A DIVISION of the Henderson Group has come out on top at a major industry awards.

AFTER fulfilling his three years as CBI UK president, Paul Drechsler is now stepping down.

THERE’S no shortage of information on the housing market, telling us how prices and sales activity for instance are changing on an annual, quarterly or even monthly basis.

IT scarcely seems possible that we are almost half way through 2018.

THE holiday season is almost upon us, and while many will enjoy a relatively stress-free trip, for others things may not go quite according to plan.

EVERY business has at least one key person in place that can be credited as being a major component of the company’s success.

SINCE the early noughties, the Northern Ireland housing market has been the subject of much discussion and analysis, with the sector going through a period of unprecedented fluctuation particularly between 2006 and 2012.

THE drumbeat for the 21st World Cup nears.

AS recently reported, the potential growth and development of Northern Ireland’s super-fast broadband network could bolster the local economy, to a global scale, by up to £1.

I WAS in New York last week for the ninth annual New York New Belfast Conference (my sixth time attending).

MORE than any other profession, the role of those in finance, has been defined by what technology will allow them to determine how they can add value and influence across an organisation or company.

IT can be a tempting prospect to sign up for a new car when you see adverts which promise expensive brands for a manageable and low monthly payment.

MONTHS of political uncertainty in Italy came to a conclusion at the end of last week when a coalition government was agreed, breaking an impasse that had endured since the inconclusive election in March, when no party or bloc won a majority.

ON Wednesday Retail NI will launch its signature campaign, Independents’ Day, which showcases the very best of local independent retailers.

ABOUT twenty years ago I used to visit a great aunt who had retired to a care home in Belfast to spend her last days.

OH how we could do with an independent and critical thinker in the British cabinet just now.

LAST week proved to be a rather eventful one for Europe.

IF something sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

EARLIER this month we heard the welcome news that unemployment in Northern Ireland reached its lowest ever level.

FORECASTS on how the Northern Ireland economy will fare following Brexit, particularly in a ‘no deal’ scenario, make for grim reading, with one leaked government report suggesting the region could suffer as much as a 12 per cent decline in GDP in such a context.