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07 Jan 2020Investment Outlook January 2020
Clearing macro clouds provide 2020 vision for equities -
09 Dec 2019Investment Outlook December 2019
It's all about company earnings growth in 2020 -
25 Nov 2019Smith & Williamson’s 8th Annual Survey of Irish Law Firms 2019/20
A report published today (Monday 26th November) by accountancy and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has found that confidence in the legal sector has dipped dramatically in the past twelve months. -
06 Nov 2019Investment Outlook November 2019
In this month's investment outlook, we discuss the rising risk of a progressive left US Democratic presidential candidate. -
08 Oct 2019Irish budget 2020
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, will introduce budget 2020 on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. -
03 Oct 2019Investment Outlook October 2019
Interest rate cuts continue to support the global expansion. -
04 Sep 2019Investment Outlook September 2019
In this month’s investment outlook, we discuss the likely impact of this new economic order on financial markets and where value lies today. -
05 Aug 2019Investment Outlook August 2019
In this month's issue we discuss the longest US economic expansion in history. -
18 Jul 2019Is the Fed panicking?
Markets are anticipating a cut as soon as this month, while the Fed is trying to push expectations further out. -
04 Jul 2019Achieving scale is possible, if you know how
The biggest challenge for businesses hoping to expand is raising finance. We look at ways to increase your chances of success. -
03 Jul 2019Investment Outlook July 2019
In the July edition of Investment Outlook: Asset performance when the Fed loosens. -
04 Jun 2019Investment Outlook June 2019
In the June edition of Investment Outlook: Trade uncertainty returns to drive-up market volatility. -
22 May 2019Lock up. A strategic issue for Irish Law Firms
Our 2018/19 Survey of Irish Law Firms shows that lock up remains a growing issue with 36% of firms reporting WIP greater than 121 days (27% of Top 20) compared with 24% in our previous report. -
08 May 2019Five ways your investment process can go wrong
Charity investors can give themselves a better chance of achieving stable, long-term returns by avoiding a number of common mistakes. -
07 May 2019Dollar strength unlikely to endure over longer-term
US Dollar strength unlikely to endure over longer-term as geopolitical lines are redrawn and the balance between global superpowers shifts. -
02 May 2019Investment Outlook May 2019
Political risks are likely to remain a drag on relative UK equity performance but there are reasons to be cheerful over US company earnings and equities.