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Global markets fall ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran
There was not much green on the board in Dublin, but AIB was an outlier as it climbed 0.3%
PTSB suitor Bawag plans deal to free up capital
Austrian lender reported to have offered €1.6bn for PTSB
Oil prices soar following Trump’s Iran address
Markets choppy amid latest indications energy shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz could be restored
Oil prices rise again as global markets advance in challenging conditions
Euronext Dublin deepened recent losses as it slid 0.4% with Ryanair the standout under-performer
PTSB confirms names of another two bidders in the running to buy bank
Lone Star and Centerbridge-led consortium are among participants’ in sale process
Markets slide driven by uncertainty around US-Iran talks
Euronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hitters
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ICS Mortgages has increased its mortgage costs and the outlook for the market is entirely dependent on the Iran war
Shares advance but oil volatile as markets weigh US plan to end Iran war
European banks were among the big winners as traders boost bets on ECB rate hikes
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New rules leave banks and customers none the wiser on what lenders really must do
Global markets mixed as worries persist Israeli-US war on Iran will go on
Euronext Dublin finished the day just barely in the green, up 0.06% with food group Glanbia the standout performer
Stocks regain ground after Trump postpones strikes on Iran’s energy plants
Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall
Austria’s Bawag may have to sweeten its bid to win PTSB
Bawag is the only known trade buyer in the shake-up for PTSB, but can it close?
Hammerson’s addition to Iseq 20 Index underlines problems for Dublin stock market
Rule changes to allow UK firm whose shares haven’t traded in Dublin since May is latest sign of challenges for Irish market
PTSB confirms Austria’s Bawag among ‘number of parties’ circling bank
The Irish Times previously reported Bawag, Centerbridge and Lone Star were involved in the sales process
Free banking and edgy banter: Monzo raises the stakes for traditional bank customers
British group joins growing ranks of neo-banks but customers, for now, still seem committed to keeping some link with pillar banks
PTSB shines on Austrian bid hopes as European shares advance
Irish lender surges 2.3% in late trading after reports Bawag ready to bid €1.6bn for bank
Can you Zippay me a fiver? Banks enter a new world with a new word
All you need to know about the new instant mobile payments system run by AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB
Donegal Investment eyes delisting on returning €112m to investors in decade
Delisting would leave Irish market with just 23 plcs, down from about 70 in 2007
Austrian bank Bawag talks to buy lender Finance Ireland end without deal
Austrian bank remains in the hunt for PTSB after walking away from non-bank lender controlled by US group Pimco and UK’s M&G
European shares retreat again as Middle East tensions rattle investors
Iseq All-Share index rises with banking stocks in demand
Zippay launch opens new battlefront in war between Revolut and the banks
AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB hope new instant mobile payments system will challenge Revolut
Markets dive overnight and banks launch new instant payments service Zippay
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Main Irish banks to launch mobile payments service
Customers of AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB to able to send, request and split payments instantaneously under new system
Banker bonus caps grow more absurd as lenders turn to no-strings share awards
Properly structured performance-related pay would be the carrot to the stick of one of Europe’s toughest executive accountability regimes
Will the clouds of war rolling in from the Middle east darken the future of Irish banks?
Domestic banks published better-than-expected results this week but events have cast a shadow over growth prospects
€647bn in crime proceeds washed through Europe every year, conference told
National payments convention hosted by BPFI hears about new EU crackdown on money laundering
PTSB pays first dividend since 2008 and eyes second-round bids
Underlying pretax profits dip almost 3% amid declining interest rates
Simon Harris should take the private equity money for PTSB and run
There is little evidence to suggest Austrian bank Bawag would be a good buyer for PTSB
European shares inch up to fresh high on strong corporate updates
Irish banks take a step back ahead of a week when all three will report annual figures
PTSB sets late-March for second round takeover bids as Bawag and Centerbridge circle
Government owns majority stake in PTSB
Central Bank tells three banks to address access-to-cash shortfalls
BPFI says the institutions ‘are fully committed to providing the relevant ATM and cash service point services as soon as possible’
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