Colin Hunt: Green transition ‘is the biggest opportunity in the history of global banking’
AIB is emerging from the pandemic in a strong position given its earnings potential and rising interest rates
Ukraine war may delay call on Irish banks to hold more capital
Regulator had wanted Irish banks to ringfence 1% of their risk-weighted assets as a buffer
Irish banking in 2022: retrenchment, reviews, retribution… and rates
Stock investors bet retreat of Ulster Bank and KBC will give surviving banks a fighting chance
Has AIB dropped clearest hint yet of its designs on Ulster’s tracker mortgages?
Market Beat: Bank makes all the right noises over excess cash
Irish depositors face paying the price for ECB’s lonely rates stance
Banks approach Rubicon of charging customers for deposits below €1m mark
KBC’s sale of bad loans to kick-start wider wave of disposals
Analyst tells clients to expect further nonperforming loan sales in coming months
PTSB may take on 20 Ulster Bank branches, analyst says
Large portion of its personal deposits could be acquired by 75% State-owned lender
Bank of Ireland signals first share buyback in two decades
Lender plans to revive the sale of long-standing problem mortgages this year
European shares fall on slow vaccine roll-out and Wall Street volatility
European Stoxx 600 index ends week down 3.1 per cent
PTSB circles Ulster Bank SME business as decision looms
Parent group NatWest looking to wind down Irish unit as part of strategic review
Irish bank lending recovery to ‘falter’ as lockdown extended, Davy says
Activity will not fall to Q2 2020 levels as businesses have adapted, according to forecast
Warning on lending covenants as businesses hit by third lockdown
Investment funds may use Covid-related breaches of covenant to take control of assets
Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemic
In store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker saga
Bank of Ireland takes €169m charge for 1,700 job cuts
Customers on payment breaks drop to 20% of original 106,000 payment holidays granted
Up to 15% of borrowers on payment breaks may need further relief, says PTSB
Less than half of the 13,000 three-month pandemic breaks need to be extended
Pay for top Irish bosses jumps 18% ahead of Covid crisis
Covid-19 impact on shares, earnings and dividends set to weigh on remuneration
Irish banks may cut up to 30% of jobs as customers switch online – Deloitte
Covid-19 crisis sees transactions shift online and lenders rein in costs
Bailed-out Irish banks face €1bn bad loan charges - analysts
Lenders on track for €525m in combined losses when they report Covid-hit first-half performance
Banks charging interest on payment holiday loans undermined by EU guidance
Not applying interest for six months during Covid-19 payment holiday could cost banks up to €150m
Covid-19 set to drive €4bn in loan losses for Irish banks
Pandemic will wipe out capital due to be returned to shareholders
Tough choices at Cuisine de France owner as activists park on front lawn
Baked goods group now worth just 60% of sum it raised in 2018 rescue fundraise
Covid-19 pushes Irish banks into first loss since troika years
Irish lenders have the capital reserves to weather the Covid-19 storm but expect bank charges to start rising
Bank of Ireland seeks to calm nerves of investors and taxpayers
Lender says it has enough capital to cope with surge in loan losses stemming from coronavirus pandemic
PTSB seen returning to loss amid surge in loan charges
First-quarter trading statements come against backdrop of unprecedented uncertainties
FBD’s bumper €35m dividend payout may not go ahead
European regulator calls for suspension of all insurance company payouts to investors
Bank of Ireland long-fingers problem mortgages sale amid Covid-19 crisis
Growing economic uncertainty cools international investor interest
Irish banks’ €400m dividends plans echoed foolhardiness of past
Market Beat: keeping capital for lending is far more important than payouts
Death knell for dividends as firms try to save cash amid Covid-19 crisis
Slew of Dublin-listed companies scrap multimillion-euro dividend payment plans
Banks shares pricing in worst case scenario of €6bn in stress test losses – analysts
European Banking Authority defers examinations to 2021
Coronavirus: Central Bank under pressure to let banks tap rainy-day capital
Move could release funds for lending as economy grapples with fallout from virus
Bank stocks rattled by UK capital and Brexit concerns
Sentiment towards sector dented as Johnson puts threat of no-deal Brexit back on table
Ulster Bank paying €500m dividend to Royal Bank of Scotland
Total of €3.5bn repaid via dividends to parent RBS since late 2016 - almost 20% cent of £15m bailout it received
AIB boosts State’s special dividend hopes with capital-enhancing bond sale
Offering attracts investor bids for seven times the amount of debt on offer, bank says
New mortgage lending to overtake repayments for first time since crisis
Mortgage lending on track to expand by 11% this year to €9.6bn, Davy analysts say
Irish banks plot fresh wave of job cuts as low ECB rates and Brexit bite
Four of the State’s five surviving retail banks are working on a major cost-cutting drive
PTSB sells €300m of ‘bail-in-able’ senior bonds
Analysts say successful bond sale this week ‘bodes well’ for PTSB’s future bond-sale plans
AIB may buy back €500m of State shares in 2021
Recent slump in the bank’s share price has pushed out the timeline of special buyback
Philip Lane, with an eye on legacy, leaves parting gift to spook banks and borrowers
Governor sought powers to force banks to hold additional capital to safeguard against hidden risks to Republic’s economy
Ireland’s 'compo' culture: Is change finally on the horizon?
As personal injury claims add up, insurance costs are putting retailers out of business
PTSB's future remains uncertain despite an impressive recovery
The bank is back in profit, but questions remain about its future ownership
Ulster Bank says no. But is a tie-up with PTSB inevitable?
Market Beat: Analysts say joining the two institutions would boost the profitability of both
Ulster merger with PTSB could boost profits by 50%, Davy says
Analysts see likely resistance to scheme in Dublin and Edinburgh
Q&A: Why are Irish interest rates among the highest in the EU?
Ireland has average mortgage rate of 3.04% compared to EU average of 1.79%
Irish banks to hold 2½ times as much capital on mortgages as EU peers
Average standard variable mortgage rate 3.06% in October, versus 1.77% in euro zone
Irish politicians must do more homework before shouting about mortgage rates
Joe Brennan: Mario Draghi’s Irish audience offer few solutions to tackle ‘quasi’ mortgage monopoly
Has the State missed the boat on cashing in on AIB?
Analysts agree that timing a share sale is far from straightforward
M&G backs Finance Ireland’s foray into mortgages
Rabobank advances plans to sell €3.2bn former ACC portfolio
PTSB weighs shifting €1.5bn non-performing loans in bonds deal
Bank preparing to increase size of planned residential mortgage-backed securitisation
AIB plans to return ‘serious lump’ of cash to shareholders
Bank has finally reduced its non-performing loans to average European levels
PTSB likely to sell €3.7bn non-performing loans at half par value, Davy says
If the disposal goes through this year it would push the bank into a €210m net loss in 2018
AIB and Bank of Ireland set to fare better in bank stress tests
Cantillon: EBA likely to be impressed by lowering of non-performing loans since 2016
Lloyds hires Deloitte to manage Irish exit sale
UK banking group set to launch sale of €5 billion portfolio as early as February
Bank of Ireland’s new shares edge higher on first day of trading
Davy increases price target for bank’s new shares to €8.40
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