Full coverage: investing

Exchange-traded funds have caught on in the rest of the world because they’re a cheap, easy way for an ordinary person to build a diversified portfolio. Governments encourage their use. But Ireland's Revenue doesn't view them favourably.

Why are private companies so much cheaper than public ones? Why can private equity firms outbid private industry buyers? And why do private equity firms never bid against public firms?

Múirne Laffan left RTÉ in 2017, looking for the next big thing. Then she came across Noa, which has partnered with The New York Times, The Economist, The Harvard Business Review, and more. Laffan discusses why she backed the audio article production start-up and the future of media.