Signs of Disinflation
Monetary policy by the ECB appears to have kicked in with the July rate of inflation showing a further decrease to 5.3%. Colm [...]
Group Income Protection – a benefit for employees and employers
For Employers and Employees alike, Income Protection is an important part of the benefits package. While many of us can expect to live well [...]
The ECB’s Interest Rate Fast Track starts to Slow
The European Central Bank’s fast track of higher interest rates starts to slow, with an increase of just 0.25% on 4 May is a [...]
The Inflation Dilemma
One year on and the impact of the continuous war in Ukraine is still as shocking today as it was on 24 February 2022. [...]
The Irish pension landscape in 2023
As an employer, what do you need to know about the Irish pension landscape in 2023? Asks Susan O’Mara of CPAS. Pension provision for staff [...]
Are you over 50?
If you are 50 or over it is now time to take control of your retirement planning! Susan O'Mara,QFA RPA PTP,Financial Services Consultant. [...]
Uncertainty and Volatility, the New Normality?
Uncertainty is creating volatility, the war in Ukraine, the crazy Trussonomics scenario in the UK, China’s continuing zero Covid policy and US mid-term elections [...]
CPAS – What employers need to know about pensions
Much talk about pensions in the media of late has been focussed on the State Pension Age, and whether it will increase past 66 [...]
Surety – The economic impact of climate change is now clear for all to see
While Inflation in Ireland and Europe is running at record levels it is nearing its peak and decelerating in the US due to aggressive [...]
Milestone Advisory – Protecting Your Future Self
As a financial adviser with over 25 years in the industry, I think about my clients’ future a lot. I work with hundreds of [...]
Surety – Inflation and High Interest Rates
How long will they stay? In my last article I finished by hoping that Russia would not invade Ukraine, unfortunately that was not the [...]
CERS – What’s happening in the world of pensions in 2022?
As we emerge from Covid restrictions and look forward to a bright and busy year ahead, it’s a good time to consider some of [...]
Surety Bonds – Is Inflation Here to Stay?
The world is emerging from a pandemic, well hopefully so, the recent lifting of many restrictions by NPHET and the Irish government gives us [...]
When Politics, Pensions and Construction Collide
In its latest instalment for Irish building magazine CPAS looks at the complex area of Politics, Pensions and Construction, and as the pension provider [...]
Future Growth in Renewable Energy
Project Ireland 2040 finally arrived to great fanfare in Sligo on 20 February 2018, it is a very ambitious plan totalling €116bn which re-imagines [...]
Your pension: How much is enough?
This is a question often asked, either just in our minds or sometimes asked directly to a pension adviser. It is a really important [...]
The Covid Punch and Judy Show
You can open, no you can’t, you can open, no you can’t, it is like watching a Punch and Judy show from one Minister [...]
CPAS – Reflecting into the Future
In December last year, we wrote about a new decade with the start of 2020 and looked forward to what the next decade might [...]
What lies ahead – 2021
The good news as recently announced by a number of pharmaceutical companies is that a vaccine (or vaccines) is coming and at the time [...]
Additional Voluntary Contributions and Tax Relief
Why should we pay Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) if we are already paying into our pension? The most compelling reason is to provide a [...]
‘Cash is King’ in Pandemic Times
In my previous article ‘Construction Post Lockdown’ I brought up the topic “Cash is King” in the time of COVID-19 and the fact that [...]
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