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Markets close October with record high

October defied the history books as markets recovered strongly across the month and finished out on Friday at record highs, writes Ian Slattery.

Supporting UNICEF's effort to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines

Zurich Ireland, a lead member of the UNICEF Corporate Vaccine Alliance and the Z Zurich Foundation, are delighted to continue to support UNICEF’s efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. 

Helping your clients onto the property ladder

Raising a minimum of 10% of the value of a new house (first time buyer) is now the minimum requirement for getting on the housing ladder. The key to building up that deposit is to start saving sooner, rather than later.

Techtalk - Backdating tax relief

In our latest issue of TechTalk we look at the fast approaching Tax deadline and the potential issues which can arise, along with the Covid Wage Subsidy Scheme 2020/2021.

Techtalk - The Finance Bill 2021

The Minister for Finance published the Finance Bill 2021 on Thursday 21 October 2021. The Finance Bill 2021 included several significant pension changes which will enable the implementation of some of recommendations detailed in the report produced by the Inter-Departmental Pensions Reform & Taxation Group (IDPRTG).

Equities erase September losses to scale new heights

The S&P 500 index concluded its turnaround last week by reaching a new record high seven weeks after the former high and a correction of more than 5% in between, writes Ian Slattery.

Addressing education inequality in Ireland

UCD and Zurich roll-out new national programme to address education inequality across Ireland.

Is there further upside ahead for equity markets?

In this latest investment podcast Ian Slattery, Zurich Investment Consultant, speaks about recent market movements, what this might mean for investors and what Zurich's Investment outlook is in relation to the Zurich funds.

Earnings pulls equities higher

Stock markets rose over the course of last week as a slew of earnings and US economic data provided confidence to equity bulls, writes Ian Slattery.

Budget 2022

On October 12th, Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath delivered the Budget for 2022 to the Dáil. Here's what you need to know:

Tax saving opportunities for your clients

Maximising pension contributions can be a very effective way to help your clients save for the retirement they deserve. With this in mind we've put together three targeted sales aids to help you discuss the options available. 

Cut off dates for final 2021 payments

Since the introduction of PAYE Modernisation in January 2019, Revenue have very strict reporting rules for payments made under the PAYE System. For that reason we cannot allow for exceptional payments outside of the scheduled payroll runs.
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