ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C. INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Trading conditions in the year to date remain challenging, particularly in Ireland. Conditions have improved in Great Britain and our C... Continue reading
What do Greece, Venezuela and California have in common? Sadly, it is that they are all in the top ten list of the most likely bond defaults in the market at present. The people at Credit Mark... Continue reading
Cortix, c-o-r-t-i-x: sales calls that fail We got a phone call from 'Cortix' today, it was from a number starting with 0033 (France) and the lady said she was calling from 'C o r... Continue reading
€750bn package agreed with the Eurozone & IMF Last night the Eurozone leaders agreed with the IMF on a €750bn emergency funding package to help protect various sovereign bond market... Continue reading
Greece, what a mess… The Greeks have spent an extraordinary amount of time in their history in default. The nation has long preferred profligacy over auster... Continue reading
Behavioral Economics & Arrears – avoid repossession by reward I had an interesting conversation with Frank Pallotta of Loan Value Group in New Jersey earlier today. Loan Value Group is an organisat... Continue reading
Should Capital Gains even exist? We have long been critics of the taxation system in general, primarily on the basis that the tax base doesn't make sense, it should be ... Continue reading
Difficulties with mortgage repayments? The Irish Bankers Federation has produced a guide for people who may be having difficulty in servicing their mortgage. This is a timely... Continue reading