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Auto-enrolment pension systems bids narrow as Bill nears publication

Auto-enrolment pension systems bids narrow as Bill nears publication

Plan by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to launch landmark project by the end of the year continues to draw a lot of scepticism

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 05:28
PTSB could free up €270m of capital under key mortgage-risk review – BofA

PTSB could free up €270m of capital under key mortgage-risk review – BofA

US bank points to lender’s effort to reduce risk weighting of its assets

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 21:17
San Leon nears fresh refinancing after US funds no-show

San Leon nears fresh refinancing after US funds no-show

Oil and gas explorer is focused largely on assets in Africa

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 18:28
Irish stock exchange owner drafts Government pitch to reboot initial public offerings

Irish stock exchange owner drafts Government pitch to reboot initial public offerings

Number of senior business figures developing proposals to beef up Dublin market

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Accounting regulator ‘disappointed’ as 23% of important company audits needed improvement last year

Accounting regulator ‘disappointed’ as 23% of important company audits needed improvement last year

Iaasa says rate of shortcomings in audits of ‘public interest entities’ doubled compared to 2022

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Government’s 2024 homebuilding target ‘at risk’ as construction activity contracts

Government’s 2024 homebuilding target ‘at risk’ as construction activity contracts

Measure of construction activity contracts for 17th straight month

Mon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Seen & Heard: Hines nears €125m Tallaght Square deal

Seen & Heard: Hines nears €125m Tallaght Square deal

Blueface sale may see jobs go; Shannon pipeline delays threaten FDI, Ex-AIB chief in new role; Limerick restaurants out of examinership

Sun Mar 10 2024 - 12:29
Central Bank of Ireland taps ex-ECB banking watchdog chief to review vetting regime for finance executives

Central Bank of Ireland taps ex-ECB banking watchdog chief to review vetting regime for finance executives

Review follows tribunal finding that bank’s decision-making was “flawed” in assessment of director nominee

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 16:59
Fifteen years after bailout, taxpayers now €800m under water on surviving Irish banks

Fifteen years after bailout, taxpayers now €800m under water on surviving Irish banks

PTSB needs relief on the cost of writing mortgages to be able to compete with larger rivals and make good on repaying its bailout

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 15:25
FBD eyes another special investor payout after €36m dividend on strong results

FBD eyes another special investor payout after €36m dividend on strong results

Pretax profits jumps 24% to €81.4m after release of some reserves and €19.1m return on investments

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 07:56
Axa Ireland CEO Marguerite Brosnan: ‘My job is to understand complexity to make things really simple’

Axa Ireland CEO Marguerite Brosnan: ‘My job is to understand complexity to make things really simple’

Head of largest insurer in the State says Laya deal ‘is transformative’

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Aviva’s Irish operating profits jump to €87m amid higher investment returns

Aviva’s Irish operating profits jump to €87m amid higher investment returns

Aviva Insurance Ireland is the third-largest personal and commercial insurer in the State

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 16:59
Former PTSB chief says he did not agree to preferential treatment of some customers

Former PTSB chief says he did not agree to preferential treatment of some customers

David Guinane says he has no memory of reading email which mentioned matter

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 16:34
Irish banker David Duffy eyes multimillion pay-day with Virgin Money sale

Irish banker David Duffy eyes multimillion pay-day with Virgin Money sale

Proposed deal would create group with total assets of £366bn

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 09:54
PTSB operating profit soars to €164 million but share price drops as investors mull outlook

PTSB operating profit soars to €164 million but share price drops as investors mull outlook

Group’s loan book has increased 50% since mid-2022

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 07:39
Former PTSB chief says it’s ‘extraordinary’ he is only individual subjected to tracker mortgage inquiry

Former PTSB chief says it’s ‘extraordinary’ he is only individual subjected to tracker mortgage inquiry

David Guinane says he is being asked to account for events that occurred 15 years ago that he cannot remember

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 14:01
AIB plans to buy back €1bn of shares from State amid spike in profits

AIB plans to buy back €1bn of shares from State amid spike in profits

Bank’s net profit surges more 170% to more than €2bn as it records strongest financial performance in its history

Wed Mar 06 2024 - 07:21
Spain’s Cellnex sells Irish telecom masts unit for €971m to Phoenix Tower

Spain’s Cellnex sells Irish telecom masts unit for €971m to Phoenix Tower

Phoenix entered the Republic in 2020 buying Emerald Tower, which owns over 650 mobile masts, for €300 million from Eir

Tue Mar 05 2024 - 15:57
Aryzta shares rise on better-than-expected earnings

Aryzta shares rise on better-than-expected earnings

Cuisine de France owner sees revenue jump to €2.2bn

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 19:09
State’s AIB stake dips below 40% ahead of bank’s full-year results

State’s AIB stake dips below 40% ahead of bank’s full-year results

AIB due to publish annual results on Wednesday, with analysts expecting chief executive to announce use of some surplus capital to buy more shares back from State

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 18:21
Will CRH break with tradition and look stateside for next CEO?

Will CRH break with tradition and look stateside for next CEO?

Building materials giant switched its primary listing to New York Stock Exchange in September

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Irish stock market trading turnover slumps 30% in February after CRH and Flutter exits

Irish stock market trading turnover slumps 30% in February after CRH and Flutter exits

Irish equities trading turnover last month equated to a daily average of €183.3m, down from €261.3m a year ago

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Corre Energy director quits amid UK tax allegations

Corre Energy director quits amid UK tax allegations

Darren Patrick-Green, the company’s largest shareholder, is to step down with immediate effect

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 19:38
Goodbody fined €1.23m by Central Bank for breach of market abuse laws

Goodbody fined €1.23m by Central Bank for breach of market abuse laws

Central Bank found Goodbody had failed to put in place an effective framework to monitor suspicious trading activity

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 12:23
Dundrum shopping centre co-owner Hammerson takes 5.5% hit on Irish properties

Dundrum shopping centre co-owner Hammerson takes 5.5% hit on Irish properties

Talks to refinance €600 million of secured Dundrum loans “are progressing” ahead of the loans maturing in September

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 10:22
CRH shares hit record high on upbeat outlook and €32.3bn spending plans

CRH shares hit record high on upbeat outlook and €32.3bn spending plans

Building materials giant sees earnings this year increasing to as much as €6.34bn on the back of a strong 2023 performance

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 07:31
Starwood reticent on Ires strategy after building up 1.5% stake

Starwood reticent on Ires strategy after building up 1.5% stake

US investment firm with €106 billion of assets under management declined to shed light on Ires investment strategy

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 05:30
Karl Deeter-led OnlineApplication buys insurance tech firm Money Advice

Karl Deeter-led OnlineApplication buys insurance tech firm Money Advice

Move takes total employment at Deeter’s firm to 25 and deal is expected to double its revenues

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Dividends bonanza at Bank of Ireland offset by money set aside for potential loan losses

Dividends bonanza at Bank of Ireland offset by money set aside for potential loan losses

Chief executive lives up to pledge not to hoard excess capital

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 19:49
Bank of Ireland shares slump on outlook after unveiling €1.15bn investor payouts

Bank of Ireland shares slump on outlook after unveiling €1.15bn investor payouts

Bank’s pretax profit for the year rose to €1.94bn from €1.01bn for 2022, with net interest income rising 48 per cent

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 08:31
Irish gene therapy specialist eyes multimillion fundraising to expand

Irish gene therapy specialist eyes multimillion fundraising to expand

High cost of cell and gene therapies often dwarfed by lifetime cost of otherwise treating patient

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 05:00
Stocks march to own tune as other financial markets pare back rate-cut hopes

Stocks march to own tune as other financial markets pare back rate-cut hopes

History has warned that the last stage of returning inflation to central bank targets is often the most difficult

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 08:00
Ires net loss widens amid higher interest rates

Ires net loss widens amid higher interest rates

Ireland’s largest private-sector landlord sold €96.5m of property last year to help keep its debt burden under Reit limit of 50%

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 08:13
First banker faces inquiry for alleged tracker role as banks still fight compensation cases

First banker faces inquiry for alleged tracker role as banks still fight compensation cases

Public inquiry into conduct of former PTSB chief executive David Guinane began this week, but tracker scandal is far from over

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 06:00
PTSB dealing with ‘lots of fires’ when 2009 tracker decision taken, inquiry hears

PTSB dealing with ‘lots of fires’ when 2009 tracker decision taken, inquiry hears

Former chief executive David Guinane is the subject of an inquiry into his alleged role in the industry-wide tracker issue

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 17:36
Azets Ireland to merge with PKF O’Connor, Leddy & Holmes

Azets Ireland to merge with PKF O’Connor, Leddy & Holmes

Tie-up marks an acceleration of consolidation within the Irish accounting sector

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 16:18
Former PTSB chief being ‘singled out’ in tracker inquiry, hearing told

Former PTSB chief being ‘singled out’ in tracker inquiry, hearing told

Examination to determine whether David Guinane and lender participated in a regulatory breach

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 13:25
Mainstream cedes 10% stake in Chile portfolio to junior lender in debt restructuring

Mainstream cedes 10% stake in Chile portfolio to junior lender in debt restructuring

Dublin-based renewable energy group agreed the restructuring with Ares Management by converting certain loans into equity

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 05:34
Ires founder Capreit continues to cut stake after EGM

Ires founder Capreit continues to cut stake after EGM

Investment firm had backed attempt to replace five directors at egm

Tue Feb 20 2024 - 16:34
The banker Kenmare hired decade ago to thwart takeover now holds key as some investors seek sale

The banker Kenmare hired decade ago to thwart takeover now holds key as some investors seek sale

Investment banker Andrew Webb is facing pressure from parts of the shareholder base to surrender the mining company’s independence

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 05:59
Ires defeats attempted boardroom coup at showdown egm

Ires defeats attempted boardroom coup at showdown egm

Most investors that voted by proxy before meeting cast ballots against activist shareholder resolutions

Fri Feb 16 2024 - 20:10
Ires dissident shareholder lost egm battle but may still win the war for sale of property group

Ires dissident shareholder lost egm battle but may still win the war for sale of property group

Vision Capital’s egm motions were defeated but Ires has committed to a strategic review that could ultimately see the Irish private sector landlord sold or broken up

Fri Feb 16 2024 - 18:38
Ires shares tread water ahead of crucial EGM on Friday

Ires shares tread water ahead of crucial EGM on Friday

Activist investor is seeks to replace five board members and push through resolution aimed at sale or breakup of company

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 18:45
Central Bank to review ‘fitness and probity process after ‘flawed’ decision

Central Bank to review ‘fitness and probity process after ‘flawed’ decision

Bank has commissioned an independent review of its process

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 14:26
Kenmare investor JO Hambro calls for strategic review as it favours sale

Kenmare investor JO Hambro calls for strategic review as it favours sale

Shares in titanium minerals miner are down 33% over past 12 months with investors unsettled by disappointing trading update before Christmas

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 05:00
Upcoming Irish and overseas elections may affect M&A activity this year, William Fry warns

Upcoming Irish and overseas elections may affect M&A activity this year, William Fry warns

Falling interest rates may offer some support but acquirers are wary of policy changes here and abroad

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 05:00
LloydsPharmacy moves for renewed McCabes takeover bid

LloydsPharmacy moves for renewed McCabes takeover bid

Pharmacy group hit a snag with original competition filing, rejected by authorities

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 13:35
Ires says issue over EGM votes resolved ahead of deadline

Ires says issue over EGM votes resolved ahead of deadline

Issues had been identified last week with votes cast via platform provider Broadridge Financial Solutions

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 09:17
FBD says 2023 pretax profit will hit expectations-beating €80m

FBD says 2023 pretax profit will hit expectations-beating €80m

Upgraded forecast for full-year results that will be published on March 8th would mark third year of significant outperformance

Tue Feb 13 2024 - 19:03
Eir likely to scale back dividends after €2bn in payouts since French takeover, says Moody’s

Eir likely to scale back dividends after €2bn in payouts since French takeover, says Moody’s

Ratings agency expects dividends to fall to no more than €150m this year and next as it raises outlook on telecom’s junk-rated debt

Tue Feb 13 2024 - 17:54
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