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Monthly Investment Update- February 2022
Introduction….. Two volatile months into 2022 and already investment themes are indicating that markets will have some new factors to focus on over the

Breakfast Business February 2nd, 2022
Breakfast Business…….Paul McGowan, Managing Director, Seaspray Financial Services discusses the financial markets with Newstalk’s Joe Lynam. Please click the link below to listen to the

Breakfast Business January 11th, 2022
Paul McGowan, Managing Director, Seaspray Financial Services discusses the financial markets with Newstalk’s Gavin McLoughlin. Please click the link below to listen to the interview

Large numbers plan to put more money aside this year
04-01-22……….. Saving more money is a top priority for many people this year. LARGE numbers of people have resolved to get their personal finances in

Seaspray Monthly Investment Update - December 2021
Introduction……….. Since we released our Q3 Investment Update at the beginning of October, risk assets have rallied fairly convincingly, with the main equity indices around

BREAKFAST BUSINESS - October 26th, 2021
Paul McGowan, Managing Director Reviews our Seaspray Financial Q3 Investment Update 2021 with Vincent Wall. Listen here…

Seaspray Quarterly Investment Outlook- Q3 2021
Introduction……. The third quarter was a much more volatile quarter as we had expected in our half-yearforecast. Over the course of Q3 we saw risk

Seaspray Monthly Investment Update - September 2021
Introduction……….. Since we released our Half-Year Investment Review & Outlook back in July, we have seen most of the main global equity indices continue to

Seaspray Half-Year Investment Review & Outlook 2021
Introduction……….. Since the release of our 2021 Investment Outlook in January as we expected, we have seen vaccination roll-outs accelerating and lockdown measures gradually easing.

Asking prices for houses rising at much faster rate outside Dublin
29-06-21………… By John Finnamore, Head of Seaspray Mortgages…………… Asking prices for houses nationally jumped 13% in the second quarter of the year compared to the

Should you choose a fixed or variable rate mortgage?
25-06-21…. By John Finnamore, Head of Seaspray Mortgages…… Unfortunately, there’s no right or wrong answer to this question. Your personal circumstances will dictate which

BREAKFAST BUSINESS - June 23rd, 2021
Paul McGowan, Managing Director Reviews our Seaspray Financial June Investment Update 2021 with Vincent Wall. Listen here…

Households saved an extra €15bn in the last year
Households have spent the last year saving more and paying down debt. HOUSEHOLDS where people have been able to work from home are saving so

MONTHLY INVESTMENT UPDATE - JUNE 2021
Introduction……. Markets in general have been relatively subdued over the past month, with the main equity indices either side of the Atlantic grinding slowly higher,

Structured Products- An integral part of the Investment Portfolio Asset Allocation and Diversification story.
Irish Banks are now charging negative interest rates for holding certain cash deposits and it is understood that they will turn their attention to all

Bank of Ireland paves way for negative rates on accounts with over €1m
Bank of Ireland will be writing to customers next week to inform them it is changing the terms and conditions on its deposit accounts, paving

KBC and Ulster Bank customers urged to review their savings in exiting banks
There is some €25bn in deposits in the two banks, mostly consumer savings. Consumers with savings in KBC and Ulster Bank have been advised to review their financial

BREAKFAST BUSINESS - April 21st, 2021
Paul McGowan Managing Director reviews our Seaspray Financial Q1 Investment Review 2021 with Vincent Wall. Listen here…