A new Government scheme hopes to revitalise a testy market by allocating funds to invest in Irish SMEs. The new program, titled ‘Development Capital Scheme’, allocates funding mechanisms and other support structures to small companies. The announcement was made by the Minister for Job

A recent survey by the National Consumer Agency of Ireland reveals that, depending on your circumstances, you could potentially save yourself E7, 500 on life insurance by shopping around. The survey used four different profiles and found differences of up to E7,509 on term life insura

It may seem a bit far-fetched; young people don’t want to think about being old, never mind putting money aside for their golden years. However, analysts in the pensions industry have noted that starting a pension plan in your twenties can build up a much larger fund. Research conduct

The price of gold has fallen 20 per cent so far this year after 12 years of unbroken gains and has dropped 28 per cent from the high it hit in September of 2011. Traditionally viewed as a safe haven, many feel gold isn’t as stable as once thought and may be trying to direct their inve

For business owners and potential business owners looking to buy, sell, merge or invest, it’s hard to know where to start looking. In the past, Anybody looking to sell or invest in business would have to get in contact with their solicitor or accountant who would then delve into

Good news – according to financial magazine Forbes, Ireland is ranked number one as the best country in which to do business in 2013. It comes as some surprise. We’re still slowly recovering from recession but the economic downturn has in fact made the country more attract

There are close to 400,000 shareholders in Ireland, who will by now be aware of the new deal with US Verizon. All shareholders should have received this advice in writing and the advice from the Irish Independent’s Louis McBride is to pay this letter some attention to avoid payi

Group-managed pension funds achieved gains of 5 per cent in the final quarter of 2013, ending the year on average 0.6 per cent better off. According to Rubicon Investment Consulting there was growth in 10 of the 12 months of the year – a positive period for the pension sector. These r

1. CC Japan Alpha Eur Up 69 per cent This fund, which invests in Japanese equities and is managed by Asian fund manager Coupland Cardiff, was one of the best performing last year, but don’t expect it to continue to deliver returns of 69 per cent every year. The annualised return