Dan Mitchell of Cato Dan Mitchell of Cato (and the Centre for Freedom and Prosperity) is a guy I enjoy speaking and listening to as well, he is a great Libe... Continue reading
Synopsis of the ‘Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears’ February 2010 The Financial Regulator recently brought out a new code of conduct for mortgage arrears, the full length eight page document is here. ... Continue reading
The most important step for preventing future mortgage meltdowns I have been asked several times 'what would you change' in the mortgage market in order to prevent serious financial melt-down in the f... Continue reading
Who is really to blame for the crisis? Today, buried on the inner page of the Independent Business section there was an article stating that an Oireachtas committee found tha... Continue reading
Kevin O’Rourke talks to CFA Ireland This is the video taken at the Radisson Golden Lane in which Kevin O'Rourke of TCD delivered a talk about 'The Great Depression to the ... Continue reading
The Financial Regulator Report In Ireland each staff member of the regulator costs 23% more than the international average, their cost to the taxpayer is 88% greater ... Continue reading
Banks are not competitive? Roger Bootle notes that markets do quite well at the end of a recession and at the start of a recovery by drawing the benefits of the f... Continue reading
NAMA uncovered Yesterday the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) legislation was brought out in the Dail (that's the Irish Government buildings fo... Continue reading
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