Who is telling porkies? Lending figures v.s. Advertisements In the first quarter of 2010 there were c. 62 business days, and from this time frame we have gotten the most recent lending figures fr... Continue reading
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
Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 We all want 'tough regulation', I would argue it doesn't need to be tougher, rather it needs to be more pragmatic and enforced, and of ... Continue reading
Negative Equity Financing I was on the panel on Frontline recently and during it I mentioned a thing called 'Negative Equity Financing', we were asked by a few j... Continue reading
A developers side of the story. I had an interesting conversation with a developer yesterday who's company is closing, they would have been a mid-range development com... Continue reading
An alternative to health insurance Problem: I received a renewal notice for my health insurance this week, and I got to thinking that the state facilitate health insuranc... Continue reading
For Sabrina: NAMA in Crayon What happens with NAMA: They buy loans (secured on properties) from the banks in order to remove doubt about the safety of the bank to ... Continue reading