Lehman Brothers

Italian bank UniCredit’s bid for German stalwart Commerzbank provokes outrage

However, State sold shares accumulated during 2008-2010 banking crisis to bidder in auction

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 16:02

John FitzGerald: How to contain a bank run in the high-speed age of social media

Modern bank runs can escalate within minutes rather than weeks due to online social networks posing new challenges for central banks

Fri May 19 2023 - 05:00

Mounting cash pile could be bullish for stocks

A record $5.3 trillion is parked in US money market funds, data shows

Tue May 16 2023 - 05:55

Credit Suisse ‘merch’ and the rush to buy history

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

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 15:09

Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will be watched closely

SVB’s fall has huge implications for the wider technology sector

Sat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00

Deluge of inflation data pushes US borrowing costs to 2007 levels

Yield on two-year Treasury note hovers nears 5% as investors brace for further Fed rate rises

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 10:58

Stocktake: Fund managers are so bearish, it’s bullish

Cash levels are higher even than in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 04:00

Stocktake: Bear market rallies no cause for cheer

Fierce but fleeting rallies are a feature of bear markets

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 00:00

Francesco Ceccato, Barclays Europe’s CEO: On deals, regulation and choosing Dublin

Brexit prompted Barclays to chose Republic as its EU base

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 12:45

Alvarez & Marsal considers establishing an Irish practice

New York-based firm eyes Irish corporate restructuring and insolvency market

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 06:05

Seán FitzPatrick timeline: from a dairy farmer’s son to Anglo chief

The rise of the ‘mediocre schoolboy’ who later became head of Anglo Irish Bank

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 19:43

As Evergrande teeters, Chinese media walks a fine line

Communist Party seeks tenuous balance in treatment of property behemoth

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 12:51

Evergrande may not be China’s Lehman, but are markets being too complacent?

Market Beat: A messy massive default in a key sector in the world’s second largest economy could have major consequences

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 17:18

‘If construction is such a profitable industry, why aren’t more people at it?

Glenveagh says it has sold, signed or reserved the 1,150 homes it expects to deliver this year

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 13:00

Let’s not block progress by launching a crippling campaign against data

Opinion: Data centres are supporting Ireland’s economic and green future

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 05:20

Cobh Ramblers expect to benefit from Burnley’s expansion

ALK capital adamant their financial approached is ‘reasonable and sustainable’

Thu May 20 2021 - 10:47

Success is no fairytale for the latest Irish unicorn

Born just as financial markets went into meltdown, Fenergo has overcome the odds

Sat May 01 2021 - 06:15

David McWilliams: A female-led economy is coming – and it will be better

Those with money shape society. An economy where women earn more will be different

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 06:00

New billionaires, monster box office takings and the fight against ‘Deliveroo poverty pay’

Planet Business: A ‘document not found’ tells its own story at Credit Suisse

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 17:20

Dublin-based Depha bank posted €79.4m loss before sale deal

German state bad bank sold business to Bawag, which will continue the orderly winding down of the business

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 06:00

Dublin-based Depfa to be bought by Austria’s Bawag

Bank expects to make money by running down former public sector lender

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 13:22

Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemy

Shorts ‘play important role in detecting not just overpricing, but also fraud’ – study

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 05:40

Charles Schwab UK fined £9m for failing to protect client money

FCA director compares shortcomings to those at collapsed US bank Lehman Brothers

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 13:38

Depfa bypasses ECB ban with €150m dividend payout

Bank based in Dublin is in wind-down mode and has more than €630m in reserves

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 19:16

Some Irish money market funds came close to danger in March

Investors withdrew 10% of €574bn of assets at height of Covid-19 global financial shock

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 04:45

Boom-time subprime lender Stepstone enters liquidation

Firm’s remaining mortgage portfolio sold at steep discount to US company Cerberus in 2018

Mon Sept 07 2020 - 15:18

Frank Dunphy: The Irishman who made millions for Damien Hirst

Showbiz accountant who became the charismatic business manager for Damien Hirst

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 06:00

Japan’s record economic plunge wipes out Abe era gains

Second quarter GDP falls 27.8% as economy suffers third straight quarter of contraction

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 07:47

Depfa sees fresh bid interest from Apollo and JC Flowers

The German lender based in Dublin has also drawn interest from hedge funds

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 04:40

Germany gives potential Depfa bidders three weeks to register

Bank nearly collapsed during 2008 financial crisis

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 10:28

Stocktake: No sign of greed from cautious Buffett

Buffett’s inaction suggests this is not a time to be bold – it’s a time to be cautious

Tue May 12 2020 - 05:30

Covid’s lesson: the improbable can very quickly become the possible

Business leaders must ensure strategy allows for unexpected events

Fri May 08 2020 - 05:18

Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?

Investors have so far put more than $800m into the online bank

Wed May 06 2020 - 12:04

Investing during the coronavirus: moral outrage is misplaced

Controversial short-sellers deliver messages that people would rather not hear

Tue May 05 2020 - 05:15