Chinese Revival

Chinese Revival With emerging market equities remaining affordable relative to those in the US, the Global Macro Council has turned its attention this month to China. The noise created by the Trump administration has overshadowed significant progress in China. The country is advancing rapidly in AI model building and fostering collaborations with entrepreneurs like Jack…

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Sing for Simon Competition

Unio Employee Benefits is delighted to partner with the Dublin Simon Community for the launch of their “Sing for Simon” campaign 2024. We have TWO tickets to give away for the charity concert featuring the RTE Concert Orchestra and an array of special guests. CLICK HERE TO ENTER  Join us for a night of uplifting…

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Finance Bill Update: Auto-Enrolment and SFT

Finance Bill Update: Auto-Enrolment and SFT The Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers TD, has published Finance Bill 2024, following approval by Government. The Finance Bill 2024 implements the taxation changes announced on Budget Day as well as introducing some necessary administrative and technical changes. We have reviewed Finance Bill 2024 and broken down the key…

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Are you maximising your pension contributions?

Are you maximising your pension contributions? Tax relief is available on personal contributions made to pension plans, making them an incredibly efficient way of reducing your taxable income. The amount of net relevant earnings/remuneration on which tax relief can be claimed is €115,000. The maximum contribution rate (including both AVCs (Additional Voluntary Contributions) and ordinary…

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The Weekly View, 9th September 2024

The Weekly View, 9th September 2024 Hello and welcome to the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning 9th September, our summary of markets and macro news.     In Summary The market’s focus this week will be on Europe, as the ECB will make an interest rate call on the 12th. Earlier this summer…

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The Weekly View, 2nd September 2024

The Weekly View, 2nd September 2024 Hello and welcome to the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning 02 September, our summary of markets and macro news.   In Summary Last week’s market movement was heavily influenced by the quarterly report of Nvidia, which grew revenue 122% QoQ but still missed some extremely high expectations set…

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The Weekly View 26th August, 2024

The Weekly View 26th August, 2024 Welcome to the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning 26th August, our summary of markets and macro news. Watch our investment brief for the week ahead:   This week is dominated by inflation data which includes releases from Australia, Germany, and the Eurozone on the 28th, 29th and…

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The Weekly View 19th August, 2024

The Weekly View 19th August, 2024 Welcome to the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning 19th August, our summary of markets and macro news. Watch this week’s investment brief in full:   This week: – After a positive inflation print in the US last week, attention will now turn to the release of the…

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The Weekly View 12th August 2024

The Weekly View 12th August 2024 Welcome to the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning 12th August, our summary of markets and macro news. Watch this week’s investment brief in full: In summary: – Despite a volatile start in equity markets last week, by the close of business on Friday, the MSCI World had made…

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