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Financial markets are bracing themselves for a week of extreme volatility, potentially culminating in a major sell-off, if Britain votes to leave the (...)

Starwood flips Elm Park block in Dublin 4 after four months for tidy profit
- Commercial Property
- June 15, 2016, 07:00
Less than four months after buying Elm Park, the vast office and residential development on the Merrion Road in south Dublin, the US investor Starwood(...)

European shares fall to four-week low under political pressure
- Markets
- June 11, 2016, 01:00
European shares fell to near a four-week low on Friday as political worries put pressure on cyclical stocks on the last trading day of the week. Inve(...)

George Soros cuts Hibernia Reit stake by more than half
- Commercial Property
- June 7, 2016, 11:03
Billionaire investor George Soros’ stake in Hibernia Reit has been cut by more than half since its flotation, following a share sale last week. The (...)

German government bond yields fall below zero
- Economy
- June 7, 2016, 01:00
The average yield on German government bonds has fallen below zero for the first time as the phenomenon of negative interest rates intensifies across (...)

Grand offices on St Stephen’s Green for €25m
- Commercial Property
- April 27, 2016, 06:00
Standard Life’s Dublin office for 30 years with a Georgian entrance on to the south side of St Stephen’s Green and more modern offices backing on to I(...)

Sellers must try to understand new breed of property buyers
- Commercial Property
- April 6, 2016, 10:30
Interest in the Irish property market from leading domestic and international investors remains at a high level. In a recent PropertyEU ranking, five (...)

Record sales for Standard Life Ireland, parent preps for ‘Brexit’
- Financial Services
- February 19, 2016, 10:44
Funds under management at insurer Standard Life Ireland grew 20 per cent last year to €9 billion on the back of record sales as its parents confirmed (...)

People pay for absence of competition
- Work
- February 9, 2016, 07:00
Yes the financial crisis and resulting bailout of the banks have cost taxpayers billions. But a less discussed impact of the crisis has been the dimin(...)

Ever so slowly, the euro zone economy awakens
- Markets
- January 11, 2016, 08:57
Moribund. Decrepit. Sclerotic. Popular words to describe the economy shared by the 19 countries of the euro zone - but perhaps no longer apt. Very sl(...)