Irish-based insurers weigh portfolio transfers amid Brexit uncertainty
- Financial Services
- November 6, 2017, 04:35
Central Bank warned of possible transfer scenario in letter from Insurance Ireland
Brexit may give Stock Exchange its tie-up ‘compelling reason’
- Markets
- November 4, 2017, 07:00
Dublin exchange could be defensive bet for London exchange in context of UK’s EU exit
Finance union chief to retire after 32 years fighting automation
- Financial Services
- November 3, 2017, 05:03
Union head calls for State to maintain bonus cap on bank executives’ salaries
Irish Life contributes €42m to Canadian parent in third quarter
- Financial Services
- November 2, 2017, 16:57
Group reports 17% increase in profits as health insurance customers rise
Corlytics appoints Tom Kenny as finance chief
- Financial Services
- November 2, 2017, 10:02
Former managing director of Canada Life International Assurance joins fintech firm
Kilkenny shower company Merlyn sold for £60m
- Manufacturing
- November 2, 2017, 09:33
Merlyn made £5 million net profit for the year to March on sales of £30.7m
State’s largest private landlord names Margaret Sweeney as CEO
- Commercial Property
- November 1, 2017, 13:48
Former head of airport operator DAA and Postbank Ireland will lead Ires Reit
Irish-based insurers urged to improve Brexit preparations
- Financial Services
- November 1, 2017, 12:58
Central Bank has written to insurance companies requesting details on consequences of Brexit
Glanbia sticks to earnings aim as deals boost performance nutrition unit
- Agribusiness & Food
- November 1, 2017, 07:24
Revenue from wholly owned divisions rose 6.6% in first nine months of 2017
Smurfit Kappa shares surge as investors eye 2018 earnings hike
- Manufacturing
- November 1, 2017, 07:04
Box maker unveils Russian and Greek deals for combined price of about €70 million
Oireachtas committee backs easing of credit union lending restrictions
- Financial Services
- October 31, 2017, 19:18
Concerns signalled earlier this year about unions becoming involved in mortgage market
Bank of Scotland reveals 184 impacted tracker mortgage customers
- Financial Services
- October 30, 2017, 06:00
Bank’s plans for redressing customers believed to be with Central Bank for review
Germany considers new attempt to sell Dublin-based Depfa Bank
- Financial Services
- October 30, 2017, 06:00
Depfa executives and FMS-WM believe sale of licensed Irish bank could play into Brexit shakeout
Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland sees profit rebound in 2017
- Markets
- October 30, 2017, 05:57
Stockbroking and investment firm intends to be ‘a driver’ of industry consolidation
Web Summit investigates Lisbon ticket touting
- Technology
- October 29, 2017, 17:18
Student half-day tickets priced €7.50 allegedly being resold for more than €1,000 each
Donohoe should look to Scandinavia to plot future of Bank of Ireland stake
- Business
- October 28, 2017, 06:30
Market Beat: Projects to replace legacy IT systems in banks are notoriously difficult
RSA Ireland 2016 capital boosted by off-balance deal with parent
- Financial Services
- October 28, 2017, 06:15
Insurer making ‘significant progress’ in returning to sustainable profitability
Bank of Ireland plans over 1,000 job cuts amid technology overhaul
- Financial Services
- October 28, 2017, 01:00
Sources say it is anticipated the jobs will be shed by the end of 2019
Ulster Bank profit drops as release of bad-loan provisions slows
- Financial Services
- October 27, 2017, 10:07
Falling level of problem loans sees bank release £21m in provisions
Baptism of fire as new Bank of Ireland chief tackles tracker scandal
- Financial Services
- October 27, 2017, 06:00
Francesca McDonagh ‘personally’ committed as lenders scramble to made redress
Bank of Ireland CEO picks fellow HSBC alumnus as staff chief
- Financial Services
- October 27, 2017, 05:45
Group sticks to dividend plans as any increase to tracker crisis costs ‘manageable’
Ardagh cuts forecast as weak dollar and US beer market bites
- Manufacturing
- October 26, 2017, 12:40
Metal and glass containers group’s revenue and earnings dip 1% in third quarter
Bank of Ireland holds to dividend plans as tracker crisis costs ‘manageable’
- Financial Services
- October 26, 2017, 12:02
Level of impaired loans fell by €400 million to €5 billion in third quarter
‘Disgusting culture’ in banks needs to be broken, says committee chair
- Financial Services
- October 26, 2017, 08:35
John McGuinness says Central Bank is not fit for purpose and calls on ECB to intervene
ECB stimulus programme helps shave €4bn off Irish interest bill
- Economy
- October 26, 2017, 05:15
Mario Draghi expected to make statement on scaling back of quantitative easing
State defers action against banks over tracker scandal
- Financial Services
- October 26, 2017, 01:00
Central Bank to consider more protection as some lenders delay compensation
Tracker scandal: Where the five main banks now stand
- Financial Services
- October 25, 2017, 19:57
Apologies issued as pressure mounts to deal with issue
Number of tracker mortgage overcharging cases tops 21,100
- Financial Services
- October 25, 2017, 17:34
State’s top five mortgage lenders issue updates after political pressure
Danske Bank confirms binding contract for mortgage portfolio sale
- Financial Services
- October 25, 2017, 10:29
Pimco believed to be involved with Goldman Sachs on €1.8 billion Danske portfolio deal
€163m paid to customers in refunds and compensation a ‘fraction’ of money owed
- Financial Services
- October 24, 2017, 08:27
Central Bank governor thinks ‘vast majority’ of 13,000 cases will be paid before Christmas
State commits €85m to US venture capital fund
- Technology
- October 24, 2017, 05:52
Investment expected to result in €250 million being pledged to Irish software firms
Bank of Ireland taking tracker issue ‘very seriously’, new chief says
- Financial Services
- October 24, 2017, 05:30
Minister for Finance holds meetings with three lenders involved in mortgage scandal
Customers will ultimately foot bill for tracker scandal
- Financial Services
- October 24, 2017, 01:00
Government unlikely to change tax rules or increase levy
Tracker scandal: Banks to be named if they fail to act
- Politics
- October 24, 2017, 01:00
Government demands clear timetable to compensate victims of overcharging
Tracker scandal: There is no limit on compensation, says Central Bank chief
- Financial Services
- October 23, 2017, 11:20
Philip Lane says vast majority of confirmed cases to get refunds before Christmas
Law-obsessed banks need ‘radical cultural change’, regulator says
- Financial Services
- October 21, 2017, 06:00
Central Bank deputy governor urges banks to start putting customers first
If ‘moral suasion’ fails, the Central Bank must change its tune
- Financial Services
- October 21, 2017, 05:35
Capital, dividends and bonuses are words tracker-scandal bankers may understand
Banks must begin redress by Christmas to avoid sanctions
- Irish News
- October 21, 2017, 02:35
Government to seek firm commitment and timeline for compensating tracker victims
Irish shares buoyed by US infrastructure, Brexit hopes
- Markets
- October 20, 2017, 18:33
Market report: CRH stood out as a bright spot, rising almost 2 per cent to €31.25
Central Bank hopes ‘moral suasion’ will help banks do right thing
- Financial Services
- October 20, 2017, 06:13
Governor hopes to persuade banks to make ‘decent upfront offer’ to affected customers
Tracker scandal: is your bank playing fair...or not?
- Financial Services
- October 20, 2017, 06:00
Ireland’s 15 mortgage lenders have had to respond to the Central Bank. Some have been more upfront than others
Storm Ophelia insurance costs unlikely to exceed €111m
- Financial Services
- October 20, 2017, 06:00
Damage claims may be lower than those for Storm Darwin in 2014, says industry body
Ulster Bank turns to AI to understand customers better
- Financial Services
- October 19, 2017, 06:25
Artificial intelligence technology is helping the bank work out what people want
Mortgage rates help make AIB ‘most profitable’ euro zone bank
- Financial Services
- October 19, 2017, 05:45
German analysis finds that Ireland is a ‘very attractive banking market’
Central Bank moves against Bank of Ireland and KBC amid tracker scandal
- Financial Services
- October 19, 2017, 01:00
Taoiseach says Government ‘has lost patience’ with Irish banks over tracker mortgage scandal
Irish executive at Brazilian meat giant JBS targeted by regulator
- Agribusiness & Food
- October 18, 2017, 06:09
Regulator alleges Jeremiah O’Callaghan failed to question JBS managers about plea bargain
Ireland could attract trillions in financial contracts post-Brexit
- Financial Services
- October 18, 2017, 06:00
Derivatives plan may deliver boon to Dublin law firms and IFSC
Revenue receives just 11 tax scheme alerts in six years
- Economy
- October 17, 2017, 06:15
Exemptions make the mandatory disclosure regime a joke, says MEP Matt Carthy
Oaktree, BlackRock and Orion battle it out for the Square Tallaght
- Commercial Property
- October 17, 2017, 05:59
Sale process for the Dublin shopping centre enters final phase with price tag set at €233m
FBD’s shares hit by Storm Ophelia as investors fear flood of claims
- Financial Services
- October 17, 2017, 01:00
Insurer’s share price fell by more than 4% as Ireland was battered by extreme weather
Ryanair, FBD and banks weigh on Iseq as Ophelia hits Ireland
- Construction
- October 16, 2017, 18:13
Market report: Iseq index in Dublin stood out as a weak spot as investors speculated on cost of Ophelia
Glenveagh IPO proceeds reach €550m as extra shares issued
- Construction
- October 16, 2017, 17:30
Placement of additional shares sees Oaktree’s stake dip to 16.5%
Hurricane Ophelia: Banks close branches across the Republic
- Financial Services
- October 16, 2017, 09:06
AIB initially kept a quarter of branches open but extended closures by mid-morning
Davy earned more than €1.7m in fees from AIB’s IPO
- Financial Services
- October 16, 2017, 06:12
Irish stockbroker Goodbody also received large fees from bank’s stock market listing
The investor trinity: Draghi, the Church of Ireland and Nama
- Markets
- October 14, 2017, 06:00
Has CRH boss Albert Manifold got an ace up his sleeve in bidding battle for Ash Grove?
Nama plans final €500m buyback of bonds
- Financial Services
- October 13, 2017, 05:30
Agency plots to discharge €4bn in loans and assets ahead of final senior bond buyback
Digicel said to prepare up to $50m Hurricane Irma claim
- Technology
- October 12, 2017, 18:36
Significant part of Digicel’s Caribbean network suffered damage as result of Irma
AIB signs lease for new Dublin city-centre headquarters
- Commercial Property
- October 12, 2017, 11:15
Molesworth Street office is being developed by property fund Iput at a cost of €45m
Church of Ireland funds buy stake in Nama holding company
- Financial Services
- October 12, 2017, 06:00
Clergy pensions fund and Representative Church Body hold a combined 5.75%
Nama expects to provide outsourced services to new housing finance body
- Construction
- October 11, 2017, 18:50
Home Building Finance Ireland to be allocated €750m to help deliver 6,000 homes
EU presses for full banking union with watered down deposits plan
- Financial Services
- October 11, 2017, 16:00
Commission yet to reach consensus on insurance scheme after German pushback
AIB’s net interest and other income continue to grow ‘strongly’
- Financial Services
- October 10, 2017, 19:19
Bank’s level of impaired loans has declined since the end of June
Donohoe unveils €300m Brexit loan scheme for small businesses
- Politics
- October 10, 2017, 14:50
Minister allocates €25m to agri-food industry and retains 9% VAT rate for tourism sector
Haven Mortgages beats parent AIB with 2016 loan book growth
- Financial Services
- October 10, 2017, 13:17
Increase of 18.6 per cent reflects group’s success in attracting new customers
Singapore snaps up 10% of Glenveagh as housebuilder floats
- Construction
- October 10, 2017, 07:09
The first Irish housebuilder to float in two years saw its shares jump 14%
Professional debt still to be tackled, former Mazars head says
- Financial Services
- October 10, 2017, 05:10
Banks have not dealt with investments made by doctors, lawyers and judges before crash
Spanish shares advance as Catalonia concerns ease; Kerry dips in Dublin
- Markets
- October 9, 2017, 18:12
Ireland’s Iseq out of sorts, with market heavyweight Kerry Group falling by 2.1%
ECB warns of capital risks to badly-prepared banks for rate hikes
- Financial Services
- October 9, 2017, 10:35
51 out of euro-area’s largest 111 banks face additional capital targets as ‘starting point’
Dublin-based eShopWorld valued at €300m as investors raise stake
- Retail & Services
- October 9, 2017, 06:00
Franco-Swiss joint venture increases its holding in Irish ecommerce firm to 50%
Irish construction sector reports strong growth in September
- Construction
- October 9, 2017, 05:32
Civil engineering projects still contracting and pace of expansion in housebuilding slows slightly from August high
Aviva in advanced talks to buy Friends First
- Financial Services
- October 9, 2017, 05:30
Sale of Irish insurance group had attracted several suitors including ‘zombie’ specialists
AIB’s Mulhall cautions on annual mortgage-cap reviews
- Financial Services
- October 7, 2017, 08:00
Bank says annual changes may lead to price distortions in the housing market
Glenveagh investors warned of potential risks
- Markets
- October 7, 2017, 07:30
Homebuilder’s flotation comes with caveats – and eye-watering executive incentives
One51 receives €2.50-a-share bid from CapVest
- Manufacturing
- October 6, 2017, 14:23
Plastics firm has been planning stock market flotation
Irish building firm eyes €500m of religious orders’ land
- Commercial Property
- October 6, 2017, 06:00
Glenveagh Properties says 30 sites owned by religious orders could provide 6,500 homes
Why is EU taking Ireland to court over €13bn Apple tax bill?
- Economy
- October 5, 2017, 14:22
Q&A: State likely to appoint custodians and money managers for Apple tax in November
Ulster Bank to pay some overcharged customers over €100,000
- Financial Services
- October 5, 2017, 10:39
RBS-owned bank has identified 3,500 customers caught up in ECB tracker rate scandal
One51 Canadian deal to value plastics group at about €500m
- Manufacturing
- October 5, 2017, 06:15
Plastics company currently sees IPO as best option for shareholders as suitor circles
AIB shareholders to hold reorganisation meeting on November 3rd
- Financial Services
- October 4, 2017, 12:59
Planned new structure aimed at affording taxpayers and depositors more protection
Ireland faces ECJ over failure to collect Apple’s €13bn tax bill
- Technology
- October 4, 2017, 10:46
Commission says Government dragging feet in collection of back taxes
ECB warns banks who fail to meet new bad-debt guidance
- Financial Services
- October 4, 2017, 10:30
Banks face higher capital demands and possible sanctions for failing to comply
State to pay less than zero rate on €4bn in bonds
- Markets
- October 4, 2017, 09:53
NTMA raising money to help repay loans from IMF, Sweden and Denmark
CPL shareholders targeted in stock market scam
- Markets
- October 4, 2017, 06:00
New York-based finance company has been offering to buy small investors’ shares
Glenveagh Properties secures demand to cover €550m IPO
- Construction
- October 4, 2017, 05:43
New Irish housebuilder plans to be building at least 1,000 homes by 2020
Irish borrowers face higher costs under ECB bad debts plan
- Financial Services
- October 3, 2017, 13:39
Banks likely to tighten access to lending and be more aggressive in dealing with arrears under proposed new rules
One51 says IPO best for shareholders even as suitors ‘occasionally’ circle
- Manufacturing
- October 3, 2017, 06:00
UK group Cap Vest reported to have made second bid to buy plastics manufacturer
Bank of Ireland reviews €900m technology plan as new CEO arrives
- Financial Services
- October 3, 2017, 06:00
Francesca McDonagh set to assess IT scheme to take costs below 50% of income
Glenveagh Properties plans to raise up to €550m through IPO
- Construction
- October 2, 2017, 20:42
Irish housebuilder plans to build at least 1,000 new homes each year by 2020
AIB presses ahead with bail-in rules overhaul
- Financial Services
- October 2, 2017, 18:07
Irish bank will set up holding company to meet new European rules on future bailouts
NTMA plans €5bn bond sale to refinance bailout repayments
- Markets
- October 2, 2017, 17:38
Agency says its full-year bond issuance may exceed €13 billion, upper end of previous goal
Aryzta to set itself free from Clover Hill confinement?
- Business
- September 30, 2017, 06:30
Kerry Group boss opts for long goodbye as turnover among Iseq chiefs speeds up
Canadian fund poised to increase One51 stake over 33% before IPO
- Manufacturing
- September 30, 2017, 05:10
Irish firm has about 2,000 shareholders in Ireland with shares traded on grey market
Bank of Ireland’s Pat Creed to retire
- Financial Services
- September 29, 2017, 18:26
Move comes as bank’s new CEO, Francesca McDonagh, prepares to take over
Government starts consultation on stock market trades stamp duty
- Markets
- September 29, 2017, 18:13
Paschal Donohoe seeks feedback on alternative revenue sources
One51 advances IPO plans with restructure
- Business
- September 29, 2017, 15:14
Plastics manufacturer aiming to float on stock market within 12-18 months
PTSB plans mortgage-to-rent scheme with Merrion-led group
- Financial Services
- September 29, 2017, 06:00
Bank expects up to 2,000 borrowers to take up offer to forfeit home to become tenants
Tracker rate scandal sees more families lose their homes
- Personal Finance
- September 28, 2017, 21:40
Arrears exacerbated by banks’ refusal to offer low-cost rates to which they were entitled
Applegreen to raise up to €30m via share placing
- Retail & Services
- September 28, 2017, 21:18
Forecourt retailer will seek to sell 5 million shares in the market to fund acquisitions
Central Bank regulatory levy to be phased in as Brexit eyed
- Financial Services
- September 28, 2017, 16:41
Minister for Finance decides to get financial firms to pay 65% of regulatory costs this year
KBC to miss Central Bank deadline for tracker mortgage review
- Financial Services
- September 28, 2017, 12:51
Bank alone among top Irish lenders not to outline extent of tracker mortgage issue