Author: Practicenet

Campaign groups have described the introduction of new rules to improve transparency on motor insurance pricing as a welcome step. Campaign groups have described the introduction of new rules to improve transparency on motor insurance pricing as a welcome step. But they say further moves and greater transparency are needed to reassure consumers and bring down premiums. The Alliance for Insurance […]

Manufacturers reported an improvement in business conditions during October, following four months of steady decline. The latest AIB Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index has recorded growth in new orders and output, with employment also improving in the month. It marks the first improvement since May, with the headline PMI rising three points on September’s reading to […]

The Government is to introduce a system of pension auto-enrolment on a phased basis from 2022. The details have been published by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Under the system, a worker will be automatically enrolled in a pension scheme when they start a job. It will apply to all employees aged between 23 […]

The Government is to introduce a system of pension auto-enrolment on a phased basis from 2022. The details have been published by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. Under the system, a worker will be automatically enrolled in a pension scheme when they start a job. It will apply to all employees aged between 23 […]

The pound rose today and could score its biggest monthly rise in more than a decade as the combination of a weak dollar and the falling risks of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal has fueled demand.  The immediate catalyst for the pound’s gains was a cautious US Federal Reserve who kept the […]

Euro zone economic growth in the third quarter defied market expectations of a slowdown and was steady quarter-on-quarter, preliminary data showed today. The euro zone’s headline inflation also slowed because of a sharp fall in energy prices.  The European Union’s statistics office Eurostat estimated gross domestic product in the euro zone grew 0.2% in the […]