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  • September 20th, 2023
    MBC Financial awarded Cork Pension & Investment Broker 2023

    MBC Financial is thrilled to share that for the third consecutive year, we’ve been named Cork Pension and Investment Broker 2023 by the All-Ireland Business Foundation. Additionally, we’ve upheld our Business All-Star Accreditation for the fourth year running – from 2020 to 2023. Over the past 8 weeks, our dedicated team collaborated closely with the […]

  • October 3rd, 2022
    MBC Financial awarded Cork Pension & Investment Broker 2022

    MBC Financial is delighted to announce that we have been awarded Cork Pension & Investment Broker 2022 by the All-Ireland Business Foundation for a second year in a row and have maintained our Business All-Star Accreditation for the third year in a row – 2020, 2021 and 2022. Our team has been very busy over […]

  • October 3rd, 2019
    MBC Financial – planning for everything that life brings….Managing in the Present and Planning for the Future.

  • July 13th, 2018
    Market Headlines – 13/7/2018

    US The S&P 500 Index closed at the highest level since February, after gaining 0.9%, as China seemed to strike a conciliatory tone in reaction to President Donald Trump’s newest escalation of the trade war between the two countries. Technology shares led gains, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index to a record high. Ten-year Treasury yields […]

  • June 28th, 2018
    Market Headlines – 28/6/2018

     US equities fell 0.9% yesterday, amid renewed concern that President Trump’s administration will crack down on Chinese investment. The energy sector was a notable outperformer as oil and gas company shares gained with the increasing oil price.  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that President Trump’s decision not to adopt a more […]

  • June 15th, 2018
    Market Headlines – 15/6/2018

    US US equities gained 0.2% yesterday with the S&P 500 climbing for the 4th day in 5, after the Federal Reserve delivered a modestly hawkish decision Wednesday and the European Central Bank signaled a somewhat dovish tone. Large technology and media companies drove gains. The dollar gained against the Euro, hitting an 11-month high. US […]

  • June 6th, 2018
    Market Review May 2018 – Schroders

    May 2018 Markets Review – Schroders

  • June 5th, 2018
    Market Headlines – 5/6/2018

    US US stocks began the week on a positive note, rising 0.4% yesterday. Technology stocks were among the top performers for the session, rising 0.8% as shares of Apple and Amazon settled at new highs. Monday’s gains followed a strong session on Friday after the release of robust employment data. The US economy added 223,000 […]

  • March 22nd, 2018
    Market Headlines – 22/3/2018

    US The S&P 500 Index fell at the close after trading higher earlier in the day as the Federal Reserve’s first decision under Chairman Jerome Powell came in less hawkish than the market had expected. Federal Reserve officials raised the benchmark lending rate by 0.25% and forecast a steeper path of hikes in 2019 and 2020, citing […]

  • January 15th, 2018
    Investment Outlook 2018 – Zurich Life

    Positive outlook, but mindful of risks!! Investment Outlook Snapshot 2018