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Five factors that influence pensions

Five factors that influence pensions

Fiona Reddan looks at the impact of fees, performance, contributions, duration and tax relief

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 00:00
M&S charges Irish shoppers up to 39% more than UK counterparts for Christmas products

M&S charges Irish shoppers up to 39% more than UK counterparts for Christmas products

Retailer’s customers in Republic will pay more on Christmas turkeys, mince pies and trifles

Thu Oct 12 2017 - 06:34
Budget 2018: Cuts to income tax and USC set to save families up to €9 a week

Budget 2018: Cuts to income tax and USC set to save families up to €9 a week

‘Squeezed middle’ and low-income earners among main beneficiaries of income tax changes

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 19:24
Budget 2018: What the changes mean for you and your family

Budget 2018: What the changes mean for you and your family

From millennials to baby boomers almost all generations benefit but savings are muted

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 19:21
Budget 2018: Boost for families with a stay-at-home parent

Budget 2018: Boost for families with a stay-at-home parent

Increase in home carer’s credit means one-income families will pay €100 less tax a year

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 18:54
Budget 2018: Self-employed to pay €200 less in tax a year

Budget 2018: Self-employed to pay €200 less in tax a year

Earned-income credit rises to €1,150 but no relief on USC surcharge for those earning more than €100,000

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 18:20
Budget 2018: Lack of increase in inheritance tax threshold likely to disappoint

Budget 2018: Lack of increase in inheritance tax threshold likely to disappoint

Government signals no increase in tax-free threshold for parent-child transfers

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 15:04
Eight financial mistakes to avoid in your 40s

Eight financial mistakes to avoid in your 40s

Okay, it’s time to get serious. This decade is about setting you up for the latter half of your life

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 06:15
Budget 2018: Don’t go ‘overboard’ on spending or tax cuts Brian Hayes warns

Budget 2018: Don’t go ‘overboard’ on spending or tax cuts Brian Hayes warns

MEP opposes returning to mantra of ‘when you have it, spend it’ and urges government to stick to EU fiscal rules

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 12:02
EBS cuts mortgage rates – but no relief for variable rate borrowers

EBS cuts mortgage rates – but no relief for variable rate borrowers

AIB subsidiary cuts fixed rates by up to 55 basis points but standard variable rate unchanged

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 08:09
Cutting personal tax in Budget 2018 a key priority, survey finds

Cutting personal tax in Budget 2018 a key priority, survey finds

Irish business leaders also less concerned about impact of proposed US tax reforms

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:02
Budget 2018: Where does all your tax money go?

Budget 2018: Where does all your tax money go?

Servicing the national debt still accounts for 16% of spending - more than the spend on education, housing or justice

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 12:06
State fund to lend up to €50m for Cherrywood infrastructure

State fund to lend up to €50m for Cherrywood infrastructure

Debt facility will enable Hines to fund development of new south Dublin town centre

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 11:03
Haven follows AIB with mortgage rate cut

Haven follows AIB with mortgage rate cut

Lender drops rates to as low as 2.75% as competition in mortgage market heats up

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 08:42
Nimbyism alive and well in south Dublin planning objections

Nimbyism alive and well in south Dublin planning objections

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown cases show objections do not equate to refusals

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 06:00
Pan European pensions on sale in Ireland by 2019

Pan European pensions on sale in Ireland by 2019

It’s been a long time in coming but the PEPP will offer portability and better choice to Irish pension savers

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 17:34
Housing crisis? No wonder: Ireland has EU’s top rental yields

Housing crisis? No wonder: Ireland has EU’s top rental yields

Ireland tops buy-to-let league table, at 7.08%, making it attractive to investors

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 14:20
Dublin pub sales fall in first nine months of the year

Dublin pub sales fall in first nine months of the year

Sale of 16 pubs including JJ Smyth’s on Aungier Street top €17m

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 13:41
Budget 2018: Five ways you might benefit next Tuesday - and one way you won’t

Budget 2018: Five ways you might benefit next Tuesday - and one way you won’t

With a week to go some Budget measures now look very likely

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 10:37
The generation game: The budget winners and losers in the past decade

The generation game: The budget winners and losers in the past decade

Which age group has won the most in the budgets since 2008?

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 05:45
BoI launches market-beating 2.5% deposit rate – for children

BoI launches market-beating 2.5% deposit rate – for children

Young Saver Account will pay interest on balances up to €5,000 at a bonus rate of 2.5%

Mon Oct 02 2017 - 16:45
Generation X ‘highly leveraged’ and most vulnerable to rate hikes

Generation X ‘highly leveraged’ and most vulnerable to rate hikes

Central Bank report sounds warning on interest rates to boom-time property buyers

Mon Oct 02 2017 - 12:01
Passing on wealth tax efficiently

Passing on wealth tax efficiently

At Investec, they’re noting a growing interest in Section 72 life policies, which covers the cost of settling an inheritance tax bill in the event of your death

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 00:00
A defence of finance drawing on the arts

A defence of finance drawing on the arts

The route to instilling more of an ethical compass in finance is by putting it through a prism of art and literature, argues new book by Harvard professor

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 05:49
BidX1 cuts reserve prices ahead of Wednesday’s auction

BidX1 cuts reserve prices ahead of Wednesday’s auction

Billed as Europe’s biggest online property auction, over 300 properties will go under the hammer tomorrow

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 11:34
House prices: Ireland third in the world for price growth

House prices: Ireland third in the world for price growth

Global housing boom looks to be losing momentum but Ireland is still one of the best performing

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 09:58
Ireland v the rest of the world: Do we pay too much tax?

Ireland v the rest of the world: Do we pay too much tax?

Relatively little of burden placed on lower-income earners but ‘squeezed middle’ feel pinch

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00
Irish homeowners older getting on property ladder than in UK

Irish homeowners older getting on property ladder than in UK

Number of under-30s buying home in Ireland has plummeted but has risen in UK

Mon Sept 25 2017 - 13:35
Revenue to track rental income from landlords for first time

Revenue to track rental income from landlords for first time

Tax authority stepping up interest in residential landlords as housing crisis deepens

Mon Sept 25 2017 - 12:34
Revenues fall at Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta

Revenues fall at Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta

Cuisine de France manufacturer hit by rising costs and falling revenues in North America

Mon Sept 25 2017 - 06:59
Middle-income earners will still bear brunt of tax burden

Middle-income earners will still bear brunt of tax burden

Budget promises unlikely to lighten load on ‘squeezed middle’ in any significant way

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 18:21
Budget 2018: Tax savings for middle income earners might be as little as €200

Budget 2018: Tax savings for middle income earners might be as little as €200

Irish Tax Institute figures show €1,000 increase in 20% band would see the average earner save less than €200 a year

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 11:00
Don’t cut taxes in the Budget - Neri

Don’t cut taxes in the Budget - Neri

Case for cutting taxes ‘extremely weak’ given need for housing and infrastructure, economic institute says

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 09:02
Housing: Who are the cash buyers and how come there’s so many of them?

Housing: Who are the cash buyers and how come there’s so many of them?

Central Bank chief Philip Lane says cash buyers limit ability to control house prices

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 05:37
Property prices on track to surpass Celtic Tiger highs by 2020

Property prices on track to surpass Celtic Tiger highs by 2020

Price rises outside Dublin to lag capital by a year, new study by Savills predicts

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 05:30
Irish Life Health members get discounted access to new minor injury clinics

Irish Life Health members get discounted access to new minor injury clinics

Affidea readies two new express care clinics with more to follow

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 13:36
Developers reluctant to build apartments, new figures show

Developers reluctant to build apartments, new figures show

Planning permission for apartments up just 2.7 per cent year on year in second quarter

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 12:33
Dalata acquires additional 33 suites at Clarion Liffey Valley

Dalata acquires additional 33 suites at Clarion Liffey Valley

Irish hotel group takes another step towards full ownership of Dublin hotel

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 07:22
Dermot Desmond’s Dublin casino is still in the red

Dermot Desmond’s Dublin casino is still in the red

Latest figures for The Sporting Emporium show accumulated losses of €3.5m

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 18:13
One in 10 homeowners are still behind on mortgage repayments

One in 10 homeowners are still behind on mortgage repayments

Central Bank figures also show that almost one in five buy-to-let mortgages are still in arrears

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 13:45
Lidl on Grafton Street? It must be a pop-up

Lidl on Grafton Street? It must be a pop-up

German discount grocer brings new meaning to ‘fast fashion’ with pop-up store to showcase Heidi Klum fashion range

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 08:53
Medical cards: What do they give you and how do you get one?

Medical cards: What do they give you and how do you get one?

Free GP, lower tax rates, cheaper childcare, free school bus- medical cards bring more benefits than you might expect

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 05:24
Shares dive as Providence hits water in Irish oil well

Shares dive as Providence hits water in Irish oil well

Irish oil and gas explorer currently plugging and abandoning the well prospect

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 21:44
Dublin’s reputation as global financial centre improves

Dublin’s reputation as global financial centre improves

Irish capital up three spots to 30, but still behind Luxembourg and Frankfurt

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 21:03
Consumer sentiment weakens in August

Consumer sentiment weakens in August

Back-to-school costs and scepticism about economic recovery dampen spending

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 00:01
PetroNeft completes drilling of well at Russian oil field

PetroNeft completes drilling of well at Russian oil field

Test confirms that Sibkrayevskoye is a large oil field

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 21:18
Irish coffee: The strategy behind Starbucks’ sprawl

Irish coffee: The strategy behind Starbucks’ sprawl

With 73 outlets in Ireland, the chain has been rebuked for opening shops without planning

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 20:17
Fiscal council warns that Brexit effect may be ‘harsher’ than expected

Fiscal council warns that Brexit effect may be ‘harsher’ than expected

Independent body urges Government there is only room for ‘moderate’ tax cuts in budget

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 10:08
Budget 2018: We are down to the wire. Here’s what we think is going to happen

Budget 2018: We are down to the wire. Here’s what we think is going to happen

Will Donohoe and Varadkar magic up some ‘fiscal space’?

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 05:03
Exchequer returns point to limited Budget wriggle room

Exchequer returns point to limited Budget wriggle room

Latest numbers show Government’s tax take still trails projection by €209m

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
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