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
Hedgefunds, risk, and finding the silver lining of any dark cloud. Here is a simple question: 'how do you protect or even augment your portfolio returns when markets are crashing or where there is syste... Continue reading
Robert H. Frank – finding economic opportunities amid the wrekage This is a fascinating talk by Robert H. Frank, author of the 'Economic Naturalist', the talk covers some exciting topics, including tha... Continue reading
Understanding why mortgage rates MUST rise. We have been saying for some time that interest rates on mortgages must rise, you can look at supply and demand, or you can look at the... Continue reading