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US watchdog swoops on $55bn oil merger The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday obtained an asset freeze in connection with suspected fraudulent trading in Anadarko Petroleum Corp before the oil company agreed to be acquired by rival Chevron. US District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan granted the freeze over accounts linked to suspicious […]
Read MoreUS watchdog swoops on $55bn oil merger The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday obtained an asset freeze in connection with suspected fraudulent trading in Anadarko Petroleum Corp before the oil company agreed to be acquired by rival Chevron. US District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan granted the freeze over accounts linked to suspicious […]
Read MoreSelf-employed to qualify for welfare pay of €203 a week Self-employed workers will be entitled to weekly jobseeker payments if they become unemployed from November. The new social insurance benefit scheme, announced today, aims to provide assurance to people setting up or running their own business. Up to €203 will be provided for nine months […]
Read MoreSelf-employed to qualify for welfare pay of €203 a week Self-employed workers will be entitled to weekly jobseeker payments if they become unemployed from November. The new social insurance benefit scheme, announced today, aims to provide assurance to people setting up or running their own business. Up to €203 will be provided for nine months […]
Read MoreDecrease in number of workers earning minimum wage or less There was a 9% decrease in the number of workers earning the minimum wage or less in the last three months of 2018 compared to the previous year, according to CSO figures. 7.6% of employees earned the minimum wage or less in Q4 of 2018, […]
Read MoreDecrease in number of workers earning minimum wage or less There was a 9% decrease in the number of workers earning the minimum wage or less in the last three months of 2018 compared to the previous year, according to CSO figures. 7.6% of employees earned the minimum wage or less in Q4 of 2018, […]
Read MoreGovt launches plan to boost financial services sector The Government hopes to increase direct employment in the financial services sector to 50,000 by 2025, according to a new strategy launched this morning. The ‘Ireland for Finance’ plan is the latest Government initiative targetting the international financial services sector. There were 44,000 people directly employed in […]
Read MoreGovt launches plan to boost financial services sector The Government hopes to increase direct employment in the financial services sector to 50,000 by 2025, according to a new strategy launched this morning. The ‘Ireland for Finance’ plan is the latest Government initiative targetting the international financial services sector. There were 44,000 people directly employed in […]
Read MoreMortgage approvals soar but would-be buyers wait on supply NEW figures show the scale of pent-up demand among would-be home buyers with approvals running well ahead of mortgage drawdowns. Figures from the Banking and Payments Federation, which represents lenders, show that 8,577 new mortgages to the value of €1.884bn were drawn down by borrowers during […]
Read MoreGovt wants Central Bank in financial sector forum New structures to encourage the development of international financial services will include bringing the Central Bank into a new stakeholder engagement group with industry and see overall responsibility for promoting the sector shifting to the Department of Finance. A new strategy for the sector will be launched […]
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