Irish households’ savings have increased by nearly €5 billion so far this year. Where they spend it could decide the future of many businesses.
By unveiling a conditional €730m bid for the Irish-Swiss baked goods manufacturer, New York billionaire Paul Singer’s firm has triggered a chain of events that has already claimed its CEO. Three weeks from a crucial AGM, this is hardly the end of it.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX is working on ambitious plans to bring fast and cheap broadband to the world – and he has just got an Irish licence. As the country prepares to invest billions in building broadband infrastructure, could there be another way?
In the first part of this series, I dealt with the Asset Risk spectrum. Today, I want to go further and delve into portfolio theory and the benefits of diversification.
Jack Charlton’s pragmatism accurately reflected the true relationship between Britain and Ireland, a relationship which, then and now, was more complex and interwoven than nationalism – romantic or murderous - would allow.
Alastair Blair, country managing director of Accenture and president of Ibec, argues that there is an opportunity for stakeholders in government, industry and education to come together and re-define Ireland in this new digital era.
NPHET is technically an advisory body but it has chosen to position itself in a leadership role. It now needs to demonstrate a credible claim to that leadership by providing a clear pathway out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hibernia REIT's earnings, released yesterday, give the clearest view we have on the health of the commercial property market. The company is riding out Covid pretty well, but there are questions over its long-term future.
First, there was anecdotal evidence that the pandemic-induced acceleration of trends towards remote working and online retail would reshape the commercial property market. Now hard figures are emerging in a number of international locations.
With Irish deposit rates going negative and deposit sizes going skyward, many people are now looking to build their own portfolio - the success of Robinhood shows the demand for personal investing. In a series of pieces starting today, I want to help people through the process.
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