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Your Questions Answered, Q1 2024

Dermot O'Leary

In our latest instalment of Your Questions Answered, O'Leary tackles two questions: can we expect interest rate cuts in the second half of this year? And how likely is it that house prices in Ireland will increase in Q2?

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Your Investments
Investment Viewpoint: eurozone PMI and central bank minutes in focus

Bernard Swords, Chief Investment Officer, and Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy

Earnings season, eurozone PMI data and FOMC and ECB minutes were in focus last week. How did markets react - and what does it mean for our positioning?

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Your Investments
Eight tips for successful succession planning

While business exits rarely come as a complete surprise to their owners, not everybody is fully prepared when they come along. Here we outline some of the top tips for successful succession planning.

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Chart of the week: Thinking about equity and bond correlation

Elizabeth Geoghegan

In our latest instalment of our blog series, Chart of the week, Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy, examines the correlation between equities and bonds.

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Your Investments
The Big Question: how do PRSAs work?

Simon Owens, Lead Financial Planner

In our latest episode of The Big Question, we ask Simon Owens, Lead Financial Planner: how do PRSAs work?

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Investment Viewpoint: key themes from earnings season

Bernard Swords, Chief Investment Officer, and Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy

How is the earnings season unfolding in your view? And what is driving moves in US fixed income markets this month?

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Your Investments
Portfolio Perspectives, February 2024

Introducing Portfolio Perspectives - a new monthly newsletter that helps you stay ahead of the curve with our experts' breakdown of recent market shifts and the insights shaping our portfolio positioning.

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Your Investments
Chart of the week: Japanese equities – all that glistens is not gold

Bernard Swords

In our latest instalment of our blog series, Chart of the week, Bernard Swords, Chief Investment Officer, examines the performance of the Japanese equity market.

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Investment Viewpoint: equity and fixed income markets in focus

Bernard Swords, Chief Investment Officer, and Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy

How did equity and fixed income markets fare last week? And what should we watch out for in the week ahead?

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Your Investments
Chart of the week: US banks on the turn?

Bernard Swords

In Chart of the week, we examine the performance of US banks.

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Investment Viewpoint: US banks and fixed income markets in focus

Sebastian Orsi, Senior Research Analyst, and Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy

Why are US banks outperforming? How did fixed income markets fare in January - and what dot the recent moves mean for our fixed income view?

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Chart of the week: US economy continues to surprise

Bernard Swords

In Chart of the week, we examine the Citigroup US Economic Surprise Index and what it tells us about the outlook for the US economy.

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Your Investments
Investment Viewpoint: earnings season and ECB in focus

Bernard Swords, Chief Investment Officer, and Elizabeth Geoghegan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy

How did markets react to Christine Lagarde’s comments after the ECB meeting last week? With earnings season in full swing, how is it impacting equity markets?

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