People happy to pay more for sustainable products, survey says
Royal London survey also found that younger people have little faith in green credentials of financial service companies
Royal London
Two-thirds of people say buying a home more difficult than ever – survey
Prices of new homes in Ireland have more than doubled since 2013, emphasising how hard it is to secure a home now
Nearly half of Irish adults believe their 60s will be most expensive decade in retirement
Views expressed changed depending on how close the respondents were to retirement, survey by life insurance company Royal London Ireland finds
Early retirement: People would give up a fifth of State pension if allowed payment at 60, survey finds
Welfare rules allow deferral of State pension in return for a higher payment but survey finds greater support for flexibility to take pension early
Irish arm of Royal London delivers record new business sales
Group’s accounts show Irish operation paid out over 98% of claims, totalling €57m, to customers
One in 10 homeowners face mortgage payments past 70, survey finds
People are buying homes at a later age, giving them less time in their working lives to repay the loans
Many don’t trust financial services companies on ESG pledges, survey shows
Younger people sceptical of environment and social pledges made by banks and insurers, says survey
Stay-at-home parents are providing services worth €54,590, says study
More than nine in 10 people sharply undervalue what it would cost to care for home and family in absence of home-based parent
One in five people in Ireland never carry cash, survey finds
A survey has found that one in five people in Ireland never carry any cash, and of those that do almost one third carry €20 or less.
Royal London Ireland boosts sales to €238m
Company entered individual pension market last year with approved retirement fund and personal retirement bond products
Is it even worth going back to work after having children?
Making a decision to give up work should be more than just a matter of crunching the impact of tax and childcare costs
Financial pressure will force many people to work beyond retirement age, survey finds
Royal London says almost three in 10 workers feel they will not be able to retire at 66, with another quarter working longer by choice
House price growth eases, Royal London to offer pensions here, and Tesco’s Irish food exports
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Royal London Ireland expands into pensions market
Subsidiary of UK mutual insurance society is launching a range of products for retirement savers through financial brokers
Call for change to ‘unfair’ taxation on cohabiting couples
One in eight Irish families lose out on tax and pension benefits because they are not married, Royal London says
Extra €100 electricity charge, Brendan Mullin and €2m judgement, and Love Island’s ratings
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Royal London ‘monitoring’ for post-Brexit impact on Irish insurance unit
Regulatory divergence ‘could result in the loss of some element of efficiency’ in operating model, accounts says
Insurance can pay inheritance tax bills... at a price
Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions
Workers have little idea of the cost of retirement income
Only one in four workers accurate in how much needed to save for €200 weekly pension
Children’s charity boss welcomes new insurance policy
Jack & Jill’s Hugo Jellett backs the provision of child-specified illness cover from birth
How much is a stay-at-home parent worth?
Survey finds Irish underestimate cost of stay-at-home parenting
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