Baptism of fire as new Bank of Ireland chief tackles tracker scandalFrancesca McDonagh ‘personally’ committed as lenders scramble to made redressFri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland CEO picks fellow HSBC alumnus as staff chiefGroup sticks to dividend plans as any increase to tracker crisis costs ‘manageable’Fri Oct 27 2017 - 05:45
Ardagh cuts forecast as weak dollar and US beer market bitesMetal and glass containers group’s revenue and earnings dip 1% in third quarterThu Oct 26 2017 - 12:40
Bank of Ireland holds to dividend plans as tracker crisis costs ‘manageable’Level of impaired loans fell by €400 million to €5 billion in third quarterThu Oct 26 2017 - 12:02
‘Disgusting culture’ in banks needs to be broken, says committee chairJohn McGuinness says Central Bank is not fit for purpose and calls on ECB to interveneThu Oct 26 2017 - 09:19
ECB stimulus programme helps shave €4bn off Irish interest billMario Draghi expected to make statement on scaling back of quantitative easingThu Oct 26 2017 - 05:15
State defers action against banks over tracker scandalCentral Bank to consider more protection as some lenders delay compensationThu Oct 26 2017 - 01:00
Tracker scandal: Where the five main banks now standApologies issued as pressure mounts to deal with issueWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:57
Number of tracker mortgage overcharging cases tops 21,100State’s top five mortgage lenders issue updates after political pressureWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:10
Danske Bank confirms binding contract for mortgage portfolio salePimco believed to be involved with Goldman Sachs on €1.8 billion Danske portfolio dealWed Oct 25 2017 - 14:55
€163m paid to customers in refunds and compensation a ‘fraction’ of money owedCentral Bank governor thinks ‘vast majority’ of 13,000 cases will be paid before ChristmasTue Oct 24 2017 - 08:28
State commits €85m to US venture capital fundInvestment expected to result in €250 million being pledged to Irish software firmsTue Oct 24 2017 - 05:52
Bank of Ireland taking tracker issue ‘very seriously’, new chief saysMinister for Finance holds meetings with three lenders involved in mortgage scandalTue Oct 24 2017 - 05:30
Tracker scandal: Banks to be named if they fail to actGovernment demands clear timetable to compensate victims of overchargingTue Oct 24 2017 - 01:00
Customers will ultimately foot bill for tracker scandalGovernment unlikely to change tax rules or increase levyTue Oct 24 2017 - 01:00
Tracker scandal: There is no limit on compensation, says Central Bank chiefPhilip Lane says vast majority of confirmed cases to get refunds before ChristmasMon Oct 23 2017 - 12:56
Law-obsessed banks need ‘radical cultural change’, regulator saysCentral Bank deputy governor urges banks to start putting customers firstSat Oct 21 2017 - 06:05
If ‘moral suasion’ fails, the Central Bank must change its tuneCapital, dividends and bonuses are words tracker-scandal bankers may understandSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:35
Banks must begin redress by Christmas to avoid sanctionsGovernment to seek firm commitment and timeline for compensating tracker victimsSat Oct 21 2017 - 02:35
Irish shares buoyed by US infrastructure, Brexit hopesMarket report: CRH stood out as a bright spot, rising almost 2 per cent to €31.25Fri Oct 20 2017 - 19:18
Central Bank hopes ‘moral suasion’ will help banks do right thingGovernor hopes to persuade banks to make ‘decent upfront offer’ to affected customersFri Oct 20 2017 - 07:13
Tracker scandal: is your bank playing fair...or not?Ireland’s 15 mortgage lenders have had to respond to the Central Bank. Some have been more upfront than othersFri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
Storm Ophelia insurance costs unlikely to exceed €111mDamage claims may be lower than those for Storm Darwin in 2014, says industry bodyFri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
Ulster Bank turns to AI to understand customers betterArtificial intelligence technology is helping the bank work out what people wantThu Oct 19 2017 - 06:25
Mortgage rates help make AIB ‘most profitable’ euro zone bankGerman analysis finds that Ireland is a ‘very attractive banking market’Thu Oct 19 2017 - 05:45
Central Bank moves against Bank of Ireland and KBC amid tracker scandalTaoiseach says Government ‘has lost patience’ with Irish banks over tracker mortgage scandalThu Oct 19 2017 - 01:00
Irish executive at Brazilian meat giant JBS targeted by regulatorRegulator alleges Jeremiah O’Callaghan failed to question JBS managers about plea bargainWed Oct 18 2017 - 06:09
Ireland could attract trillions in financial contracts post-BrexitDerivatives plan may deliver boon to Dublin law firms and IFSCWed Oct 18 2017 - 06:00
Revenue receives just 11 tax scheme alerts in six yearsExemptions make the mandatory disclosure regime a joke, says MEP Matt CarthyTue Oct 17 2017 - 06:15
Oaktree, BlackRock and Orion battle it out for the Square TallaghtSale process for the Dublin shopping centre enters final phase with price tag set at €233mTue Oct 17 2017 - 05:59
FBD’s shares hit by Storm Ophelia as investors fear flood of claimsInsurer’s share price fell by more than 4% as Ireland was battered by extreme weatherTue Oct 17 2017 - 01:00
Ryanair, FBD and banks weigh on Iseq as Ophelia hits IrelandMarket report: Iseq index in Dublin stood out as a weak spot as investors speculated on cost of OpheliaMon Oct 16 2017 - 18:45
Glenveagh IPO proceeds reach €550m as extra shares issuedPlacement of additional shares sees Oaktree’s stake dip to 16.5%Mon Oct 16 2017 - 17:30
Hurricane Ophelia: Banks close branches across the RepublicAIB initially kept a quarter of branches open but extended closures by mid-morningMon Oct 16 2017 - 09:06
Davy earned more than €1.7m in fees from AIB’s IPOIrish stockbroker Goodbody also received large fees from bank’s stock market listingMon Oct 16 2017 - 06:12
The investor trinity: Draghi, the Church of Ireland and NamaHas CRH boss Albert Manifold got an ace up his sleeve in bidding battle for Ash Grove?Sat Oct 14 2017 - 06:00
Nama plans final €500m buyback of bondsAgency plots to discharge €4bn in loans and assets ahead of final senior bond buybackFri Oct 13 2017 - 06:41
Digicel said to prepare up to $50m Hurricane Irma claimSignificant part of Digicel’s Caribbean network suffered damage as result of IrmaThu Oct 12 2017 - 18:36
AIB signs lease for new Dublin city-centre headquartersMolesworth Street office is being developed by property fund Iput at a cost of €45mThu Oct 12 2017 - 11:15
Church of Ireland funds buy stake in Nama holding companyClergy pensions fund and Representative Church Body hold a combined 5.75%Thu Oct 12 2017 - 06:00
Nama expects to provide outsourced services to new housing finance bodyHome Building Finance Ireland to be allocated €750m to help deliver 6,000 homesWed Oct 11 2017 - 18:50
EU presses for full banking union with watered down deposits planCommission yet to reach consensus on insurance scheme after German pushbackWed Oct 11 2017 - 16:00
AIB’s net interest and other income continue to grow ‘strongly’Bank’s level of impaired loans has declined since the end of JuneTue Oct 10 2017 - 19:19
Donohoe unveils €300m Brexit loan scheme for small businessesMinister allocates €25m to agri-food industry and retains 9% VAT rate for tourism sectorTue Oct 10 2017 - 14:52
Haven Mortgages beats parent AIB with 2016 loan book growthIncrease of 18.6 per cent reflects group’s success in attracting new customersTue Oct 10 2017 - 13:17
Singapore snaps up 10% of Glenveagh as housebuilder floatsThe first Irish housebuilder to float in two years saw its shares jump 14%Tue Oct 10 2017 - 08:49
Professional debt still to be tackled, former Mazars head saysBanks have not dealt with investments made by doctors, lawyers and judges before crashTue Oct 10 2017 - 05:10
Spanish shares advance as Catalonia concerns ease; Kerry dips in DublinIreland’s Iseq out of sorts, with market heavyweight Kerry Group falling by 2.1%Mon Oct 09 2017 - 18:12
ECB warns of capital risks to badly-prepared banks for rate hikes51 out of euro-area’s largest 111 banks face additional capital targets as ‘starting point’Mon Oct 09 2017 - 10:35
Dublin-based eShopWorld valued at €300m as investors raise stakeFranco-Swiss joint venture increases its holding in Irish ecommerce firm to 50%Mon Oct 09 2017 - 06:00
