Move comes on the back of research showing that switching rates are very low in the Republic

Central Bank survey finds that 75% of investors lost an average €6,900 in risky investment

Bank will refund up to €128 for customers who were mis-sold credit card protection insurance

Some 160,000 urged to consider refund options over credit card insurance

Study find companies are not providing information on fees

Bank also wants banks to provide information on Government supports

Review identifies weaknesses in how investment firms provide information on costs and charges

A quick loan to get through Christmas could become an ever-increasing burden

Central Bank warns loans can take consumers into ‘rolling cycle of high-cost borrowing’

Central Bank rules include necessity for more transparency from service providers

‘Consumers must be confident that financial products and services are advertised and marketed in a way that is clear’

Central Bank review finds some firm still not supplying customers with correct information

Incentives based on sales volumes not in interest of consumer, bank says

Report raises questions about transparency and oversight of third-party firms

The bank is acting “in the public interest and as part of a general review of the debt management sector”

Central Bank says new rules will not fast-track home repossessions

Charity alarmed at increase of ‘door-step’ loans at high interest rates

Legislation from mid-90s allows for unregulated charge increases

Code of conduct intended to help avoid home repossessions, bank's consumer chief insists