Members exercised by end of tax perkGym members will be in better shape after they start visiting a club, but with significant membership costs common in the industry…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Lunch vouchers soon to be worthlessEmployees who receive luncheon vouchers from their employer are being urged to use all vouchers before new tax rules come into…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Borrowers face new stress testMortgage customers should be given a clearer picture of how lenders calculate their ability to repay their loans, according to…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Save euros and lose pounds in health club price warIn these newly dark days, words like "aerobic" and "cardiovascular" when coupled with the word "exercise" can seem like strange…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Confusion still the byword for consumers lost in mobile mazeWorking out which mobile-phone plan offers consumers the best value is hard to doFri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Pensions Board reviews wind-up regulationsThe Pensions Board, the statutory body regulating pension schemes, is looking at changing the way money is shared out when company…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Taking a mortgage break only increases long-term costs"Mortgage breaks" and "payment holidays" sound like wonderful pain relief options for the headache of a monthly mortgage burden…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Banks want end to tax on credit and ATM cardsThe banking industry is lobbying the Department of Finance to remove completely or reduce the stamp duty payable on credit and…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Pensions trust director urges immediate review of stringent funding regulationsStrict funding regulations governing pension schemes are proving counter-productive and should be reviewed immediately, it was…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Insurance lobby calls for more consumer protectionA representative body for insurance brokers has called on the Government to introduce legislation that will help protect consumers…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
B of I criticised for visiting schools to recruit customersBank of Ireland's customer recruitment policy in second-level schools was criticised for its "blatant commercialism" yesterday…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
State plans ad blitz on pensionsThe Government has embarked on a €500,000 advertising campaign seeking to convince over 850,000 workers without a private pension…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
No bare boards for BofI first-time buyersNew homeowners mainly finance their furnishing costs from savings and through loans from family members, with about a quarter…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
New tax regime to call time on company perksEmployees who receive a range of job perks will get less money in their pay packets from the New Year as PRSI is applied to existing…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
State looking at incentives to workers to delay retirementThe Government is looking at measures that would reward people who delay drawing down their State pensions.Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Life firms focus on self-employedLife companies are targeting the self-employed for new business in the run up to the Hallowe'en income tax deadline.Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
New fund provides access to top managersOne of the world's largest asset managers, Merrill Lynch, has introduced an Irish-based mutual fund which it says gives Irish…Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Apply well in advance and clear the paperworkProperty buyers can apply for mortgage protection before they finalise a closing date for their loan and tell the insurer that…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
Benchmarking may see pension schemes sufferEmployees of semi-state companies may be asked to contribute more to pension schemes or face reduced benefits at retirement as…Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
Employers urged to contribute to pensionsEmployers should be required to make a contribution to workers' pensions, the union Amicus-MSF said yesterday.Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Interest-only mortgage option has benefitsBuy-to-let investors are often attracted to the tax-efficient merits of interest-only mortgages.Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Standard Life rejects 'limited' view on PRSAsStandard Life has criticised what it calls the "oversimplification" that standard Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Harney to court overseas insurersThe Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms Harney, is to meet with overseas insurance companies over …Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Regulator plans tighter insurance scrutinyThe financial regulator plans to step up its programme of inspections of insurance companies, the the Irish Financial Services…Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Pensions hotline aims to detect errant firmsThe Pensions Board is to set up a lo-call telephone number for employees to report their bosses if they do not comply with pensions…Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Brokers warn PRSAs failing to hit targetPersonal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) will fail to reach low-income workers because contributions to Special Savings Incentive…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Cash plans back up health insuranceCash plans are a low-cost way for consumers to supplement their health cover, according to Mr Aongus Loughlin of Mercer Human…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Six out of 10 firms breach Higgs guideline for directorsSix out of every 10 Irish public companies breach the guidelines for independence set out in the recent Higgs report on corporate…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Kildare towns try chip and PINNaas and Newbridge have been chosen to test the introduction of new credit card and point-of-sale technology as part of an international…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
State urged to extend PRSA deadlineA group representing 700 insurance brokers has called on the Government to extend the mandatory access to pensions deadline for…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
IFSRA appoints Logue as credit unions regulatorThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA) has appointed Mr Brendan Logue as the regulator of credit unions.Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Royal & Sun Alliance cuts 1,000 jobs in UKRoyal & Sun Alliance Group cut 1,000 jobs in the UK yesterday and asked shareholders for £960 million sterling (€1Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
First Active cuts mortgage rateFirst Active has cut the interest rate on its current account mortgage by 0Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Employers urged to comply with pension accessThe Government has again urged employers to comply with new legislation requiring them to offer employees access to a pension…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Royal & Sun Alliance to undertake studyRoyal & Sun Alliance has confirmed that it will undertake a strategic review of its business, as indicated on the release…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
FBD sees profits soar to €53.3m in first halfPre-tax profits at FBD Holdings almost quadrupled in the first half of 2003, interim results for the insurance group show.Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Call for name and shame policy for errant banksBanks should continue to be obliged to justify their fees and charges, and should be made facilitate customers who want to switch…Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Green fund claims toughest stock selection criteriaA new socially responsible investment (SRI) fund claims to have more stringent criteria for selecting stocks than any other ethical…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
'Free' commission-based service can be costlyChoose the wrong payment method - or the wrong financial adviser - and people lucky enough to be classed as high-net-worth individuals…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Company pension schemes rise 4.1%Large employer-sponsored pension schemes rose by an average of 4Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Mortgage lenders raise fixed interest ratesMortgage lenders have started to raise fixed rates, signalling an end to the prolonged period of falling interest rates for homeowners…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Fund manager makes most of tough marketMarket difficulty is Montgomery Oppenheim's opportunity, according to the managing director and founder of Ireland's leading …Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Student accommodation still a problem in DublinStudents continue to struggle to pay for accommodation in Dublin despite falling rents, according to the Union of Students of…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Charities lack investment policyMore than two-thirds of Irish charities have no policy on socially responsible investment (SRI), according to a new survey by…Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
September 15th is D-Day for employersSeptember 15th, 2003, is the day that all employees with more than six months' service have the right to demand that they be …Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Taking personal retirement savings accounts seriouslyPrint Profile: One company that is making itself a pensions-compliant workplace in advance of the September 15th deadline is…Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Beware of scratch card sharks bearing giftsMr Joe Dalton and his wife were handed a scratch card by an Irish holiday club agent while on holiday in Lanzarote in January…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Sending a bank draft in the post can lead to disasterBank drafts are seen as a safe way to transfer funds, particularly in house purchases, but many users are unaware that they will…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Ombudsman to offer easier retirementLaura Slattery reports on the man the public will contact with all their pension complaints.Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Flood victims find it never rains but it poursWhen the Tolka River burst its banks last November, repairing the damage to their homes was just the start of residents' nightmares…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
