2021 - Topical News & Articles

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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,

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 will be writing to customers next week to inform them it is changing the terms and conditions on its deposit accounts, paving

 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

Should I Use a Mortgage Broker or a Bank? Short answer? You should use a mortgage broker, of course! Specifically, Seaspray Financial Services. But of

Risk assets have seen a broadly positive start to 2021, and while we acknowledgethat it has not been a simple and straight forward ride higher

26 Mar 2021 Life & Pensions In her recent Money Times article in The Meath Chronicle, journalist Jill Kerby, discussed the increase in claims paid out by

Since our 2021 investment outlook in January, equity markets, depending on the region, have traded flat to slightly higher. While this was not a completely

Let us begin our annual investment outlook with a bold statement: 2021 will be the year when the Covid-19 crisis ends. More precisely, despite new

Qualifying age for State pensions January 5th , 2021. The current qualifying age for all State pensions is 66. An increase to 67 in 2021