Ireland Financial News
28.02 / 05:57
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What's in a leap year? Eternal youth, wedding bells and tech bugs
Leap years have been with us since the 16th century, an invention of the Gregorian calendar, introduced to deal with a troublesome fraction in the solar year. Bearing in mind it takes around 365.2422 days each year for the Earth to revolve around the sun, the extra snippet (around six hours a year) adds up over time. Leap days regulate things – without them we would fall out of sync with the seasons, causing havoc for farmers and their crops as well as school holidays.
27.02 / 12:13
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Reuters
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UK's Currys receives higher bid from U.S. suitor, Sky News reports
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain's Currys has received an improved 750 million pound ($951 million) bid from U.S. suitor activist investor Elliot Advisors, Sky News reported on Tuesday, pushing up shares in the British electricals group amid hopes of a takeover battle.
25.02 / 21:05
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Jupiter Cancels Plans for XRP ETP Investment; Will InQubeta Be Part of Next Bull Run?
Jupiter Asset Management recently moved to cancel its partnership with the 21Shares Ripple (XRP) exchange-traded product because of regulatory issues faced in Ireland. Jupiter invested over 2 million into the fund and didn’t lose much by pulling out of the investment.
25.02 / 19:55
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Good sex is secret to Joe Biden's long marriage, new book on first lady says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden has joked to aides that the key to a long and lasting marriage is «good sex,» according to a new book about first lady Jill Biden that casts a spotlight on their 47-year romance.
23.02 / 18:15
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Kangana Ranaut gushes about Oppenheimer, says father of atomic bomb resembled Indian rishis
Oppenheimer’ has a new fangirl, and it’s none other than Bollywood ‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut! The ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ star recently couldn’t stop gushing about the ‘Father Of The Atomic Bomb’. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the actress said that the American theoretical physicist reminded her of Indian rishis or saints. Sharing an old black and white photograph of the scientist where he appears extremely emaciated, she observed that the more “intellectual” an individual is, the less they are concerned over the matters of the body.
23.02 / 12:27
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Pernod Ricard India to invest up to ₹1,800 crore to set up malt spirit distillery in Nagpur
₹1,794 crore) for this over the next decade. Once complete, the distillery in the industrial suburb of Butibori in Nagpur will be one of the largest in India, capable of producing up to 60,000 litres of malt spirit a day. “For us, it's really the moment to reinforce that India is one of the key strategic markets for Pernod Ricard.
22.02 / 21:45
21.02 / 23:27
Landmark
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London's beloved BT tower sold for $347 million to be turned into a hotel
Futuristic London landmark the BT Tower is to become a hotel
21.02 / 19:55
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Football
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His legs have gone: The four words no footballer wants to hear
“I think Casemiro’s legs have gone,” Jamie Carragher told the Covering Liverpool podcast in October. “I noticed it last season at Anfield and I didn’t like what I saw. It took me back to watching Fabinho last year for Liverpool. I want to be the first to say it (about Casemiro). I don’t want to say it when everyone else is saying his legs have gone.” What is clear is that the spotlight can be unforgiving for older players and, at times, unfair.
21.02 / 16:11
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Research
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gatherings
ETFs gain ground on passive mutual funds as total inflows top £2bn
Passives took in £2.2bn of inflows in January, of which £1.3bn headed to mutual funds and £855m to ETFs, which Dewi John, head of research for UK and Ireland at LSEG Lipper, said signalled «more action» for ETFs. This compares to December 2023, when passive mutual funds gathered £3.5bn inflows as ETFs shed £41m. Within bonds, passive funds gained £809m, while ETFs attracted £552m. Across equities, passive funds gathered £452m inflows, while investors poured £290m into ETFs. Bond funds as a general asset class also saw this trend, netting £1.1bn in what was described as a «tale of two ...
20.02 / 12:09
CEO
2020
Barclays names private bank and wealth management CEO
She joined the bank in 2002 holding several roles, including CEO of Barclays Bank Ireland in 2015 and group chief of staff in 2018. She was then promoted to group head of public policy and corporate responsibility in May 2020. Wiggins will succeed Jean Christophe Gerard, who was in the role since May 2023 to oversee the integration of the private bank and wealth management division. Prior to that, he was CEO of the private bank between June 2020 and April 2023. Ex-Barclays CEO James Staley fined and banned by FCA over ties to Jeffrey Epstein Her promotion is part of a division and ...
20.02 / 09:47
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IPL 2024 likely to start from March 22, IPL chairman says
Indian Premier League's 17th season may start from March 22, the chairman of the cash-rich cricket league, which has become a decacorn and is the richest cricket league in the world, said on Tuesday. «We are planning to start IPL 2024 from March 22,» PTI cited IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal. This is in line with previous media reports that IPL will commence on March 22, five days after the conclusion of Women's Premier League. Reports said IPL 2024 may run till May 26, leaving just five days for the Indian cricket team to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup that starts from June 2 in the US and the Caribbean. India's first game in the T20 World Cup is scheduled on June 5 against Ireland.
20.02 / 08:41
security
GCP Infrastructure Investments secures revolving credit facility
In a stock exchange notice today (20 February), the board said the facility has been agreed with four lenders: Lloyds Bank, Mizuho Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Clydesdale Bank (trading as Virgin Money). The RCF has a three-year term, GCP explained, and was refinanced «on similar terms to the previous revolving credit facility». The only change was the introduction of additional flexibility in utilisations and repayments, it noted, to allow the trust to enhance its working capital management. GCP Infra eyes partial sale of portfolio assets to return £50m to shareholders Interest and ...
20.02 / 07:49
Platform
reports
Institutions grow investment trust ownership as wealth managers shun alternative assets
The report revealed £89bn of the holdings analysed were owned by institutions, while wealth managers held 25% at £44bn, private investors owned 23% at £41bn and adviser platforms held 2% at £4bn. Institutions increased their share of investment trusts from 49% at the end of December 2022 to 50% at the end of December 2023. Wealth managers' share declined by one percentage point from 26% to 25%. Irish Residential Properties REIT shareholders reject board reshuffle at EGM despite major dissent «The shift from wealth managers to institutions is largely accounted for by movements in th...
19.02 / 15:21
Platform
reports
Institutions grow investment trust ownership as wealth managers dump alternative assets
The report revealed £89bn of the holdings analysed were owned by institutions, while wealth managers held 25% at £44bn, private investors owned 23% at £41bn and adviser platforms held 2% at £4bn. Institutions increased their share of investment trusts from 49% at the end of December 2022 to 50% at the end of December 2023. Wealth managers' share declined by one percentage point from 26% to 25%. Irish Residential Properties REIT shareholders reject board reshuffle at EGM despite major dissent «The shift from wealth managers to institutions is largely accounted for by movements in th...
19.02 / 13:37
19.02 / 11:23
UPS
Ripple
XRP
ETF
Department
compliance
Jupiter forced to divest crypto ETP holding on compliance team demands
In the first half of 2023, the investment team of the firm's Ireland-domiciled €565mn Gold & Silver fund, managed by Ned Naylor-Leyland, Joe Lunna and Chris Mahoney, bought into 21Shares' Ripple XRP ETP for £2,571,504. The asset manager's compliance department picked up the holding through a «regular oversight process», and the managers then sold it for $2,570,670 at a loss of $834. A Jupiter spokesperson told the FT the fund has since «made up the difference». Retail access to crypto ETFs to face Consumer Duty hurdles even if 'unlikely' UK approval granted «There was no regulatory...
19.02 / 05:17
18.02 / 08:41
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actress
BAFTA Awards 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ hoping for glory at star-studded show
Oppenheimer" in the running for an unrivalled 13 awards. Christopher Nolan's epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, which has grossed more than $1 billion, has already won big at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, and is the clear frontrunner to sweep the board at next month's Oscars. At Sunday's BAFTAs, the highlight of the British film year, the blockbuster is nominated for best film, for Nolan (director and adapted screenplay), as well as for Emily Blunt (supporting actress) and Robert Downey Jr.
17.02 / 16:47
17.02 / 12:23
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Stop whining about Trump and focus on Europe's interests, Dutch PM says
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