B of I to repay students ATM dutyRefunds: Bank of Ireland is to repay €390,000 in annual Government stamp duty on ATM cards to second-level student account- …Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
NIB brings in risk-based pricingNational Irish Bank (NIB) has become the first credit card provider in the Republic to introduce risk-based pricing.Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
PLATINUM OR GOLD: things to watch out for when switching cardsSwitching to a card with a lower introductory interest rate may increase the eventual cost of your repayments if the balance …Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Insurers find wider waistlines are leading to shrinking profitsExpanding waistlines are about to eat into life assurance companies' profits, as obesity catches up with smoking as the leading…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Stamp duty makes shopping around costlyThe Government is preventing consumers from getting the best deal on credit cards by imposing annual stamp duty of €40 on each…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Hold on interest rate cut gives savers a breatherFinancial institutions plan to target the deposit account sector with attractive new productsFri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Property lures across frontiers with promise of better returnsInterest in UK and European commercial property is rising, with private syndicates and traditional property funds pitching products…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
IAIM reports upswing in retail funds marketInvestor confidence returned in 2003 as the value of retail investment products under management grew by 17 per cent, according…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Standard Life demutualisation will bring windfall for someAround 90,000 Irish members of life assurer Standard Life are in line for windfalls following the company's announcement that…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Warning on fund investment plansWidely used investment strategies may not be an appropriate way for members of defined contribution (DC) schemes to get the level…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Breath of fresh air cuts premiumCase study: Declan Kennedy knows all about the benefits of clean airFri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
ISFRA to consider tracker bond codeThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA) is considering developing a code of conduct on advertising and marketing…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Early intervention: key to normal speechOne in 700 babies in Ireland are born with a cleft lip and palate, a condition that results from incomplete development of the…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Pensions prove to be not so portable after allWhat was promised under the Pensions Amendment Act 2002 may not actually exist. Laura Slattery reportsFri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Mortgage discounts can muddy the watersDiscounts on variable and short-term fixed-rate mortgages create unfairness and make mortgages less transparent than they could…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Ulster Bank ups free banking thresholdUlster Bank is to raise the threshold for free transaction banking on personal current accounts to €500 as part of its review…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Drivers who shop around can save 50% on insuranceDrivers can save between 30 and 50 per cent on their motor insurance by shopping around, the second cost survey of the market…Thu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
B of I cuts tracker mortgage rate for new clients to 2.95%Competition in the mortgage market stepped up again yesterday as Bank of Ireland introduced new tiered interest rates on its …Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Tight timeframe for new share buyersConsumers not put off by the last Eircom shares debacle can opt to invest in the telecoms company a second time around - but …Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Pension Board sues trustees over delayThe trustees of two occupational pension schemes have been successfully prosecuted by the Pensions Board for failure to provide…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Self-administered pensions open to wider groupA new measure allowing occupational pension schemes to borrow for investment purposes will open up self-administered schemes …Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry into Morrogh collapse confirmedThree working parties will be set up to examine the consequences of the collapse three years ago of Ireland's smallest stockbroker…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Consumers must fund regulation - brokersConsumers should have to pay for the cost of regulating the financial services sector, according to three professional associations…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Broker criticises report for being 'completely one sided'"Don't blame the broker," is Mr Derek Fitzgerald's response to the Competition Authority's preliminary report on competition …Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Advisers claim 90-second house loan is on wayNew technology being backed by the Independent Mortgage Advisers Federation (IMAF) could cut the time it takes brokers to secure…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Findings ignore insurers' practices, says IBABrokers have strongly rejected many findings of the Competition Authority's preliminary report on the non-life insurance industry…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Health policy equality at riskRatings: Health insurance in Ireland works on a principle known as "community rating"Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Targeting a tracker mortgage could pay dividendsInterest rates will not exceed a set percentage above the ECB base rate,writes Laura SlatteryFri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Dedicated to bringing all that tax back home within a fortnightTaxback.com has linked with AIB and Bank of Ireland to bring its service to 30,000 Irish people who work abroad each year, writes…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Do you both feel the same about getting in the red?You're in love and want to share everything but money rows account for agreat many divorces so find out if you and your loved…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
VHI will sell travel insuranceVHI Healthcare, the State-owned health insurer, is to start selling annual travel insurance cover as it moves to diversify its…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Workers shy away from PRSAsNo pension contributions are being made to over 95 per cent of employer-designated Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Travel pass scheme widenedBenefit in Kind: Tax exemptions on travel passes paid for by employers have been extended to include LUAS services, it was announced…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Older people can find it is not very easy to get creditCredit institutions that use full-time employment as a condition for advancing consumer loans are discriminating against older…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Equity SSIAs finally coming into their ownThe markets are reviving and those investors who opted for the equity SSIA could be smiling all the way to the bank, writes Laura…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Brokers pick stocks for the confident investorNCB and Merrion Stockbrokers think European equities should continue to outperform their US counterparts, writes Laura Slattery…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Hibernian sales fall but share of market growsHibernian Life & Pensions has reported a 29 per cent drop in sales in 2003. The value of new business fell to €115Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
Life assurer cuts policy payoutsOne of Ireland's largest life assurers, Hibernian, yesterday cut the final payouts and lowered annual bonuses for most of its…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Permanent TSB says mortgage lending on the way upMortgage lending will increase strongly again in 2004, but the rate of growth in house prices will slow down, according to Permanent…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Tesco to pay credit card duty for a yearTesco Personal Finance is to pay the €40 Government stamp duty for the first year for new Tesco Visa credit cardholders, as part…Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Remortgaging - a financial and emotive issue in 2003In a year in which interest rates fell to unprecedented levels and house prices continued to climb, lenders tried to find new…Fri Jan 02 2004 - 00:00
UK credit law revamp welcomedPoliticians in Northern Ireland have welcomed a radical overhaul of UK consumer credit laws amid concerns that loan sharks are…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Car insurance costs vary by 500% - IFSRAThe financial watchdog's survey found that differences in the comprehensive motor premiums quoted by eight insurers for eight…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Over-regulation blunts edge for financial sector, says lobby groupOver-regulation of the financial sector is damaging the competitiveness of the Irish economy, the chairman of Financial Services…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Mortgage package offers cheaper alternativeA good mortgage broker will help potential property buyers shop around for the best mortgage, whether that entails the highest…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Festive hangover in store for the unwary shopperAs long as yesterday's Budget hasn't completely destroyed family finances everywhere, the festive shopping season will continue…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Online tax delay may cost businessDelays using the Revenue Commissioners' online tax-filing system may have cost Irish businesses €3 million, according to the …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Money is a gift when you're stumped for present ideasSecond-guessing other people's tastes while barging your way through city crowds and formulating a successful queue strategy …Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
What is likely to happen to your spending power?The contents of the Minister for Finance's speech on Budget Day next Wednesday will affect the net income and spending power …Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Bogus accountholders seek Dail committee hearingA group representing former holders of bogus non-resident accounts who claim they were misled by banks into opening the accounts…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
