Trusting in the banks againQ&A: I note from The Irish Times of October 19th that the following banks are offering the best rates of interest on deposits…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Rise in Tysabri sales boosts ElanIncreasing sales for its key multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri helped Elan to narrow its losses in the third quarter and the company…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Boston Scientific to cut 2,300 jobsIreland is likely to escape the worst of the job cuts announced by medical devices group Boston Scientific.Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Elan's shares rise after move to sell by partnerShares in biopharma group Elan jumped sharply yesterday on news that its US partner in the Tysabri multiple sclerosis drug programme…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Calculating CGTQ&A: I own shares in the company I worked for through an employee share ownership schemeFri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
New courses in fund managementFinancial services is becoming an increasingly complex world - and not just for its customersFri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Decline in house prices accelerating, index showsThe decline in house prices is accelerating, according to data from the latest Permanent TSB / ESRI house price index, with prices…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Not on the doubleQ & A: I moved €21,000 from a high interest deposit account in Bank A to a holding account in my mortgage bankFri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Turmoil stalls pension fundsIrish pension funds stalled in September as markets struggled to cope with the fallout from the Northern Rock crisis.Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Cautious reaction to charge by financialsYou know market traders are having a bad quarter when even a rise of close to 3 per cent in the key financial stocks on the Irish…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
ESRI suggests drop in house prices will not harm spendingThe downturn in housing prices is unlikely to impact adversely of consumer spending, according to research presented yesterday…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Irish oil explorer Tullow to join prestigious FTSE 100 indexIrish oil explorer Tullow was last night confirmed as a member of Britain's elite FTSE 100 index following a regular review of…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Blame GameCredit rating agencies are being blamed to the recent market crises, but there have been indications of the crash for some time…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
US broker liquidates €220m in CFDsIrish investments worth more than €220 million held through contracts for difference (CFDs) have been liquidated by broker Cantor…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Average pension fund lost 0.6% in AugustPension funds lost money in August for the third month in a row, according to figures published yesterday.Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Paying a high price for market volatilityBusiness Opinion : One of the few certainties amid the fallout from the current market volatility is that lawsuits are likely…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
US credit crisis leads to sell-off at €6bn Irish fundAnother Dublin-based investment fund has run into trouble as the US subprime crisis continued to affect broader markets.Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Call to encourage ethnic businessesExcessive red tape and a lack of Government funding for training schemes means the State is failing to tap into the entrepreneurial…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
FDA rules to benefit medical device firmsThe United States Congress is close to approving new rules that will ease access to the US market for small Irish firms in the…Wed Aug 22 2007 - 01:00
Waterford expects growth in salesGiftware group Waterford Wedgwood expects to return to sales growth in the final quarter of the year.Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:00
Calculating capital gains tax liability on second propertyQ&A: I own a house in a Dublin suburb and 11 years ago I bought the building directly beside meFri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Awkward pension planQ & A: In an interesting recent article of yours (I have cut it out, omitting the date unfortunately), you talk about the…Fri Aug 03 2007 - 01:00
Launch of rival drug sees Elan's losses hit $141mIrish biotech group Elan has reported higher than expected losses in the second quarter as generic competition emerged for one…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Aurelius to confirm Wellman takeoverGerman investment group Aurelius is expected to confirm the takeover of the Irish operation of Wellman International this week…Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
Ernst & Young accused over auditsUS regulators have accused Ernst & Young auditors of not possessing adequate technical training and proficiency when they…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Payment of $2.3m agreed to settle chargesFour former executives of Irish e-learning group SmartForce have agreed to pay $2.3 million (€1Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Court rules 'no-show' deposits not liable to VATDeposits paid by customers who subsequently fail to show up will no longer be liable to VAT after a landmark ruling at the European…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Active interestQ&A: My wife had a five-year loan with First Active that was paid off on the March 2nd, 2007Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Windfall for tour operators after battle over VATIrish tour operators are in line for a windfall after the Revenue Commissioners conceded a 10-year battle over VAT.Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Ryanair moves higher in active tradingRyanair continued its recovery yesterday, hitting its best level in a fortnight on a day when the Dublin market as a whole enjoyed…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Pension funds suffer from market volatilityPension funds paid the price as the Irish stock markets fell 5.2 per cent last monthWed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
NCB deemed market's most accurate brokerNCB is the most accurate broker overall in the Irish market, according to analyst research group AQMon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Boost for Irish pensionsStrong equity markets in May have given Irish pension funds a significant boostWed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Matured SSIA and the capital gainsQUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Reading a couple of letters in your 'Q&A' column last Friday has prompted me to query the payout…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
SSIA payoutsQ&A : My wife and I took out two SSIAs at €253 each (why €253, don't ask me)Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Pension funds boosted by global stocksIrish pension funds recorded a strong performance in April, with the average managed fund producing a 1Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Elan sees pre-tax losses widenPre-tax losses widened at biotech group Elan in the first quarter despite a 31 per cent rise in sales.Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Crosbie buys two Waterford radio stationsThomas Crosbie Holdings has bought control of two Waterford radio stations - WLR and Beat FMSat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Pension funds end first quarter with gainsIrish pension funds ended the first quarter of 2007 with moderate gains after recovering from the sharp equity market "correction…Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
House prices stall in first quarterHouse prices have stalled in the first three months of the year, according to figures compiled by Permanent TSB and the Economic…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
Growth in demand for credit falls below 25%The growth in demand for credit fell below 25 per cent last month for the first time since August 2004.Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Pension fund assets rise by 12.6%Irish pension funds adopted a more active approach to asset management last year, according to a study published yesterdayFri Mar 30 2007 - 01:00
Decline in Asian markets hits trade surplusExports of goods to almost all Asian markets fell last year as Ireland's trade surplus narrowed for the fourth year in succession…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Different taxes cannot be offsetQ&A: I invested in the Quinn Life Euro Equity Bond in March 2000, an adventure that is currently showing a loss of over €…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Red Bull man aims for fruitful cider bullseyeSpotting trends is Barry Connolly's business. And, as the man behind Red Bull in Ireland, his record is there for all to seeFri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Drop in readers for all titles bar 'Irish Times'Figures published today show that The Irish Times had an average daily readership of 336,000 last year.Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Late February drop puts pension funds into redTwo days of turmoil at the end of February were enough to plunge Irish pension funds into the red for the monthTue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Euro-zone growth fuels rate rise fearsInterest rates are set to rise further following better than expected economic growth across the euro zone in the last quarter…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
DCC star performer in sluggish marketMarket Report: DCC was the star performer yesterday in a Dublin market that was generally sluggishThu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Irish investment group to acquire US property firm for $41mDublin investment group Sorrento Structuring has made its first significant acquisition with a $41 million (€31Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
