Full coverage: financial services

Ireland’s financial advice industry has problems with transparency, conflicts of interest, and the marketing of unregulated investment schemes. Carl Widger, managing director of Metis Ireland, thinks the regulator needs to step up.

The Irish-based international financial services provider is changing its management team following successive rounds of private equity investment.

The EU has special-purpose vehicles in its crosshairs. The European Parliament has suggested stricter criteria to scrutinise their use in tax avoidance, but the decision rests with finance ministers.

Ireland is emerging as a capital of the fund management company industry, and native Irish businesses are leading the way. Here is Waystone's CEO Derek Delaney on building an Irish financial services giant.

After selling their finance business in 2019, Joe O’Regan and his wife Deirdre O’Connor were looking for a new venture. So, during the pandemic, they launched Put Your Feet Up Candles. O’Regan talks about switching careers, online strategy and future expansion.