Ireland needs a national hub to drive fintech research and innovation
Hub capable of attracting multinationals and boosting our competitiveness could mirror facilities such as Level 39 in London and Station F in France
International Financial Services Centre
Irish lawyers, accountants and services firms share €900m in special purpose vehicles fees
Russian-used area of Dublin’s shadow banking hub paid total of €3.3 billion in financial and professional services fees last year
Finance committee hears of Irish SPV links to Russian military funding
TCD professor calls for EU-driven effort to regulate vehicles
Hibernia REIT sells the Forum in Dublin’s IFSC for €31m
Property group has exchanged contracts with Spear Street Capital-controlled company
Ireland is ‘not neutral’, says Tánaiste as 70 Irish citizens remain in Ukraine
Varadkar said the government will ‘fully support’ sanctions against Russia
UniCredit to quit the IFSC after 26 years
Irish unit posted €42m net profit last year, 72% ahead of of internal forecasts
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How Dublin quietly became dumping ground for some of Europe’s riskiest corporate loans
Level of CLO assets in Ireland is now 10 times what it was six years ago
Bank of Ireland to quit second headquarters in 11 years
Move from Mespil Road takes account of many staff working remotely
Greek banks use Dublin to move up to €54bn of risky loans
Irish-domiciled SPVs used to accommodate Greek assets, Central Bank reveals
Former junior finance minister to head funds sector lobby group
Michael D’Arcy to resign Seanad seat for Irish Association of Investment Management post
Irish-based funds warned over risk to corporate bonds market
Companies globally facing credit ratings downgrades amid Covid-19 economic shock
Debt market freeze hits sour note for Bank of Ireland
Lenders led by bank left with €370m of debt relating to Ardian’s acquisition of Audiotonix
Bank of Ireland weighs Burlington Plaza exit to cut central offices
Staff would be relocated to group’s two largest locations, its headquarters on Mespil Road and a premises on Baggot Street
Dublin 4 guesthouse offers rare opportunity at €4m
Butlers Townhouse occupies pivotal position at the heart of ever-popular Ballsbridge area
Central Bank warns on Dublin’s €78bn company loans hub
Ireland could get caught in an international financial shock if corporate default rates spike
Gabriel Makhlouf is right to shine a spotlight on the IFSC
Market Watch: Republic is world’s sixth-biggest jurisdiction for ‘shadow banking’
Central Bank report highlights regulatory risks for Dublin’s IFSC
Rapid growth amid Brexit fallout raises stability questions for regulator
Next Central Bank governor took aim at ‘harmful’ Irish tax practices
Gabriel Makhlouf is approved by Cabinet as the first non-Irish national to lead the Central Bank in its 76-year history
FSU union targets IFSC banks and fintechs in conditions survey
Survey comes as Irish retail banks have shed more than 25,000 jobs over the past decade
Axa XL to boost staff to 75 amid Brexit planning
Central Bank gave authorisation for XL to move to the Republic from the UK
Union to meet Central Bank over staff ‘hot desking’ concerns
Unite says bank has reneged on pledge that all staff would have desks in North Wall HQ
Central Bank to sell its Spencer Dock office
Regulator plans to buy two buildings near HQ to give scope for expansion
Afilias’s Irish profits dip as it moves base back to the US
Internet domain manager is the first known company to relocate to the US due to Trump’s ‘favourable’ tax changes
Central Bank gives nod to XL Insurance Dublin move ahead of Brexit
XL plans to transfer its main European insurance company to the Republic
Italian-owned new Dublin fund manager plans to double staff
Fineco Asset Management plans to more than double its 15-strong team in the coming years
Dublin-based tech firm relocates to US due to Trump’s ‘favourable’ tax changes
The world’s second largest internet domain name registry has relocated to Pennsylvania
Maltese private bank plans to set up Dublin office
Sparkasse Bank Malta plans to recruit up to six initially for Irish operation
Rusal’s IFSC vehicle caught up in US sanctions move
Moody’s and Fitch have now pulled their ratings on Rusal and its Irish funding vehicle
Regenerating Dublin’s north inner city: 'IFSC led to ethnic cleansing'
Mulvey report may be the last chance for an area repeatedly left behind, locals believe
German bad bank eyes Depfa special dividend as excess equity tops €800m
Depfa’s net profit almost doubled last year due to asset and liability transactions with FMS-WM
Former regulator says Irish politicians ‘mindless’ over IFSC Russian risks
Stefan Gerlach says they do not recognise the risk in €100bn cash influx since 2007
Glenveagh to build 450 apartments after north Docklands deal
Firm makes first acquisition in the docklands area in deal worth in excess of €40m
Former Central Bank HQ’s new owners target tenants for redevelopment
Project has office, retail, restaurant and leisure space
Swedish hotel group on track to buy Jurys Inn for €900m
Hotel chain is set to change hands for the second time in three years
The ‘Drone King’ helping to patrol the skies for Irish authorities
Ian Kiely’s work involves monitoring teenagers as they gather supplies for Halloween bonfires
Brexit prompts XL Group to move European base to Dublin
CEO Mike McGavick says decision will help it ‘provide certainty and consistency’
Russia’s growing banking crisis to hit IFSC vehicles, experts warn
Debt investors in Irish SPVs have been hit as Russian-linked borrowers run into trouble
State wants multinationals to help revive inner city Dublin
IFSC firms should provide training and jobs to nearby northeast inner city, says report
Gateway scheme in Dublin 3 now fully let as final tenant signs up
Whirlpool to occupy 2,323sq m (25,000sq ft) on long-term lease at rent of €236.80 per sq m
Irish directors on international boards may have to scale back
Central Bank identifies 13 individuals with 652 directorships
British EU exit could damage Irish economy severely, says economist
Colm McCarthy describes prospect of Britain leaving the EU as ‘remote but not entirely unlikely’
Attracting a new generation to the Dublin Docklands
It is already a thriving centre for commerce and urban life, but potential remains untapped
Six young financial services workers win €500,000 in lotto
Men in their 20s had bought first quick pick ticket together as a syndicate
Hayes pushes back on European Commission regulation plan
Government concerned EU money market funds plan could damage IFSC
IFSC can double its workforce, claims Citigroup chief
Targeting new activities could take total employees to 70,000, conference told
Hibernia REIT acquires IFSC building for €47 million
New Century House is to be financed from existing sources
Global shipping hub plan for Dublin docklands on scale of IFSC has O’Brien as investor
Proposal aims to make Dublin a world centre for shipping and related services
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