let mortgage from mid-May, offering competitive interest rates between 3…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
New investment opportunity on the IseqA diversified portfolio limits investors' losses in the event of a much-fancied share crashing unexpectedly, but buying a range…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
ESRI urges curtailing tax breaks on private pensionsThe Government should consider curtailing the tax breaks on occupational and personal pensions to contain the cost to the Exchequer…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Dutch bank offers Irish consumers online productsDutch financial institution Rabobank is offering competitive savings accounts and investment funds online following the launch…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Standard bids to win back clients with new fundsStandard Life Ireland this week launched a suite of 38 new investment funds in a bid to reverse a recent disastrous decline in…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Premiums back to 1999 levels, say insurersInsurance premiums have fallen back to 1999 levels with more reductions likely if the Government follows through on its insurance…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Drugs Payment Scheme: how it worksAround 1.4 million people or 35 per cent of the population qualify for the Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS), the scheme under which…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Where there is a will there is a way to limit taxBequeathing a house or business need not lead to a huge bill from the taxman, writes Laura SlatteryFri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Games firm to create 50 jobsA video games software developer is to create around 50 high-skilled jobs in Dublin's Digital Hub with the support of IDA Ireland…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Broderick seeks meeting over B of I overchargingThe Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) is to seek a meeting with Bank of Ireland chief executive Brian Goggin to ask for…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
B of I faces €15m bill for overcharging clientsA new overcharging fiasco hit the banking sector yesterday as Bank of Ireland admitted it had mistakenly overcharged 65,000 customers…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
B of I mortgages for affordable housingBank of Ireland has started processing mortgage applications for people who have been allocated a house through local authority…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Technical error affects 60,000 B of I accountsThe accounts of 60,000 Bank of Ireland customers have been thrown into chaos after a technical difficulty meant electronic payments…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
No more extra credit charges for April foolsApril 1st, the date that traditionally gives licence to all manner of practical joke players, is also the day on which the Government…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Equitable Life losers urged to seek redress with CommissionThe European Commission is the only hope of compensation for Irish investors who lost money as a result of the crisis at the …Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Financial arbitrator yet to be appointedThe recruitment process for appointing a new statutory financial services ombudsman is "at a fairly advanced stage", the Department…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Insurance sector extends genetic codeA voluntary code of practice on the use of genetic test results by the insurance industry is to be extended until the end of …Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Price slowdown gives first-timers spaceCity-dwellers are by now well used to new clusterings of cranes signalling the further expansion of the suburbs: some 77,000 …Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Cuts may affect customer serviceThe news that Bank of Ireland is to axe 2,100 jobs as part of a restructuring programme has led to accusations that the cuts …Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Some branches may be replacedBank of Scotland Ireland (BOSI) is to open more than 50 branches between November 2005 and mid-2006, following its acquisition…Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Vacancies in private sector firms fall to 6% - Fas/ESRIVacancies in private sector firms reached their lowest level at the end of last year since July 2003, a new survey from Fás and…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Credit cards move to PinsMore people are now able to make a credit card payment using a personal identification number (Pin) than signing a receipt, the…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Pay your money and take your chancesA lottery win, an inheritance, a compensation award, a work bonus or a smart investment can throw up a nice lump sum and with…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Ifsra warning to elderlyElderly investors should be particularly wary of promises of high returns or income, according to the Irish Financial Services…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Surgery DVDs to be sold to developing countriesReality Surgery, a Dublin-based company that produces DVDs of surgical procedures for training purposes, is to provide its library…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Hibernian chief plans to cure ailing pension profitsTony O'Riordan, managing director of Hibernian Life & Pensions, is not quite as ecstatic as you might expect in a week in…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Savings scheme proposedThe Government should introduce a flexible investment account to encourage long-term saving for retirement and promote continued…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
State aid out of reach for many full-time carersThe long-term illness of an elderly family member is not a prospect that many people like to think about and, when they have …Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Credit unions not in favour of proposed rule changesThe Irish League of Credit Unions is objecting to proposals by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Ifsra) to apply…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Ifsra invites proposals on probity rules for executivesThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Ifsra) has launched a public consultation on how it should ensure that the…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Trustee of pension plan fined €1,000The trustee of an Iberia Airlines pension plan for its Irish workers has been successfully prosecuted by the Pensions Board for…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Group to examine pension tax issuesThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Brennan, is to set up a working group to investigate the prudential and tax issues…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Regulator's plans would relax some rules controlling cold-callingThe rules relating to unsolicited contact or cold-calling will be relaxed in some areas if new proposals by the Irish Financial…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Switch on the double to avoid money troubleMany first-time buyers think if they get their mortgage from their bank, they will get more favourable terms - a bigger loan - …Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Pension deficit hits €3.3bnThe 10 biggest Irish plcs have a combined pension deficit of €3Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Radisson to create 145 jobs in CorkHotel chain Radisson SAS is to create 100 full-time jobs and up to 45 part-time jobs in Cork when it opens a new hotel in Little…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
A portrait of the working artistMs Louise Walsh, a sculptor and lecturer at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), knows only too well the way in which…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Simply Mortgages offers best deal to travellersEverybody's favourite no-frills airline, Ryanair, came under fire earlier this month when it decided to add an unwanted frill…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Risk-takers set to win highest returns on SSIAsPeople who chose equity-based Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs) rather than safer deposit SSIAs are on target to receive…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Bank switching will still incur dutyConsumers who switch bank accounts will continue to be penalised by Government stamp duty rules until January 2006, it emerged…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Relief for overseas pensionsPeople who contribute to pension schemes located in other EU member states will benefit from tax relief at Irish rates, it was…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Firms are liable if incorrect direct debits takenDirect debits are a convenient way to pay utility bills, insurance premiums and various subscriptions, as well as being the standard…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Film tax break conditions easedThe condition that at least 75 per cent of the production work on a film must be carried out within the State to receive tax …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Post-SSIA spending spree unlikelyThe cost to the State of the Special Savings Incentive Account (SSIA) initiative could rise by up to €500 million if savers increased…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Investors need to act soon to avail of generous Section 23 tax reliefProperty investors who want to reduce the tax liability on their rental income should act now in order to avail of tax shelters…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Breaking up is hard to do with a homeMortgages before marriage are now increasingly common in the Republic as the boom in property prices has pushed couples into …Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
