Central Bank sent out wrong message on crisisANALYSIS: John Hurley’s pre-crisis public statements differ from the warnings he claims to have givenWed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Regulator fines AIB €40,000The Financial Regulator has fined Allied Irish Banks (AIB) €40,000 for a delay in including two individuals on a list of people…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Shareholders approve BoI planBank of Ireland shareholders today overwhelmingly voted in favour of a plan to raise €3.56 billion in fresh capital.Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
What the plan means to shareholdersQ&A: So what’s happening at Bank of Ireland this week?Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Businesses face €631m bill for dealing with 'red tape'BUSINESSES FACE administrative costs of €631 million dealing with information required under employment, health and safety and…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Businesswoman plans to buy Residence clubBusinesswoman Olivia Gaynor is in advanced discussions to buy Residence, the private members club in Dublin city centre, from…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Somers tells of Trichet's shock at toxic loansEUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet “gulped a bit” when he was told by the former chief executive of the National…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
AIB to end lease with Dunne on Merrion Road officesALLIED IRISH Banks (AIB) will vacate the four blocks at the front of the bank’s head office in Dublin in July 2011 after issuing…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
New rules to curb bank lendingThe Financial Regulator has proposed stringent new rules curbing lending by banks and building societies to directors, senior…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
NTMA to test bond markets next weekTHE GOVERNMENT’S debt manager will test the bond markets next week for the first time since the Greek economic turmoil intensified…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Anglo Irish reworking rescue plan for QuinnTHE NEW management team at State-owned Anglo Irish Bank is reworking its proposed rescue plan for beleaguered Quinn Insurance…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Elderfield criticises 'spectacular failures of corporate governance'THERE WERE “spectacular failures of corporate governance” not just in banking but in insurance at home and abroad, according …Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Fighting a firestorm of toxic loansTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Gerry McGinn, CEO, Irish NationwideFri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Fingleton's successor says events at INBS an outrageHigh-risk and sloppy lending practices at Irish Nationwide were reported to the board of the building society and the Financial…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Fingleton's successor says events at INBS an outrageHIGH-RISK and sloppy lending practices at Irish Nationwide were reported to the board of the building society and the Financial…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
End of opposition to administrators will help to reopen UK businessUK BUSINESS: THE QUINN Group’s decision to back down on its opposition to the Financial Regulator’s appointment of administrators…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
O'Flynn Group secures deal for London student residenceLOANS: O’FLYNN GROUP, the construction business owned by Cork developer Michael O’Flynn, has secured an investment from a US…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
How Quinn's firm lost control of its cash cowANALYSIS: Seán Quinn’s problems raise a key question: can entrepreneurs run an insurance business?Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Building on weak foundationsTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Michael O'Flynn, O'Flynn ConstructionFri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
'Unacceptable' block on ISE complaintsTHE HEAD of financial regulation has described as “unacceptable” and “not a happy situation” a regulatory gap which stops complaints…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Regulator tells boards to 'raise their game'THE NEW head of financial regulation, Matthew Elderfield, said he planned to address serious corporate governance failures at…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Regulator denies move against Quinn was overly harshTHE NEW Financial Regulator, Matthew Elderfield, has said he was not being “heavy-handed” in his action against Quinn Insurance…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Financial Regulator rules out winding-up Anglo IrishThe Financial Regulator told an Oireachtas committee today that a "rapid wind-up" of Anglo Irish Bank would be "prohibitively…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Nama to earn less on loans than estimated, says chiefJUST ONE-THIRD of loans being acquired by the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) are generating interest payments – less…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Nama set to earn less on loansJust one-third of loans being acquired by the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) are generating interest payments – less…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Nama appoints head of lendingTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has appointed British banker Graham Emmett, former head of European property financing…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
No interest repayments on two-thirds of Nama loansThe National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has lowered further the price it expects to pay for risky property loans and said…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Regulator's move against Quinn firm is adjournedThe full hearing of the Financial Regulator's action to put Quinn Insurance into full administration has been postponed after…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Regulator may refer Quinn Insurance to GardaTHE FINANCIAL Regulator may refer breaches of insurance regulations and company law unearthed in its investigation into Quinn…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Dealing in changeTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Joe Duffy, chief executive BNY Mellon (Ireland)Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Anglo's plan for Quinn on rocky groundANALYSIS: Trying to reconcile all interested parties on a rescue of the insurer is proving very difficultFri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Anglo plan for Quinn restructure fails to sway regulatorTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has responded coolly to a proposal from State-owned Anglo Irish Bank to take control of Seán Quinn’s …Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Lenders to Quinn seek urgent meeting with regulatorLENDERS TO Seán Quinn’s embattled Quinn Group, including State-owned Anglo Irish Bank, will seek an urgent meeting with the Financial…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Lenders to Quinn seek meetingLenders to Seán Quinn’s embattled Quinn Group, including State-owned Anglo Irish Bank, will seek an urgent meeting with the Financial…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Consortium considering investment in EBSEBS COULD receive an investment of “a couple of hundred million euro” from a private equity consortium led by Cardinal Capital…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Glass bottle site given 87% Nama 'haircut'THE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has applied a “haircut” of 87 per cent to the loan provided by Anglo Irish Bank to…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Bailout for Anglo may exceed €22 billion, bank admitsTHE COST of bailing out State-owned Anglo Irish Bank may rise above the estimated €22 billion required, the bank conceded yesterday…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan says Anglo may need another €10bn of State cashMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has revealed that State-owned Anglo Irish Bank may require an additional €10 billion of taxpayers…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
EBS Waiver: Capital Rules RelaxedTHE FINANCIAL Regulator has waived capital rules for EBS, allowing the building society to fall below the threshold dictating…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Banks will need up to €22bn for losses and new capital rulesIRISH BANKS will require up to €22 billion to cover losses on property loans moving to the National Asset Management Agency (…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Regulator waives capital rules for EBSThe Financial Regulator has waived capital rules for EBS allowing the building society to fall below the threshold dictating …Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
State to take bigger share in banks as capital needs increaseTHE STATE could end up effectively nationalising three more financial institutions this week following a series of official announcements…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Drumm 'advised' to leave for USFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has claimed that he was advised by the bank’s chairman Donal O’Connor to …Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Anglo explores ways to reduce its exposure to Quinn GroupSTATE-OWNED Anglo Irish Bank is assessing measures to reduce the bank’s exposure to the Quinn Group, the conglomerate controlled…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
FitzPatrick makes plan to protect himself from creditorsFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick, who was released from Garda custody yesterday after almost 24 hours of questioning…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Unenviable task in taming the banksFRIDAY INTERVIEW - Matthew Elderfield Financial Regulator IT IS 11 weeks since Matthew Elderfield swapped regulator jobs leaving…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
A man, a bank and an arrestFITZPATRICK PROFILE: SEAN FITZPATRICK resigned as chairman of Anglo Irish Bank in December 2008 after he admitted moving loans…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Anglo staff assured no further job cuts plannedMANAGEMENT AT State-owned Anglo Irish Bank has signalled to staff that there will be no further job cuts this year beyond the…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
AIB could raise €400m in fresh capital from exchange of bondsTHE STATE’S largest bank, Allied Irish Banks (AIB), could raise up to €400 million in fresh capital from an exchange of bonds…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Financial Regulator outlines tougher banking approachIN HIS first public speech, the new head of financial regulation, Matthew Elderfield, has outlined plans to adopt a much tougher…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
