Nama’s Brendan McDonagh says he could have added ‘value’ to new housing delivery agency
Brendan McDonagh to discuss wind-down of agency before the TDs and senators
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Even at €430,000 a year, Brendan McDonagh would be nuts to take the housing tsar job
McDonagh gives the impression of being someone who does not suffer fools gladly and who believes the media by and large falls firmly into the category of fools
Before long uncertainty due to Trump’s tariffs will slow the Irish economy
This will be more than a speed bump in Ireland’s economic progress. Let’s not even mention that cosy nugget of the ‘soft landing’
NTMA allows Davy return as primary dealer of Irish government bonds
State agency gives Davy green light to return almost four years after it was dropped
Nama earns €80m profit in nine months
State agency, preparing to wind down, has generated €48 billion to date
Buoyed by Apple tax, Ireland’s €34 billion cash pile brings both opportunity and temptation
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Incumbent governments sometimes forget that elections are about the future
Irish voters are always more focused on ‘more to do’ than on ‘a lot done’
Election manifesto analysis: Fianna Fáil would entrust housing to the NTMA. Could it work?
The sticky question of how to get things done will be key in this election campaign
Nama to transfer sites for 4,000 potential homes to Land Development Agency
So-called bad bank has moved to take direct ownership of certain land ahead of its wind-down next year
Leading banker urges State to use dormant funds accounts to aid good causes
Former minister for finance Michael McGrath was told of benefits that abandoned investments could have for charities or State programmes
‘Sentiment towards Ireland is very strong now,’ says NTMA chief Frank O’Connor
National Treasury Management Agency boss will oversee two new sovereign wealth funds with aim of capturing and investing windfall tax revenues
Seán Quinn’s former properties in Kyiv: The battle and the war
IBRC liquidators have paused the sale of two key assets in Kyiv once owned by businessman Seán Quinn
Is it time to introduce a new Irish savings scheme with tax incentives?
The individual savings account scheme in the UK provides tax-free gains and other benefits from four types of investment
Nama upgrades lifetime State return forecast to €5.2bn
So-called bad bank set to take over remaining Irish Bank Resolution Corporation assets and complete its wind-down by the end of 2025
Fitch upgrades Ireland’s credit rating to highest since 2009
Ratings agency does not see next government making big change to spending levels
NTMA nears minimum 2024 funding target with €1bn bond sale
State debt manager completes last planned debt sale before ECB’s expected interest rate cut
Investment funds ‘crucial’ to ensure continuing resilience of public finances
Setting aside some windfall tax revenue for essential future spending means the State will be prepared for the challenges ahead
State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlements
NTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’
NTMA divests from companies with interests in occupied Palestinian territory
Decision relates to shareholdings with total value of €2.95m
State’s ISIF fund pledges €278m to green investments
State fund plans to spend €1bn tackling climate change
NTMA completes two-thirds of minimum 2024 bond sales
The Agency tasked with managing State funding has now sold €4 billion of benchmark bonds this year
NTMA sells €3bn of bonds after receiving over €44bn of bids amid investor rush
State’s debt management agency plans to raise between €6bn and €10bn in long-term debt this year
Aon Ireland chief executive appointed chairwoman of NTMA
Rachael Ingle will succeed current NTMA chairwoman Susan Webb, whose term ends on 22 December 2023
State earmarks offices in docklands should it win bid to host EU Anti-Money Laundering Association
Ibec’s podcast sponsorship, Collison’s Abbeyleix charity event, new roles for Altada’s co-founders, NTMA’s land deal in the docks and Digicel’s sports channel in the Caribbean
NTMA completes 2023 fundraising before latest ECB rate hike
Debt-management agency has raised €7 billion through the sale of benchmark bonds this year
NTMA increases rates for State Savings products and trebles prize bond fund
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath welcomes move and says Government will support ‘valuable conduit’ for exchequer funding
CRH boss third best paid CEO on FTSE 100, Central Bank’s data breach, and low interest rates on State savings
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McGrath pressures banks to raise interest rates for savers
Minister for Finance set to approve hike for State-backed savings schemes which could bring progress on bank rates
John Burns: Lack of solidarity from NTMA on State savings while Crowley swaps RTÉ for media regulator
Any Other Business: DAA noise monitoring plan, Ireland’s AI ambassador and Eddie O’Connor’s vineyard venture
NTMA spends €37bn mopping up legacy of notorious IBRC promissory notes
State keen to close the door on the last of the debt used to prop up Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide whose failure triggered the financial crisis
Ifac warns on budget, beer consumption falls, and Irish lessors in court over aircraft stranded in Russia
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Dee Forbes’ position on advisory board of Smurfit Business School in UCD could prove to be awkward
Any Other Business: McKillen becomes Vietnam’s honorary consul, RTE Player on Sky, the NTMA and bonuses, and Euronext’s plea on share trading tax
SCA spends €532m to resolve claims against State agencies
This was nearly €37m higher than the previous year
National Treasury Management Agency limits State exposure to higher market interest rates — for now
Corporation tax windfalls shielding agency from having to overly rely on international markets
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