German court hears how the bust property group compensated Russians while 1,800 Irish investors could lose €107 million

Davy Stockbrokers is likely to be bought by Irish Life or Bank of Ireland, and with AIB buying Goodbody, it will create two banking behemoths, raising a number of questions as to what that will mean for the market here

Right now, the state can fund itself at very low cost. That won’t last for ever, and we must take advantage of it while we can

Prosecutors seize servers, data and files from offices linked to Charles Smethurst’s collapsed property fund in which 1,800 Irish people invested

Private equity firm Vordere acquired properties from now-bankrupt Dolphin two years before Irish investors alerted to problems with investments worth €107m

More than 1,800 Irish investors put a combined €107 million into the German property group described by its liquidator as a pyramid scheme

Figures compiled by Monterey Insight, an independent fund research company, show the value of Irish-domiciled funds grew by 10.4 per cent to a market size of just over $3.3 trillion.

Many women feel locked out of the investment game due to stereotyping and historical factors. Could that be about to change?

Columbia Capital has invested in the Waterford-based technology firm which developed the Covid Tracker app

The property investment firm has a war chest of roughly €20 million as it prepares to add to its existing portfolio

Deal will allow tech firm to expand into Britain and other European markets

Global Capital Markets 2021 Investor Outlook anticipates a 50 per cent surge in investment activity in the second half of the year

While new obstacles to trade are sure to emerge, Britain’s openness to real estate investors is unlikely to alter. If anything, it will solicit greater investment than before

In the real estate market, staying ahead of trends will be crucial this year. While local market sentiment and knowledge remain important, data will be king

An estimated 1,800 Irish investors entrusted more than €100 million of pension and investment monies in unregulated loan notes with the bust German property group

The technological change that we have seen in 2020 has accelerated trends that were already in place and only those who adapt fast enough will survive

Property investment group Dolphin Trust collapsed in July with liabilities of over €1 billion – and took with it the pensions of thousands of ordinary people who thought their life savings were safe. What happened to their money – and will they ever see any of it again?