How green is my fund?
New EU rules mean all investment funds must disclose to investors how sustainability risks are taken into account in investment decisions
Lenders beginning to back buyers opting for green homes
Cheaper mortgage rates available for environmentally-friendly new and retrofitted homes
Trading the index: why exchange traded funds offer the best of both worlds
ETFs allow investors to diversify over an entire sector in a single investment while managing risk
Investor services group IQ-EQ to create 45 jobs in Co Clare
New roles come as company opens new Irish funds business
A globally important industry
The Irish funds industry administers more than 14,000 investment funds holding assets of €4.9 trillion managed by more than 500 global investment managers
China has been buying Irish: should we be worried?
Could Irish assets hoovered up by Chinese firms end up back on the market?
Funding the future
Ireland is home to 5 per cent of worldwide investment funds assets, making it the third largest global centre and the second largest in Europe
Irish Funds charity initiative heads for €1m funding mark
The basis.point youth-education project is expected to reach the figure next year
Overseas investors face 20% tax on property funds income
Finance Bill to give further details of measures to rein in offshore tax defaulters
Calls for more action to stop vulture funds using tax loophole
Michael Noonan’s changes to legislation seek to halt non-payment of taxes on profits
Irish Funds Industry Association in pact with Chinese counterpart
Move comes as Chinese asset managers look to internationalise business
New strategy for IFSC to be ready in first quarter of 2015
The IFSC has dropped from 10th to 70th since 2009 in the Global Financial Centres Index
New regulatory framework to allow for specialist loan funds
Move seen as response to increased demand for alternatives to bank finance
Asia Briefing: Ireland can win by backing China’s renminbi currency
More resources needed to promote Ireland’s financial sector in Asia
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