Sean Keyes on investing: Superstar companies and sick economies
December 7, 2022 4:57 amThe most important statistic in the world is surely growth in output per hour worked (or productivity). Growth in output... View Article
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COP and gone: What do global climate talks mean for my business?
December 7, 2022 4:57 amNo doubt you watched or listened to the coverage of COP27 on the news. There was much debate about whether... View Article
Our survey says: Finance professionals share their views on the future of work, the energy crisis and their own career outlook
December 5, 2022 5:59 amThe Panel surveyed our senior candidates (predominantly, but not exclusively, finance candidates with salaries greater than €80,000) on their current... View Article
Colm McCarthy: Qatar is not the only country building white elephant stadiums
December 3, 2022 3:40 amIreland has plenty of sports stadiums but not very many fixtures that attract big crowds. There are three large modern... View Article
Sean Keyes: The banker pay cap had to go. We were cutting off our noses to spite our faces
December 2, 2022 4:42 pmIt’s one of Paschal Donohoe’s last acts as Minister for Finance: lifting the salary cap on Bank of Ireland, allowing... View Article
Patents, intellectual property and politics: A new infrastructure for our ideas
December 1, 2022 5:35 amPatents are incredibly important devices. They grant the holder exclusive rights for an invention. The invention could be a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to an existing problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Patents are... View Article
Sean Keyes on investing: what bravery buys you
November 30, 2022 4:25 amA theme of this email is that it’s useful to assume the market price is approximately right. It’s safer than... View Article
Sinead O’Sullivan: You’re kidding yourself if you think the financial markets are anything but Jurassic Park chaos
November 29, 2022 5:39 amIf I were to give anybody a piece of advice on how to live their most interesting and fulfilled lives,... View Article
Ponder Brexit and the Falklands: Deluded gestures can backfire spectacularly
November 28, 2022 5:55 amNobody needs to invest in the UK. Few need to own sterling. In practice, the UK faces an immovable fiscal... View Article
Bungalow Bliss: How rural Ireland built its own homes and laid the foundations for a culture war
November 26, 2022 4:14 amIn the 1970s in Ireland, you could buy a copy of the house design catalogue Bungalow Bliss for 90p, build... View Article
