Italian bank UniCredit’s bid for German stalwart Commerzbank provokes outrage
However, State sold shares accumulated during 2008-2010 banking crisis to bidder in auction
Lehman Brothers
John FitzGerald: How to contain a bank run in the high-speed age of social media
Modern bank runs can escalate within minutes rather than weeks due to online social networks posing new challenges for central banks
Mounting cash pile could be bullish for stocks
A record $5.3 trillion is parked in US money market funds, data shows
Credit Suisse ‘merch’ and the rush to buy history
From hats to pendants, branded products from troubled institutions have a curious appeal
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will be watched closely
SVB’s fall has huge implications for the wider technology sector
Deluge of inflation data pushes US borrowing costs to 2007 levels
Yield on two-year Treasury note hovers nears 5% as investors brace for further Fed rate rises
Stocktake: Fund managers are so bearish, it’s bullish
Cash levels are higher even than in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse
Stocktake: Bear market rallies no cause for cheer
Fierce but fleeting rallies are a feature of bear markets
Francesco Ceccato, Barclays Europe’s CEO: On deals, regulation and choosing Dublin
Brexit prompted Barclays to chose Republic as its EU base
Alvarez & Marsal considers establishing an Irish practice
New York-based firm eyes Irish corporate restructuring and insolvency market
Seán FitzPatrick timeline: from a dairy farmer’s son to Anglo chief
The rise of the ‘mediocre schoolboy’ who later became head of Anglo Irish Bank
As Evergrande teeters, Chinese media walks a fine line
Communist Party seeks tenuous balance in treatment of property behemoth
Evergrande may not be China’s Lehman, but are markets being too complacent?
Market Beat: A messy massive default in a key sector in the world’s second largest economy could have major consequences
‘If construction is such a profitable industry, why aren’t more people at it?
Glenveagh says it has sold, signed or reserved the 1,150 homes it expects to deliver this year
Let’s not block progress by launching a crippling campaign against data
Opinion: Data centres are supporting Ireland’s economic and green future
Cobh Ramblers expect to benefit from Burnley’s expansion
ALK capital adamant their financial approached is ‘reasonable and sustainable’
Success is no fairytale for the latest Irish unicorn
Born just as financial markets went into meltdown, Fenergo has overcome the odds
David McWilliams: A female-led economy is coming – and it will be better
Those with money shape society. An economy where women earn more will be different
New billionaires, monster box office takings and the fight against ‘Deliveroo poverty pay’
Planet Business: A ‘document not found’ tells its own story at Credit Suisse
Dublin-based Depha bank posted €79.4m loss before sale deal
German state bad bank sold business to Bawag, which will continue the orderly winding down of the business
Dublin-based Depfa to be bought by Austria’s Bawag
Bank expects to make money by running down former public sector lender
Stocktake: Short sellers are not the enemy
Shorts ‘play important role in detecting not just overpricing, but also fraud’ – study
Charles Schwab UK fined £9m for failing to protect client money
FCA director compares shortcomings to those at collapsed US bank Lehman Brothers
Depfa bypasses ECB ban with €150m dividend payout
Bank based in Dublin is in wind-down mode and has more than €630m in reserves
Some Irish money market funds came close to danger in March
Investors withdrew 10% of €574bn of assets at height of Covid-19 global financial shock
Boom-time subprime lender Stepstone enters liquidation
Firm’s remaining mortgage portfolio sold at steep discount to US company Cerberus in 2018
Frank Dunphy: The Irishman who made millions for Damien Hirst
Showbiz accountant who became the charismatic business manager for Damien Hirst
Japan’s record economic plunge wipes out Abe era gains
Second quarter GDP falls 27.8% as economy suffers third straight quarter of contraction
Depfa sees fresh bid interest from Apollo and JC Flowers
The German lender based in Dublin has also drawn interest from hedge funds
Germany gives potential Depfa bidders three weeks to register
Bank nearly collapsed during 2008 financial crisis
Stocktake: No sign of greed from cautious Buffett
Buffett’s inaction suggests this is not a time to be bold – it’s a time to be cautious
Covid’s lesson: the improbable can very quickly become the possible
Business leaders must ensure strategy allows for unexpected events
Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?
Investors have so far put more than $800m into the online bank
Investing during the coronavirus: moral outrage is misplaced
Controversial short-sellers deliver messages that people would rather not hear
What do negative oil prices mean for the prices you pay at the pump?
While petrol and diesel prices will probably drop, don’t expect it this week
Will the coronavirus crisis rehabilitate the world’s banks?
‘We are the doctors of the economy,’ says one bank boss
The Irish Times view on the post-coronavirus future: Glimpses of a better world
Things we were told could never happen – a single public healthcare system, a ban on rent increases – have materialised in days
Can history guide investors through the coronavirus crash?
Investors are always scared during bear markets but this is different
Coronavirus: investor sentiment suffers ‘historic’ collapse
Stocktake: Bank of America’s Bull & Bear Indicator falls to 1.7 as panic sets in
Trump summons top bankers for emergency coronavirus meeting
US financial stocks had worst day since 2009 on Monday
Stocktake: Coronavirus rate cut no cause for celebration
History shows emergency cuts usually followed by significant underperformance
Government to cut economic forecasts over coronavirus
Outbreak predicted to potentially slow growth to levels not seen since 2008 crash
Former top Department of Finance official David Doyle dies aged 70
Meath man was central figure in State’s response to the banking crisis
Depfa is ‘structurally lossmaking’ agencies say ahead of sale
Revenue of Irish-based German bank insufficient to cover costs, Moody’s and S&P note
Fund management regulations bring excellent opportunities for regtech firms
Kerry firm ViClarity has capitalised on Ireland’s strong regulatory landscape, achieving global success with its suite of regtech systems
Proinsias O’Mahony: Should investors ‘drop their shorts’?
Robeco research finds shorting may be too tricky even for many professionals
Goodbye to all that creative destruction
In 16 years of columns on business, the only constant has been disruptive innovation
Japan pension fund wrong to target short sellers
Suspending these loans will cost the GPIF about $125 million a year
Romantic Belfast villa looking for its perfect match
Professional matchmaker Liz Doyle is moving to London and letting go of her romantic home
Some surprising bad news about women on boards
Study finds businesses that put woman on the board suffer decline in market value
Jack B Yeats: More than 30 works to go on display ahead of RDS sale
Collection held by Ernie O’Malley to be sold, as de Vere’s also hold major Irish art sale
Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’
Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors
Cases against EY and PwC still hanging around like a bad smell
Eleven years on from crash, cases taken in relation to Anglo and Quinn still unresolved
Germany’s sale of Depfa Bank advances as S&P questions strategy
Dublin-based Depfa is planning to hand back excess capital to German bad bank FMS-WM
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