What sort of income can you get from a pension annuity? Finding out is harder than it should be
Some in the annuity sector seems to be anything other than focused on openness and transparency with customers
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Elmpark campus in Dublin 4 for sale at heavily discounted guide of €55m
Higher interest rates and ESG requirements see Dublin 4 scheme’s capital value fall to below replacement cost level of €170 per square foot
Pension auto-enrolment: Most people still in dark
Government has substantial work to do to improve understanding of mandatory workplace pension scheme
Council grants permission for seven-storey hotel overlooking Iveagh Gardens in Dublin
Charlie and Max O’Reilly Hyland get green light for development at 92 and 93 St Stephen’s Green
New pension options now available for business owners and the self-employed
Insurers offering such pensions had stopped taking new business last year because of strict EU regulations, but have now found ways to return to the market
Shutters pulled down on new business-owner pensions
Insurers selling single member pension schemes have suspended new business under threat of prosecution
Tenants sought for Leeson Street property with ultra-modern makeover
Extensive office redesign of 18 Leeson Street will be completed in March 2022
Standard Life International could aid Phoenix expansion in Europe
Irish unit had previously been slated for sale
AstraZeneca chief suffers investor rebellion over pay
Incentive could be worth 250 times his base salary
Housing is ‘number one’ crisis facing young people – Taoiseach
Martin says Government working on policy to tackle cuckoo funds buying up estates
Irish Life parent circles Dublin-based Standard Life International
European Life Group also bidding to take over both Standard Life and Ark Life
Hearts on fire, Arsenalify and squeezing the last of the toothpaste from the tube
Planet Business: A good week for emojis, a bad week for vowels
Volvo Cars will offer 24 weeks parental leave to fathers as well as mothers
Swedish carmaker’s move is designed to boost number of female managers
Employees at UK Finance given option of flexible work on permanent basis
Office life unlikely to return to pre-pandemic norms even as some banks push to have more staffers back
Standard Life in talks to put move from St Stephen’s Green on hold
Pension manager seeks to extend lease on Dublin HQ as owners seek buyer at €27m
Balancing life and work: there is a lot to learn from hunter-gatherers
Ancestors lived happy, healthy lives with a 15-hour working week, says anthropologist
St Stephen’s Green office with potential for landmark development seeks €27m
Purchaser of numbers 90 and 91 may look to acquire adjoining property for larger scheme
Standard Life CEO predicts tough times for markets after profit fall
Keith Skeoch says a swift return to economic growth is not guaranteed amid Covid-19
Aviva set to market prime headquarter office at Elmpark Green for €28m
The Quartz building in Dublin is a seven-storey over-basement office building that extends to 6,533sq m of net internal area
Must you pay a price for ethical investment?
ESG fund reporting relies on self-disclosure by constituent companies to measure the impact it generates
Five ways to supercharge your finances for the year ahead
Big savings are easily made to help you better manage your finances
German fund pays €53m for Dublin 4 office block
Allianz House at Elmpark Green is Quadoro Doric’s fourth investment in the Irish market
Elmpark Green office block in Dublin 4 seeks €50m
Allianz House fully-let on 31-year lease and is delivering €2.9m in annual rental income
Ethical investing: How to fund your pension while staying true to your values
Pricewatch: Options are slim if you want to avoid putting your money into certain industries
European shares rebound as Flutter shines in Dublin
German chemical deal helps to buoy Euro Stoxx index
Standard Life fined £30.8m by UK regulators over sale of pension products
Insurer apologies to customers after receiving fine from Financial Conduct Authority
Apple is still on top but Google is surging ahead in business league table
Top 1000: Who’s going up, who’s going down, who’s in the black and who’s back in the red?
Revolut promises to temper its upstart ethos as it seeks new investment
Start-up fintech has ambitions to become ‘world’s first truly global bank’
State taps overseas expertise for AIB board
Deloitte partner Ann O’Brien and EFG executive Raj Singh to join on April 25th
The Irish rocket scientist leading famed US fund manager
Gerard O’Reilly is chief executive of Dimensional Fund Advisors, which uses a computer-driven quantitative approach to offer investors cheap funds
Standard Life moves €19bn in assets to Dublin to protect against Brexit
Life company is now the second largest in the Republic
Standard Life Aberdeen’s 1825 buys BDO wealth unit in NI
Business has reputation for working with major family-owned firms
Has my Abbey Life policy developed Phoenix syndrome?
Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions
Dublin to become hub for 40% of ship insurer’s business after Brexit
The Standard Club chooses Dublin for strong talent pool and proximity to UK, EU and US
European shares advance on trade hopes and ECB talk of banks boost
Iseq extends rally as it edges upwards
Public-sector pensions worth 80% more than those in private sector
Pensions industry wants tax relief to remain same while others say system is ‘inequitable’
Vanguard and Buxton’s Merian outfit setting up in Dublin
World’s second-biggest money manager and Merian Global Investors to open offices
Markets take fright following US interest rate speculation
US-focused stocks including Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa fall in Dublin
Exit tax should be equalised with Dirt - Standard Life
Tax on profits in an investment fund should be reduced to 33%, investment company says
Asset manager Ashmore to open office in Ireland
Ashmore is one of a number of companies to beef up presence here ahead of Brexit
Brexit jobs feast pushes up wages in Ireland's financial sector
Recruitment consultants say risk and compliance staff are particularly sought after
Respite from political turmoil cheers investors
Markets report: European shares rise while in New York tech and financial stocks lead
Baillie Gifford picks Dublin over Luxembourg to Brexit-proof its business
Asset manager to establish Dublin offshoot to avoid being cut off from European clients
Standard Life egm backs deal that gives £1.7bn cash payout to shareholders
Overwhelming support for sale of insurance business in Ireland and Britain to Phoenix
What happened to absolute return funds?
With mixed performance, should investors look for the escape hatch?
Dirt tax slumps to 15-year low as interest returns remain negligible
Exchequer collected just €118m in 2017, down from €654m in 2008
European shares decline on worries over economic slowdown
Trade divisions ahead of G7 meeting also weigh on investors
Savers alert! Ten alternatives to low-interest deposits
With rates close to zero, there are several other options – but all come with risk
Lloyds to allocate £109bn among several asset managers
Mandate was held by Standard Life Aberdeen but expires in June 2019
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