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US stocks showed a narrow gain last week as performance was mixed due to changing sentiment amongst investors, writes Ian Slattery.
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Last week saw US stocks return to positive territory after a slow start to the year. Although a relatively quiet week for economic data, Thursday saw the release of the US consumer price index (CPI), which came in slightly hotter than expected, writes Ian Slattery.
2023 was another year which saw considerable changes to the Irish pension landscape with pension providers, financial brokers and clients having to navigate their way through this ever-changing landscape.
Markets ended the first week of 2024 in negative territory as stocks gave back some of the gains from December, writes Ian Slattery.
As 2023 drew in to a close, most major indices were in positive territory following a holiday shortened week, writes Ian Slattery.
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Zurich was awarded 'Fund Management Company of the year 2023' at the recent Business & Finance Financial Services Awards. All of us at Zurich Ireland are very pleased with this recognition as it reflects the focus Zurich puts on supporting investors to achieve their financial goals.
Zurich implement the code of practice for underwriting mortgage protection Insurance for cancer survivors.
Today, despite the many challenges faced by customers because of high inflation and the cost of living rises, many SME businesses have shown remarkable resilience and flourished with the result that they have accumulated cash assets in the company. Good forward thinking business planning means that these same SME owners should look at pension funding opportunities in the most tax efficient manner.
Last week saw US equities rally as interest rate expectations eased and the labour market appeared to cool, writes Ian Slattery.
The latest Financial Broker newsletter has been published. Read the full newsletter here.