Credit Suisse

Pushing second-quarter results until the end of August would buy the bank time to work through complex takeover

Regulators say deal wouldn’t raise any significant competition issues

Filing shows bank had less than four days to complete due diligence on deal

Former Bank of Ireland chief executive’s success shows Irish lenders can be used as springboard to greater things

Earnings beat rate is high because analysts ‘clearly went too far’ when slashing estimates earlier this year

Returning chief executive Sergio Ermotti focused on retaining clients and assets as bank embarks on extensive restructuring

Results expose scale of task for UBS after state-orchestrated rescue to take over 167-year-old lender

Complaint accuses Finma of failing to behave ‘proportionately’ and ‘in good faith’

State safety net becoming dangerously distended with support for households and businesses as well as banks

IMF expects Irish economy to expand 5.6% this year, followed by 4% next year, well ahead of euro zone as a whole

Politicians slate Swiss government’s role in takeover

The hope is that former leaders can bring stability, yet data suggests that companies which bring them back underperform

Colm Kelleher warns of ‘huge amount of risk’ in combining businesses

Move angered shareholders and did not have broad support in Switzerland

Executives had been braced for protests from Swiss citizens outraged at takeover by UBS

The Iseq gave back 1 per cent, dragged lower by tourism and building materials stocks

Investigation will examine potential breaches of criminal law by officials, regulators and bank executives

Q&A: Making definitive judgments in an increasingly complex interest rate environment is difficult, if not impossible

Probe reveals Swiss bank failed to disclose nearly $100m in secret offshore accounts

No possibility existed of orderly wind-down of one of the two big lenders without major government support, authorities said

Investors hopeful after buyout deal agreed for SIlicon Valley Bank

Ammar Al Khudairy had made clear the SNB would not invest more in Credit Suisse, sparking effective run on the bank

Seen and heard: the vulnerabilities of shadow banking, global tax reforms and outgoing tourism chief takes job in Saudi

Planet Business: ITV’s royal writedowns, Rupert Murdoch’s new wife-to-be and Credit Suisse memorabilia

Paschal Donohoe urges leaders to push ahead with legislation to create cross-border EU banking industry

Deutsche Bank leads sell off across Europe

Cliff Taylor: Communication to the market from central banks and governments is now vital, as are actions to deal with any problems that emerge

Horse Racing Ireland paying to boost Chelteham; McDonagh’s new bonus ban; Magnier’s win-win art investment; and stiffing savers and the State

Federal Reserve’s hike-and-hope move risks credit crunch as banking crisis rattles markets

From hats to pendants, branded products from troubled institutions have a curious appeal

AT1 bondholders may take legal action against Swiss regulator

Holders of risky bonds enraged after $17m writedown by Swiss regulator as part of bank’s takeover by UBS

Banking stocks were in the spotlight again with financials giving back some of their gains

Inside Business podcast with Laura Slattery

Swiss government ‘temporarily suspending’ deferred remuneration granted in the years up to 2022

Better financial conditions made it possible to believe that problems had been fixed – until the last two weeks

In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison

Euronext Dublin finished the day up 2.5%, outperforming many of its international peers

Minister for Finance says lenders and financial authorities in ‘much better place’ than in 2008

Domestic Swiss business and investment bank set to bear brunt of cuts