Cheaper mortgage rates available for environmentally-friendly new and retrofitted homes

New EU rules mean all investment funds must disclose to investors how sustainability risks are taken into account in investment decisions

ETFs allow investors to diversify over an entire sector in a single investment while managing risk

New roles come as company opens new Irish funds business

The Irish funds industry administers more than 14,000 investment funds holding assets of €4.9 trillion managed by more than 500 global investment managers

Could Irish assets hoovered up by Chinese firms end up back on the market?

Ireland is home to 5 per cent of worldwide investment funds assets, making it the third largest global centre and the second largest in Europe

The basis.point youth-education project is expected to reach the figure next year

Finance Bill to give further details of measures to rein in offshore tax defaulters

Michael Noonan’s changes to legislation seek to halt non-payment of taxes on profits

Move comes as Chinese asset managers look to internationalise business

The IFSC has dropped from 10th to 70th since 2009 in the Global Financial Centres Index

Move seen as response to increased demand for alternatives to bank finance

More resources needed to promote Ireland’s financial sector in Asia