There are increasingly calls for the European Savings & Investment union to be completed as soon as possible. In order to move Europeans from a savings culture to a more risk taking culture to promote European startups.  There might also be a single regulator for financial services which might threaten the two biggest nations for banking and fund management:  Luxembourg and Ireland.  So today the body which represents financial services here is launching its strategic vision for the sector and protecting what it holds is one of the key themes.  

Joining Joe on the show was Patricia Callan the Director of Financial Services Ireland.