A new national savings scheme could kickstart a virtuous circle of compounding returns for Irish citizens, while at the same time providing vital funding for the Irish start-up scene.
Rockwell, which manages €250 million on behalf of about 6,500 clients, teamed up with The Currency for a survey of 450 SME owners. Founder Robert Whelan talks through the findings of the survey and tells his own business story.
Beyond housing, our approach to saving and investment is primitive and punitive. Given that so many younger people are locked out of the housing market, we need to change our policies to encourage people to save, invest and build pensions.
There is a real economic and political case to be made for promiscuity. If we can at least keep our population levels stable, never mind increasing, we will have a strong strategic advantage over nearly every other developed nation.
An RTÉ legacy pension scheme generated returns equivalent to the public broadcaster’s entire commercial revenue last year – and is on course to grow a significant surplus into the future. But how?
The Irish tax authority has warned about the flow of Irish pensions to “opaque, risky” and tax-efficient structures in countries like Malta. New figures reveal the volume of pensions being moved.
The answer to this question depends on your definition of “good” or “bad”, your points of reference, and your units of comparison. This week Stephen Kinsella decided to have a debate about it. With himself.
The new auto-enrol pension scheme solves two problems: It nudges people to make the right choice with their pension plan, and it rewards them with low costs.
Zurich says its funds' performance leads the Irish market. But a careful comparison of Zurich's biggest funds to global benchmarks shows they take more risk and generate smaller returns.
Are you looking for the perfect moaning topic when pubs fully reopen? The search is over: Unjustified fees on Irish pensions are equivalent in size to the bank bailout.
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