For deep and ancient reasons, we hate uncertainty and fear change. But for the long-term investor, volatility is not risk. The desire to dampen it is a costly distraction.
As Simon Harris signals a new savings and investment strategy, it raises a serious question: Can Ireland build a culture of long-term wealth creation while penalising investors at every turn?
For years, investors and regulators asked asset managers to go green. A Trump-led backlash tells them it no longer matters, or not now. Flooding shows nature doesn’t seem to get the message.
For a country that built one global industry out of aircraft that rarely land here, the idea that its next significant leasing business might be in orbit should no longer feel out of this world.
The Government will want as high a price as possible for its shares in the last bank it owns, but there is more at stake in this sale for the Irish economy than just cash proceeds.
Francesco Ceccato, the Milan-born chief executive of Barclays Bank Europe, says his bank is firmly committed to Ireland, but likely to set up its EU headquarters in Paris.
The Irishman, who is the son of former Fianna Fáil TD Brian Hillery, was appointed JPMorgan's co-CEO of EMEA on Monday. His rise comes as little surprise to those who know him.
In a flat market, the motor finance business acquired by Close Brothers last October is growing market share. Its boss Donal Murphy discusses differentiation in the car loan industry, competition for recruitment and the unpredictability of 252.
The digital bank lends to businesses with a "strong UK nexus", including Irish aparthotel business Staycity, which recently secured a £77m loan. Now its head of debt finance Ben Barbanel tells The Currency why OakNorth has opted to push into the US over the EU.
London has long been dominant in fintech. Politicians, regulators, founders, and stakeholders have been plotting The City's plans to retain its leadership position.
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