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Short Termism - March 11 2012 - G Connolly

IRISH INVESTORS ARE now positive about Ireland’s future, according to RaboDirect’s Investor Barometer. The measure, which has been tracking investor sentiment since April 2010 has, for the first time, recorded a positive in this regard. The barometer is based on the responses of 413 RaboDirect customers who held investment accounts as of January 2013 The results also showed that 55 per cent of people were confident about the outlook for the Irish economy over the next three months. There was a greater confidence shown (at 64 per cent) in relation to the global economy over the same three month period.  […]

IRISH pension managed funds recorded gains last month, with average returns of 1.1 per cent, as markets swung their way. Over the past three years, the average managed fund return has been a “healthy 7.1 per cent per annum” according to Rubicon. But it is not all smooth sailing. Half of the five year returns [...]

THE cost of health insurance has been spiraling over the past few months, with expectations that the seemingly relentless rises will continue this year. Yet despite a series of rises that have seen the cost of health cover double since 2009, many families remain determined to retain their cover. […]

TAXPAYERS have been warned they may be missing out on as much as €800 in unclaimed refunds and credits from the Revenue. Millions of euro in tax refunds are going unclaimed every year by householders despite the fact that they have been hit by higher taxes in the last six budgets, tax consultant Darren Byrne of Taxback.com said. […]

Research conducted by Caledonian Life on its Life Assurance business has revealed that the average Life Cover pay-out for recipients was ¤101,200 in both 2011 and 2012. A substantial sum one may think, but not nearly sufficient to look after a family for the years to come. The report reveals that as well as the average pay-out during each year being ¤101,200, the average age of claimants during this period was 61 years-old. […]

MORTGAGE lender ICS Building Society has had to refund 1,500 customers after overcharging them for their home loans, the Irish Independent has learnt. One homeowner got a cheque for more than €1,000 out of the blue after the lender said it had applied the wrong interest rate when the mortgage was initially taken out. […]

THOUSANDS of mortgage holders face higher repayments after KBC Bank became the latest lender to hike its interest rates. The Belgian-owned bank will increase its variable rates by 0.25pc from the start of April in a move that is set to cost a family with a €200,000 mortgage an extra €360 a year. The mortgage move came as a new survey pointed to a rise in house prices in Dublin, sparking hopes that five years of falls in values are at an end. […]