Firm with 14,000 Irish customers estimated to have asset shortfall of as much as €21.5m

Mr Sibley to replace Sharon Donnery as director of credit institutions supervision

Bank seeking regulatory approval for appointment

It is time for Plan C, which could mean central banks giving every adult citizen a lump of money to spend

Slump in prices ‘critical signal’ China lending boom is ending

‘Public interest’ in considering collapse again, authors say

It may be hard to avoid crises but it is vital to make them both small and rare

Five years after Gulf of Mexico disaster, the former BP boss is causing controversy

Algorithms that make sure you behave are becoming increasingly common in financial services

Judge says law obliged him to strike out case but he had ‘considerable sympathy’ for applicant

Opinion: policymakers need to eliminate dependence on unsustainable credit

UBS, HSBC and Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland and JP Morgan all fined after probe

Department confirms outstanding third-party claims relating to the Maltese-registered insurer will be sent to the Insurance Compensation Fund

Hotel and restaurant company Hard Rock’s interest in the Citywest complex may not be music to the ears of receiver Martin Ferris

Co-Op’s loss appears to be AIB’s gain as Pym crosses the water

Financial Times claims book contains errors that undermine large parts of inequality thesis

Setanta Insurance, which was licensed in Malta but traded in Dublin, went into liquidation last week

Dublin-based insurer suspends all payments following decision to dissolve businesss

Office will remain open to handle existing and future claims

Clive Adamson refused to say appointment of Paul Flowers as Co-op Bank chairman was a mistake

UK financial regulator uncovered serious failings in bank’s bonus schemes

Random knowledge tests for all directors are needed, just like drugs tests for sportsmen

Ahrendts and Sants say ‘adieu’

Former head of UK’s FSA diagnosed with exhaustion after 10 months in post

Witnesses will make depositions in the District Court in case against Fitzpatrick and two others

Commission-based selling of financial products and advice is now banned in the UK – will Ireland follow suit?

Many companies now penalise rather than reward loyalty

Law surrounding recording and sharing of private conversations is complex

Investors need to beware the risk of bad debts and the lack of any regulation

Danish regulator finds Irish operation has ‘significant effect’ on bank’s profile

Beware potential pitfalls of liberating your pension funds

Financial Regulator and Central Bank deputy governor to assume new role in London this October

UK regulator had issues with 25% of advisers after mystery shopper exercise

Deputy governor is due to step down from the Central Bank in six months

Post Office one of the fastest growing finanancial services providers

Thousands of Irish customers were unable to withdraw cash from ATMs last summer

Defence of Irish business suggested ‘almost wilful blindness’ to weaknesses of directors’ strategy

New regulatory regime signals the end of ‘light touch’ after FSA’s failures

Commons chairman complains UK Financial Services Authority failed to answer questions