Market Beat: Closure would mark the end of a storied bank and further erode competition in the market

Behind the business-as-usual facade, things are not rosy between the bank and its parent

Winding down bank would put 2,800 jobs at risk

Fenergo, Irish Distillers and An Post shortlisted after recording strong performances

Irish fintech lifts Covid hiring freeze, and expects to have 1,000 employees by year-end

Planning for a future hit from loans soured by economic downturn pushes bank to a loss

Goldman Sachs sees coronavirus fallout wiping €30bn off European banks’ profits

Cantillon: Royal Bank of Scotland to be known henceforth as NatWest plc

Bank took €80m charge last year, due to reduction in net deferred tax assets to €184m

Backers include Dutch bank ABN Amro and New York-listed DXC Technology

CSO data on Thursday rounds off year in which house prices have begun to calm

Caveat: When Germany and France were trying to bully us over tax affairs, which nation stood beside us? Britain

CEO David Duffy cautions that Brexit is still taking its toll on wider banking sector

AIB and Bank of Ireland lose ground as Kingspan rises on broker upgrade

Move is first significant act by bank’s recently appointed chief executive

Sentiment towards sector dented as Johnson puts threat of no-deal Brexit back on table

Total of €3.5bn repaid via dividends to parent RBS since late 2016 - almost 20% cent of £15m bailout it received

Ireland among most progressive markets for fintech in Europe – and you can bank on that

Markets report: In London Johnson’s victory lifts nationalisation fears hanging over utility stocks

Irish software company continues to secure wins in new segments it is focusing on

CEO’s pay more than eight times his AIB salary – despite losses at UK’s Virgin Money

Noel and Valerie Moran's prepaid cards business was born at their kitchen table

Iseq dragged down by Irish banks with both Bank of Ireland and AIB under pressure

Operating profit rose to £54m in first nine months of the year

Iseq up close to 4 per cent with banks leading the way

Cantillon: Bank’s customers in the Republic benefitting from fact that RBS’s IT systems don’t allow it charge negative interest rates

IT glitch make it impossible for lender to charge large customers in Republic for deposits

CEO Jane Howard refuses to give figure of how many jobs could be cut or a timeframe

Friday interview: Jane Howard, CEO, Ulster Bank: "We’ve got to find our unique place in the market so we can grow safely and sustainably.”

Complaints about mis-selling payment protection insurance will wipe out up to a third of profit

Markets report: Stocks gained ground after reports the ECB is leaning towards a stimulus package that includes a rate cut

Apple, Merck, Pfizer and Mastercard all due to report results

Move comes as blow to internal candidate Alison Rose

Scandal-hit Australian bank turns to banker who revived fortunes of Ulster Bank parent

Clients include HSBC, UBS and BNY Mellon

Two lawsuits show that bank chiefs no longer feel shame about obscene pay levels

Start-up is one of five fintechs to be given a combined €25m from programme

Financial body says there is no evidence bank artificially distressed otherwise healthy businesses

Lender was established two decades ago before the retailer took full ownership in 2014

Interview: John Hourican on stepping down as Bank of Cyprus CEO to move closer to home