Tag Archives: Ireland
The Auld Alliance shows up boring England!
I was with my mother yesterday so we watched the rugby. At 93 she has become a fan and after watching Scotland beat France 50-40 I could see why. I decided to stay for the second leg which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Auld alliance, England, France, Ireland, Italy, rugby, Scotland, Six Nations, Wales
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After 20 years of planning, Ireland’s auto-enrolment’s still not a pension.
At the end of September, Heather Humphreys, Irish Minister for Social Protection announced that pension auto-enrolment would begin from 30th September 2025. Opportunely, Jerry Moriarty appeared on the VFM Podcast to tell us that he wrote his first proposal for … Continue reading
The mysterious world of shadow banking – LDI in Dublin and Luxemburg
There’s a good rule for investors, whether institutional or retail – whether you are looking after other people’s money or your own. Shadow banking , like the dark web, is probably something that most of us should not get involved … Continue reading
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Tagged Central bank, Dublin, Ireland, LDI, Luxemburg, Pensions, Shadow banking, UK pensions
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The Bank tells us what nearly happened and what really happened in the LDI crisis.
The Treasury Select Committee are in the midst of an immediate inquiry into the impact of the “micro-budget” of September 23rd. You can read here the transcript of the first oral session featuring among others Torsten Bell and Paul Johnson. … Continue reading
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Tagged Funds, Ireland, John Cunliffe, LDI, Luxemburg, Offshore funds, Pensions
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An Apple a day, 700 reasons not to stay!
General angst, everywhere but here! There are a lot of people getting very angry about the EU’s determination that Apple should be paying Euro 13bn in tax to the Irish Government. Apple aren’t happy at the prospect of corporate profits … Continue reading
Kiss me Kate-Upcraft!
This is my friend and most admired business colleague Kate Upcraft, upright, outspoken upholder of the truth in all things payroll. I thought of her last night – as I watched the Globe’s production of the Taming of the Shrew. … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline Byrne, Ireland, Kate Upcraft, Kathleen ni Houlihann, Payroll, pension, Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew
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Cheltenham 2012 – Hope For The Future
I’ve spent the past week in the company of 250,000 people whose idea of an investment decision was whether to bet each way or on the nose. The Pension Play Pen assiduously avoided the hospitality pavilions that stretched down the winning straight. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bookmaker, Britain, cheltenham festival, Financial transaction, Gambling, Guinness, Hurricane Fly, Investment, Ireland, pension, Tote
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Ich am of Irlaunde
We arrived in Dublin in monsoon conditions. A county’s economy under water – within expectations, a country underwater…? Continue reading
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Tagged County Wicklow, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Government, Iceland, Ireland, London, Maps and Views, Photo Galleries, River Liffey, Travel and Tourism
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Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots
Those lazy Latinos- they’re all bigots Continue reading