Thirst for talent motivating firms to join acquisition trail
Large cohort of Irish businesses are mulling M&A prospects over the next year, says Aon
Aon
Aon launches new aviation division in Ireland to help manage sector risks
New division features Ireland’s only aviation insurance brokerage led by a team of aviation and insurance specialists
Pension auto-enrolment: Workers and consumers will pay for the scheme, say employers
Aon study also says more action is needed to address pensions gap that leaves women at a disadvantage in retirement
Aon profit grows with gains in investments and funds
Interest income rose nearly six times to €26 million in the first quarter of the year
Auto enrolment plan misses chance to address gender pensions gap
While more than half of men receive a private pension, fewer than one in three women receive the same benefit
Aon and Irish Life put pension cash into climate transition fund
The €500m fund established with Irish Life Investment Managers is first signal investment by new master trusts
Red Sea piracy becoming major headache for Irish businesses
Cyber-attacks and data breaches tops the list of risks for businesses in Ireland, according to major report by Aon
Aon global CEO sanguine on who wins next election, Press Up’s layoffs, and Ireland’s ranking for personal taxation
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Republic to remain attractive for overseas investors regardless of election winner, says Aon chief
Clients navigating increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape globally, says professional services firm
Telecoms and tech firms a highlight in otherwise quiet M&A market
Some 90% of firms unlikely to consider deal-making in next 12 months, according to Aon Ireland
Pension auto-enrolment in 2024 a ‘mammoth task’, says Aon Ireland chief
Deadline for ‘transformative scheme’ will be met, according to Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys
Rent rises slow, Ikea deal with Tesco, and Stripe investor looks to cash in some of its portfolio
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Gender pensions gap could be eliminated if the right reforms are put in place now
Auto-enrolment scheme offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a fairer and more equitable pensions system
Aon renews Irish women’s rugby sponsorship deal
Professional services group was the first official sponsor of the team back in 2014
Aon pre-lets Iput’s revamped former Ulster Bank riverside office block
Deal to occupy 32,000sq ft of city-centre space in new sustainability-focused building a boost for commercial property sector
Further Education: ‘It was one of those moments where the stars aligned’
Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship: three year programme leads to Level 8 honours degree
Disability assessments: ‘We’re burnt out, exhausted. Our savings are spent’
Parents battle to get vital assessments for schoolchildren with additional needs
Staff wellbeing: ‘The important thing is how people work, not where they work’
In the remote working age, looking after staff becomes critical – and more challenging
Rachael Ingle announced as chief executive of Aon Ireland
Ingle will oversee acceleration of firm’s growth strategy in newly created role
Insurance broker Lockton agrees Irish health and pension sector deals
Operation to buy health advisory consultant Total Health Cover and financial broker Ifat
Costs of extreme weather driven by climate change mounts, Christian Aid warns
Study cites 10 extreme weather events, each causing over $1.5bn in damage
Growth of hybrid work will see office come into its own in 2022
Businesses need spaces to foster interaction, collaboration, education and socialisation
Workday’s Irish arm posts revenues of just under $1bn
Software company employs more than 1,200 in the Republic
US regulator sues to halt Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm
Federal Trade Commission case is latest hurdle in multibillion-dollar chip mega-deal
Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s Barbarians grab chance to shine on big stage
Twickenham game in front of a record crowd showed what possibilities could lie in store
Cyberattacks identified as number one threat to Irish businesses
Survey by Aon ranks cyber risk ahead of economic slowdown and rising input prices
Warnings of market peak amid wave of ‘hot’ insurance broker deals
Consolidation at a tipping point amid surge in valuations, leading industry figure says
Businesses uncertain over hybrid working model, survey finds
Innovation, productivity and cyber security risks are central themes
Aon chief defends logic of failed $30bn Willis tie-up
Greg Case insists insurance broker is stronger after clash with US regulators
Extreme weather deals €34bn blow to global insurers in first half of 2021
Events around world led to worst start to the year for natural disaster claims in a decade
Aon’s $30bn acquisition of Willis Towers Watson collapses
US justice department says deal would create ‘big two’ in insurance broking and eliminate competition
Aylien takes top prize at financial services innovation awards
Other winners include Revolut, Hanover Re Ireland, Fund Recs and Mail Metrics
Cork-based Poppulo to merge with Four Winds Interactive
Deal values combined companies at $1bn, sources claim
Nearly a quarter of workers will operate remotely after pandemic
Research finds 44% of workers will do ‘hybrid’ of work from home and the office
Carney hire shows Stripe is no longer a plucky outsider
Online payments company has built up an impressive heavyweight executive board
Insurance broker McGill eyes $1bn of Irish hub business after Brexit switch
Dublin unit allows firm to continue to offer services to clients in Europe
Trump will not go quietly, and is unlikely to fade from public view
While the outgoing president may be free to peddle the baseless theory the election was ‘rigged’, he will not be able to escape legal scrutiny
Biden urges Congress to approve Covid relief package
Investigators in New York reported to have stepped up their inquiry into Trump tax affairs
Pension problems: Workers ‘leaving free money on the table’
Research finds most defined-contribution schemes not ready for auto-enrolment
Aon assembles back-to-work employers’ coalition to devise safety protocols
Initiative for Dublin will feed into global process of workers returning to offices
Deloitte was top Irish dealmaker in first half of this year
Big Four firm advised on eight deals, worth a combined $556m in the first six months of 2020, topping the league table here
Arachas plans to double size in five years after takeover
Dublin-based insurance broker to be rolled into UK brokerage group Ardonagh
Food and drink sector values diversity, new survey claims
But some employees say it is a box-ticking exercise
Dealmaking grinds to a halt on coronavirus impact
Activity falls to same level as nadir of financial crash
Aon to buy Willis for nearly $30bn in insurance mega-deal
All stock deal will create world’s largest insurance broker
US tech firm Greenhouse to open Dublin base as it eyes EMEA expansion
Move will likely see hiring software company take on more than 100 people for new office
Irish AI-risk intelligence provider Aylien raises €5m
Fundraise led by Finch Capital with participation from Atlantic Bridge, SOSV and EI
Westmeath Tesla components-maker Mergon gets multimillion-euro investment
Elysian Capital has taken a majority stake in Castlepollard-based Mergon Group
Offering certainty in an uncertain world
Ireland’s position as a destination of choice for US investment is underpinned by the certainty and stability of its offer
Arachas set to change hands as Sovereign plots exit
State’s largest independent general insurance broking group has over 250 employees
Up to 92,000 boom-era apartments may have defects, committee hears
Construction Defects Alliance says ‘hear no evil, see no evil approach’ cannot continue
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All eyes on Boeing as summer reporting season for airlines starts
Your business diary: Irish banks enter their reporting season under something of a cloud
KPMG eyes sale of £50bn British pension advisory business
Firm says it has received a number of approaches from potential buyers for division
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