Joe Brennan
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European Commission tackles Republic over tax treatment of government bonds (opens the original)
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The European Commission has opened an âinfringement procedureâ against the Republic for exempting capital gains on Irish government bonds from tax, while profits on the sale of other EU sovereign debt are taxable at a rate of 33 per cent. Brussels says the favourable tax treatment of Irish government bonds is not in line with EU rules governing the free movement of capital. The Irish exemption also includes capital gains tax on bonds issued by certain State-owned entities, including ESB, Bor
Four men arrested in relation to insider trading investigation (opens the original)
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Gardaà arrested and questioned four men in recent days in the east of the State as part of an investigation into suspected insider trading offences. The men have since been released without charge and files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. On Tuesday morning, gardaà arrested two men, one aged in his 70s and the other in his 50s on suspicion of market abuse, contrary to Regulation 5 of the European Union (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016, the force said in a statement.
ECB may resume rate cuts as soon as 2028, says ratings agency S&P (opens the original)
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A senior S&P Global Ratings economist has said financial markets have got it wrong by pricing in four more quarter-of-a-percentage-point rate hikes by the European Central Bank (ECB) over the next 12 months. Speaking at an event in Dublin on Wednesday, Sylvain Broyer, S&Pâs chief economist for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said the worldâs largest debt ratings agency sees the ECB increasing its main rates by a quarter of a point â or 25 basis points â in December and possibl
Eir seen increasing dividends as need for fibre investment eases (opens the original)
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Eir may increase dividends to its controlling shareholder, French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel, and its joint venture fibre network partner to as much as â¬225 million per year, as it largely completes investment in high-speed broadband roll-out, according to Fitch. The group paid an average of â¬181 million of dividends to shareholders and its fibre network partner, Paris-based private-equity firm InfraVia Capital, over the past two years. Eirâs wholesale broadband business is facing mo
Irish Lifeâs Unio hires from Goodbody to boost offering to wealth management clients (opens the original)
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Irish Lifeâs Unio Wealth Management has lured two executives from stockbroker Goodbodyâs regional offices and a former senior Davy private clients adviser as competition for staff in the sector gathers pace. Unio has hired Andrew Mathers, formerly regional director with Goodbody, with responsibility for Cork and Galway, to lead the companyâs regional growth strategy. Mathers, described by Unio as âone of Irelandâs most experienced regional wealth managersâ, previously worked for Bank
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