OUR children and young people are growing up in a world where they will one day have to make difficult financial decisions. With more financial products and ways to spend money than ever before, these decisions have become increasingly complex. Citizens Advice found the average user of financially risky products such as payday loans, which…
The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (IMHO) has been appointed as the personal insolvency practitioner (PIP) for Dublin by StepChange, the debt advisory service. IMHO executive Stephen Curtis, a registered PIP, has been appointed by StepChange to this role, with the not-for-profit agency being one of six on a panel operated by the UK-based debt charity.…
The service – called Abhaile – has operated on a trial basis since earlier this year and the Government claims it is “proving very effective”. About 43,000 owner-occupier mortgages here are in arrears of 90 days or more. The Abhaile service is being launched by Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, and Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar,…
A draft of the federal bankruptcy law recently approved by the UAE Cabinet is a very welcome development and is expected to yield significant economic benefits. It also fits well with the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, one of whose targets is to make thecountry “the worlds first in ease of doing business” a spot…
The federal bankruptcy law recently signed by the UAE Cabinet is a very welcome development and is expected to yield significant economic benefits. It also fits well with UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, one of whose targets is to make the UAE “the worlds first in ease of doing business” a spot that, as per…
Danny Millar, who has declared himself bankrupt Poacher’s Pocket, Lisbane The Parsons Nose, Hillsborough Danny Millar with Ronan and Jennie Sweeney, directors of Balloo House Northern Ireland chef Danny Millar, the co-owner and chef at three top restaurants in Co Down, has declared himself bankrupt following a year of “personal challenges”. Mr Millar (44), who…
his week I was in beautiful Toronto, where I presented the keynote address and participated in a panel discussion at the annual Mines and Money conference. It was the first time the highly respected gathering of precious metals analysts and investors came to the Americas, and they couldnt have chosen a better city than my…
The Vidarbha Cricket Association adopted the Lodha Committee’s recommendations at a special general meeting © Vidarbha Cricket Association The Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) and the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) have become the first full members of the BCCI to adopt the recommendations of the Lodha Committee, in separate special general…
Queenstown’s mayoral candidates have disavowed any knowledge of the “alleged campaign” that led candidate Jim Boult to complain to police. Mr Boult said in a statement on Thursday he was “aware of actions which may have had the intent of trying to influence the outcome of the election against me” and that he had no…
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago should seek bankruptcy protection to stop the fiscal bleeding and get back untracked, William Isaac, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said in a recently published opinion piece. “Both the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago are in dire fiscal straits,” Isaac,…