Economic models explained Today's post is poking fun at various 'isms' and we thought it might provide some light humour given the usual serious tone of our arti... Continue reading
ECB cuts rates to 2.5% – tracker mortgage interest rates benefit. Tracker mortgages are a mortgage that is tied to some form of base, be it the ECB base rate or the Euribor, in residential lending it t... Continue reading
Mortgage Application Requirements: What do I need and Why? The average mortgage taken out in Ireland is approximately €260,000. Before mortgage providers lend-out such large amounts of money the... Continue reading
The weight of compliance Compliance is set to become a core area in financial services because one result of the current financial crisis is that people will wa... Continue reading
Is education a luxury or a right? I watched with admiration as students protested recently about plans to bring in fees for third level schools, I wasn't pleased because... Continue reading
‘Thrift’ and why it will be the next fashionable trend If the Celtic Tiger brought the fashion of consumption and SUV's then certainly the polar opposite will come true in a downturn, and th... Continue reading
ECB announce €200 Billion injection The ECB have just announced a €200 billion plan designed to stimulate eurozone economies, it is unlikely though that Ireland will take ... Continue reading
The end of Commissions? The FSA (Financial Services Authority) in the UK have said that they are not ruling out a future ban on commissions. In the UK financia... Continue reading