Sean Keyes on investing: Why is nobody looking at this pension idea?
October 26, 2022 5:29 amThe Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is the professional body for actuaries in the UK. It’s the body that... View Article
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John Looby: With an obscure financial acronym sinking a British PM, it feels like 2008 all over again
October 25, 2022 5:44 amFinancial markets are laden with jargon. For participants, this might be helpful shorthand, but for everyone else, it can be... View Article
Will politicians who benefit from Ireland’s draconian libel regime change it? Don’t bet on it
October 24, 2022 3:14 amOn Wednesday 12 October, slightly after 2.00 pm, Michael McDowell did something that no news organisation or publisher would be... View Article
The UK’s search for an economic model, Ireland’s mortgage rules, and promiscuity for pensions. Rewinding the week that was
October 23, 2022 5:37 amIt would be easy to dismiss the political chaos in the UK in recent days as the logical outcome of... View Article
Bankers are not popular. But the new regime to hold them accountable is draconian and will undermine FDI
October 21, 2022 5:44 amWho would invest in Ireland’s financial sector? Two of the State’s largest retail banks are discontinuing their Irish operations and... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: Four steps to make Ireland a leader in offshore wind
October 20, 2022 5:20 amLast week’s column looked at the case for generating our own capacity in offshore wind. The argument was that we... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: without investors, it’s hard to do hard things
October 19, 2022 5:08 amThis month, out of the blue, the Biden administration sanctioned China’s semiconductor industry. It banned the sale of semiconductors to... View Article
We need to stay promiscuous. After all, my pension relies on it
October 18, 2022 3:17 amIt turns out that one of Ireland’s competitive advantages lies in our ability to get the shift. However, this is,... View Article
Jeremy Hunt might be able to calm the markets. But can he fix the UK’s productivity crisis?
October 17, 2022 8:28 pmJeremy Hunt’s appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer – and his quick abandonment of the various proposed tax cuts announced... View Article
John Looby: We should beware our shifting Overton window
October 17, 2022 5:11 amIn the confused aftermath of the Brexit Referendum in June 2016, the historic decision was framed insightfully by John Lanchester... View Article
