A tale of two commissions. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belie... Continue reading
Branch distribution by banks is dead. We have seen headlines heralding the ‘death’ of brokers, however perhaps we need to look at the whole financial distribution market and... Continue reading
The curse of ‘F’ words. At the moment we are seeing two ‘F’ words which are inflating rapidly, namely, Food and Fuel. In todays post we will look at the positi... Continue reading
The Credibility Crisis I have written before about what can be termed a ‘credibility crisis’ and when I used that terminology it was in reference to the colla... Continue reading
A time for brokers to stand up for themselves. Personal Touch Financial Services in the U.K. is going to put up a ‘Rogues Gallery’ on their website in order to criticise lenders who ... Continue reading
How to beat a recession. Simple ways to avoid the pinch. I think the point has been reached, certainly from public sentiment, where we are seeing more negative news than positive news, the see... Continue reading
The ‘Carry Trade’ or ‘Stoozing crack-smoker style’ ‘Crack-addict stoozing’ or ‘stoozing on steriods’ is one way to describe the Carry Trade. It’s important at this point to realise that ... Continue reading
Questions to ask a Mortgage Broker With the Irish Property Market entering a new phase it will be vital, if you are in the market already or planning to enter it, that yo... Continue reading
Lose your collusion… Irish Banks show just how little they care. As George Bush once said ‘Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice…shame…well you’re not gonna fool me twice’. Banks however have done... Continue reading
Islamic Finance, Ireland is turning truly cosmopolitan Islamic finance in Ireland? What is it all about? Well before I go into it today’s post will start with condolences, you see I was mean... Continue reading