Cautious households saved €13.4bn in year to NovemberHouseholds and businesses saved €2.5bn more than they withdrew in November aloneWed Jan 06 2021 - 18:21
NTMA eyes March bond auction after €5.5bn debt saleAgency plans to raise up to €20bn in bond markets this yearWed Jan 06 2021 - 15:45
State €5.5bn bond sale one-third of borrowing to cover Covid crisisNTMA move comes as Republic plans to raise sufficient funds to tackle pandemic in 2021Tue Jan 05 2021 - 17:51
FSU calls for wearing of face mask to be made compulsory in bank branchesFinancial sector trade union says Government’s position on face coverings in banks, credit unions and post offices was now ‘untenable’Mon Jan 04 2021 - 16:08
NTMA steals march into bond market with deal worth up to €4bnState debt agency looks to raise up to a quarter of full-year target in early new yearMon Jan 04 2021 - 13:31
Nama to transfer €1bn to Government amid 10th year of profitBad bank expects to deliver a lifetime surplus of €4bn for the StateMon Jan 04 2021 - 12:28
‘Virtual’ agms to become the norm as third Covid wave hits businessNew laws will enable plcs to hold meetings with no physical venues during lockdownMon Jan 04 2021 - 11:43
Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemicIn store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker sagaSat Jan 02 2021 - 05:54
Most SMEs on loan payment breaks fail to return to original termsOnly 48.8% of SMEs have gone back to full repayments since November expiry dateTue Dec 29 2020 - 06:28
Flutter and Ryanair lead 2020 lseq 20 winners as banks plungeWider Iseq overall index, which slumped earlier in the year, is now 3.8 per cent aheadTue Dec 29 2020 - 05:56
Irish consumer and business sentiment picks up in DecemberBank of Ireland Economic Pulse was up 3.2 on last month but down 12.8 on a year agoTue Dec 29 2020 - 05:56
Facebook IP move highlights Irish corporation tax risksSocial-media giant liquidating three Irish holding companies and moving IP back to USMon Dec 28 2020 - 17:44
A to Z of markets in 2020From Amazon to Zoom to Covid-19 vaccines – the highs and lows of the year in businessSat Dec 26 2020 - 05:56
Covid-19 fuelled predatory financial scams globally – reportSpike in trading by small-time investors heightened riskWed Dec 23 2020 - 13:02
Digicel retains Citi to advise on possible $2bn Pacific unit saleDenis O’Brien-owned group confirms it has ‘received approaches’ for businessWed Dec 23 2020 - 12:21
Irish public liability premiums jump up to 20% in past three yearsLack of data on the market a barrier to new entrants, says State’s consumer watchdogWed Dec 23 2020 - 00:01
Applegreen duo say private ownership best for massive spend plansFounding directors have joined forces with unit of US investor Blackstone in €718m bidTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:10
Johnny Ronan and Oaktree sign Irish Glass Bottle site deal for €200mIrish developer switched joint venture partners after being selected as preferred bidderTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:48
Isif names Nick Ashmore as new chiefInvestment vehicle is effectively a State sovereign wealth fundTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:01
Bank of Ireland sells 700 ATMs to Euronet for €20mPeople relying more heavily on cashless payments since the outbreak of coronavirusSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:38
KBC Ireland to refund up to €12.9m of legal costs in arrears casesPTSB and EBS have also refunded legal costs after Central Bank intervention in late 2019Sat Dec 19 2020 - 06:19
Kerry Group looking at selling food business for ‘billions’Move may free up money for acquisitions in rapidly growing division Taste & NutritionSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00
Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejectedBoardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this weekFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:47
Danske Northern Ireland spared job cuts for two years, union saysBanks is embarking on cost-cutting programme which aims to reduce workforce by 7%Fri Dec 18 2020 - 17:31
State’s €5tn shadow banking world will be in the spotlight after Covid-19Ecosystem generates hundreds of millions for Irish lawyers and accountantsFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:16
Greek banks use Dublin to move up to €54bn of risky loansIrish-domiciled SPVs used to accommodate Greek assets, Central Bank revealsFri Dec 18 2020 - 04:55
Credit unions see Covid surge in savings, adding to their challengesDeposits up 7% to €16.3bn in year to SeptemberThu Dec 17 2020 - 13:10
Was Micheál Martin right to say State didn’t bail out the banks? Not exactlySome €64bn was committed to the banks between 2009 and 2011Thu Dec 17 2020 - 12:42
Appian sold to Gresham House in ‘transformational’ €10m dealDublin-based firm set up in 2002 by Patrick Lawless and manages assets of €330mThu Dec 17 2020 - 08:17
Ireland to rebound faster from Covid-19 than financial crisis, ESRI saysQuick reaction of governments and central bankers means the recovery will be fasterThu Dec 17 2020 - 05:33
Central Bank warns firms to clean up their anti-money laundering actReview of Schedule 2 firms found overall lack of compliance with obligationsWed Dec 16 2020 - 18:12
Government to hold off on insurance dual pricing laws until late 2021Dual pricing sees new and existing customers being charged differentlyWed Dec 16 2020 - 17:59
Aryzta activist Veraison recoups money selling more than half its sharesBoardroom shake-up completed at annual general meeting on TuesdayWed Dec 16 2020 - 08:25
Bank of Ireland chief risk officer Vincent Mulvey to retireLender has begun an ‘internal and external search’ for his successorTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:40
Irish rebound would be ‘dampened, not derailed’ by no-deal Brexit – ratings agencyS&P estimates that the underlying Irish domestic economy will grow 4% in 2021Tue Dec 15 2020 - 17:10
Ulster Bank exit would hit SMEs most, warns Central BankOverall competition in retail banking in State is ‘somewhat concentrated’ by European standards, regulator saysTue Dec 15 2020 - 16:55
Aryzta activists complete boardroom reshuffle at annual meetingSwiss-Irish food group held its agm behind closed doors in SwitzerlandTue Dec 15 2020 - 10:55
Covid complications push Mainstream sale into next yearThe deal had been expected to be completed by the end of 2020Tue Dec 15 2020 - 05:40
Rossa White to leave NTMA for investor relations role with DCCAfter 10 years with the NTMA, Rossa White is set to take over as head of group investor relationsFri Dec 11 2020 - 18:07
Departure of Applegreen will diminish the IseqMarket Watch: Group sees itself as a food company first and fuel provider secondFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:19
EU regulator clears way to keep Irish shares trading post-BrexitPlanning well advanced for settlement of securitiesFri Dec 11 2020 - 11:49
Aviva Ireland confirms exit of John Quinlan as legal case droppedFormer CEO went on leave a year ago and launched proceedings against insurer in JulyFri Dec 11 2020 - 07:23
Applegreen chiefs and Blackstone plot €694m bid for fuel retailerIndependent board plans to recommend possible bid of €5.75 per share to investorsThu Dec 10 2020 - 16:53
Brexit ‘single biggest risk’ to Irish economy and mortgages, Moody’s warnsRatings agency sounds warning as talks on EU-UK deal teeterThu Dec 10 2020 - 13:17
Gallaghers bid for remaining 4.4% of housebuilder AbbeyProposed deal by family would value Dublin-listed business at more that €360mThu Dec 10 2020 - 08:06
Easytrip plans foray into motor insurance market‘Motor insurance prices remain too high in Ireland,’ says company’s chief executiveThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:11
Datalex grants new managers 1.85m share optionsOptions equate to 2.2 per cent of travel retail software company’s shares in circulationThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:40
Irish shares dip ahead of crucial Brexit talksUK investors betting business will return to normal sooner than expectedWed Dec 09 2020 - 19:03
NTMA to raise up to €20bn in bond markets next yearThe funding is needed to cover the budgetary hole caused by Covid and BrexitWed Dec 09 2020 - 18:55
Irish house prices may fall by up to 4% in 2021, Fitch saysRatings agency assumes a no-deal BrexitWed Dec 09 2020 - 16:43
