CLOSE to two-thirds of people expect their standard of living to drop over the next six months.

Half of shoppers expect to spend less this Christmas, according to a new survey from AXA Financial.

THE Central Bank has made the first appointments to its new Risk Advisers Panel – the vehicle announced earlier this year to assess risk management standards at the main banks.

THE Taoiseach has written to some of the world’s top entrepreneurs and business leaders with Irish roots in an appeal to inject capital and initiative into the ailing economy.

FIRST quarter results from Zurich Life Ireland show that the company is outperforming the life insurance market here.