Fast Track Repossessions, what does it mean? There has been an interesting development in the area of repossessions in recent weeks in which a property can be taken back (repossess... Continue reading
The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009 The Main Purpose of the Bill is to: •Identify and verify the identity of their customer and of any assets ultimate beneficial owner,... Continue reading
Krugmans take on deficits Paul Krugmans feelings on deficits is falling further out of sync with many commentators, this is an interesting video as it plots the ... Continue reading
NAMA pricing, and why we’ll over-pay The 'haircuts' we are hearing about in the papers of late are not 'bobs','mullets' or 'short back n' sides', it is all about the pricin... Continue reading
Property Tax 2009: non-principal private residencies €200 The Local Government Act 2009 introduced a €200 annual charge for owners on non-principal private residences The charge applies main... Continue reading
How many kicks can a broker take?! How many kicks can a broker take before rolling over and crying 'uncle!'. A whole bunch it seems. Today AIB informed the intermediar... Continue reading
The future of compensation in financial services (perhaps!) I wrote before about the errors of compensation in financial services, in a nutshell people were earning money for short term performan... Continue reading
‘Fix or forever hold your tongue!’, A floor on Rates (with a rise likely!) Rates likely to rise as per AIB's statement, and PTsbs actions, what we are trying to tell everybody, in clear English is this: 'If you... Continue reading
Why removing the state guarantee is a bad idea I was really disappointed to hear that Jack O'Connor of SIPTU and Sean Sherlock of the Labour party had brought the idea of 'removing t... Continue reading