2018 – A year of Promise? Points to Note Over recent years giving investment advice has in theory been extremely difficult for those who have to do it. In practice it has of course been much more straightforward – just buy equity markets, simple as. Equity markets have basically delivered very strong gains since…
When the ‘Civil Partnership & Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010’ (Civil Partnership Act) was passed, it created the legal status of civil partnership for same-sex couples. This meant that the property and financial entitlements that previously only applied to married couples would now apply to registered civil partners. However the Act only…
Brexit uncertainty and Global corporation tax threaten a positive forecast for Ireland in 2018; Rising house prices create economic vulnerability as debt levels In the latest Friends First Economic Outlook ‘2018: Strong tail winds and some head winds’, published today Jim Power, chief economist at Friends First, forecasts full year GDP growth of 4.8% for 2017,…
Prices accelerating amid continuing supply shortfall AIB Treasury Economic Research Unit Sept 2017 Double-digit house price growth again After slowing to 5.5% in June 2016, annual house price inflation has been on a strong upward trend since then. The CSO data on residential property prices show that the pace of growth has quickened over recent…
