We need to raise taxes to save our SMEs. Where could these taxes come from?
September 18, 2020 5:25 amAt the start of the crisis, thinking by economists on the impact of the lockdown went something like this: by... View Article
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Ireland’s 33% CGT rate is utterly untenable in the current climate. Thankfully, it seems the government now knows that too
September 17, 2020 4:50 amPaschal Donohoe is not an abrasive or a prickly type of politician. He rarely raises his voice during debates or... View Article
From corporate boots on the ground in Latin America to international poker champion
September 16, 2020 5:00 amOn April 29, 1977, the month after John Jefferson Smurfit died, his four talented sons met to discuss what to... View Article
There is an open door for investors to make money on China’s domestic bond markets. Here is why and how
September 14, 2020 4:52 amSince June, the Chinese currency, known as the yuan or renminbi, has appreciated against a wide basket of currencies. In... View Article
After the founders shares, the salary and the service fees, Cairn Homes co-founder Alan McIntosh has collected yet another payday
September 11, 2020 5:19 amReading through Cairn Homes’ prospectus in 2015, institutional investors must have cocked an eyebrow at the part about founders shares.... View Article
Harassment at work: It is time to realise the issue has not gone away
September 10, 2020 5:44 amThe #MeToo movement led to thousands of women breaking their silence about their experience of sexual harassment in the workplace.... View Article
Long before Google’s decision, the tide was turning for the commercial property market. Here is why
September 10, 2020 5:14 amThe more I study Covid-19’s impacts, the more I am convinced Covid-19 changes nothing at a structural level. What Covid-19... View Article
Be aware but wary of stories, and the central story right now is the big five technology stocks
September 9, 2020 5:17 amStories matter. Among much else, they help us grapple with unavoidable complexity. More than that, they help us thrive in... View Article
With respect to Avantcard, nobody’s undercutting Irish banks’ mortgage interest rates
September 8, 2020 5:26 amIrish borrowers look at interest rates on offer in the UK, and on the continent, and feel hard done by.... View Article
Calculated grades are a flawed concept. Instead, the government should have moved exams online and revamped the system
September 7, 2020 5:43 amDuring the pandemic, there has been a trend of forced innovation whereby practices that could and should have been adopted... View Article
