Schemes fail on funding rulesFour out of 10 defined benefit pension schemes failed to meet their statutory funding requirements in 2004, according to the …Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Brennan considers mandatory pension systemsMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan has asked the Pensions Board to look at how best it can use the savings…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Consumers could save €100 on current account fees - IfsraConsumers could save up to €100 a year on their current account fees by choosing the right account, the Irish Financial Services…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
B of I urges SSIA style bonuses for pensionsThe Government should encourage the take-up of pensions by replacing the existing tax relief on contributions with SSIA-style…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Make sure taxman gets eBay cutBob Geldof's least favourite online retailer, eBay, is also unloved by the taxman.Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Opting for index-linking may not be the right moveHow much life assurance cover does someone with a young family need to buy?Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Equitable's Irish investors could still get refundsThousands of Irish investors who lost money after the crisis at insurance company Equitable Life have been given hope of compensation…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Rabobank gains 1,300 Irish clients in first monthDutch group Rabobank has attracted almost €50 million in deposits from Irish savers just a month after entering the Irish market…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Eagle Star tops mortgage protection surveyEagle Star has emerged as the cheapest company for mortgage protection life assurance in a new survey by the financial regulator…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Lenders oppose proposed ban on unsolicited creditFinancial institutions have objected to a proposed ban on unsolicited pre-approved loans and restrictions on the circumstances…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Commercial property can yield returns close to homeDespite talk of investment hotspots as far-flung as South Africa, Dubai and Bulgaria, it would seem that Irish investors are …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Local authority charges 'crippling' tourist industryInsurance premiums in the Republic remain up to 50 per cent higher than those in the UK, the Irish Hotels' Federation (IHF) warned…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Those high on equity can get low on rates"You have been chosen to participate in an invitation-only, limited-time event!Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Non-insured drivers force up premiums by as much as 7%Law-abiding motorists are paying 6 to 7 per cent extra in insurance premiums to cover the cost of claims against uninsured drivers…Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Housing project avails of non-profit EBS loansEBS Building Society has agreed to provide non-profit mortgages to the housing charity, Habitat for Humanity (HFH).Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Clearing your way to a lower income tax billWorkers often grumble about the amount of tax that turns their monthly pay from an acceptable, if not respectable, gross sum …Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Sometimes the taxman fails to pay his fair dueFor most PAYE workers, the delight of filling out a tax return is something they can happily skip: their total liability to tax…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Paddywagon fleet has a lot more 'ceol agus craic' in storeCathal O'Connell, backpacker-turned-budget-tour-operator, was in Killarney the June night five years ago when one of his drivers…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Value of motor insurance premiums fell 10% in 2004The value of motor insurance business fell in 2004 for the first time in recent years as insurance companies suffered the impact…Tue May 24 2005 - 01:00
No paper trails for new online bank RaboDirectA middle-aged man exuberantly professes to his female companion that he has found the woman of his dreams.Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Jury is out on success of Piab in speeding up claimsPeople injured at work or on the roads have only themselves to blame - or at least that's how insurance underwriters and litigation…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Consumers could be paying over the odds for pre-2001 pensionsSome pensions investors are unwittingly paying huge charges and commissions on pension plans sold prior to the introduction of…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
ISME says PRSAs should be scrapped and replacedPersonal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) should be scrapped and replaced by a long-term savings product along the lines of…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
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
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
