Figures today have revealed Ireland’s economy continued to see growth in the April to June period. According to the Central Statistics Office, the economy grew by a better than expected 1.6% in the three-month period and this follows a revised 1.9% growth rate in the first quarter. This represents the first time since 2006 that [...]
Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today revealed Ireland’s economy experienced growth in the July to September period. The economy expanded by 0.5% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter – albeit, the figure was slightly below expectations. The former “Celtic Tiger” economy contracted in the second quarter after emerging from recession in [...]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has today said he does not expect the European rescue fund to be activated for Ireland. The rescue fund was established by European Governments and the IMF after the Greek debt crisis earlier this year. In a newspaper interview, Mr Strauss-Kahn said: “We are ready [...]
Ireland’s central bank has said that Anglo Irish Bank, Allied Irish Bank and building society Irish Nationwide are all likely to need extra capital in order to stay afloat. The central bank has previously warned that a potential rescue for troubled lender, Anglo Irish Bank, will cost up to €34.3 billion (£29 billion). This has [...]
Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today revealed the economy contracted by 1.2% in the April to June period – surprising economists who had forecast an expansion. Furthermore, the CSO revised first quarter growth figures down from 2.7% to 2.2%. Many analysts believed the economy to be on the road to recovery but today’s figures [...]
Ireland has finally exited a prolonged recession after figures revealed the economy grew by 2.7% in the January to March period. It was believed that Ireland had exited recession in the third quarter of last year but an initial estimate of growth was later revised to show a contraction within the economy. As a result, [...]
The Bank of Ireland has today reported a loss of €3 billion (£2.6 billion) in the first nine months of its financial year, with write-downs totalling €4 billion. In a statement, the bank said: “Revenues remain under pressure, in particular due to higher funding costs as we continue to extend the maturity profile of our [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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