Ryanair rated joint-worst airline at dealing with refunds in 2020

Delaying and refusing refunds for cancelled flights due to lockdown results in ‘abysmally low’ scores in Which? survey

Deliveroo’s losses soared before recovery due to pandemic

Company says it turned profitable on an operating basis in second and third quarters of this year

Ryanair and Aer Lingus will offer refunds on cancelled flights to UK

Aer Lingus has cancelled all flights from the UK to Ireland but some will operate in the other direction

EU regulator clears way to keep Irish shares trading post-Brexit

Planning well advanced for settlement of securities

Is Covid-19 a game changer for funds distribution?

Ireland well positioned to play important role in post-pandemic economic, social recovery

Kingspan abandons €42m deal for UK building products group

Both sides fail to agree renegotiated terms as Covid-19 crisis hits business

European shares hobbled by record recession forecast

Commission predicts euro-zone economy will contract by record 7.7 per cent this year

Smart money on merger of Flutter and Stars Group succeeding

Industry observers would be surprised if regulators in US and Australia were to put significant barriers in way of the deal

Stocks rally on hopes for Covid-19 treatment

Iseq outperforms European peers and rises 3.83%, with Flutter a standout performer

Regulators yet to clear Paddy Power owner Flutter’s €12bn merger

Dublin-headquartered Flutter plans to merge with Canada-based Stars Group

Dutch group plans class action suits against Volkswagen over ‘emissionsgate’

Foundation says it has potential to represent 8.5m consumers across Europe

Markets must be kept open despite Covid-19, European regulators urge

Curbs on short-sellers and volatility in some EU states amid fears for stock exchange staff

US casinos group boosted by deal with Paddy Power owner

Flutter Entertainment due to report results as merger with Stars Group still under review

Growth worries on coronavirus send stocks lower

Markets report: Fear of virus curbing global growth offsets positive US labour data

Competition watchdogs to scrutinise Kingspan deal

Building materials manufacturer is buying British business Building Solutions Ltd for €42m

Irish regulators void Daily Mail’s takeover of rival

DMGT recently agreed to buy JPIMedia, owner of UK daily newspaper I for £50m

Staffing rules for funds could lead to post-Brexit boon for Irish financial sector

Regulations say management companies must have ‘substance’

Viagogo wants ‘clarity’ on Irish touting law before expanding Limerick HQ

Concert ticket reseller has agreed a $4 billion buyout of US rival StubHub from eBay

UK Labour Party’s plans to nationalise BT broadband raises legal issues

Labour Party expect cost of nationalising BT Openreach to be £20 bn

Kingspan acquires UK business for £37.5m

SIG Plc initiated competitive process to offload business after strategic review

Beware the lure of CFDs, beloved of convicted murderer Patrick Quirke

Market Watch: the power of leverage can be a destructive force when a bet goes awry

State may need ‘bespoke legislation’ to keep shares trading after Brexit

New legislation ‘least risky option’, says financial services company Euroclear

Fake views: the trouble with some Amazon ‘customers’

Net Results: Consumers are being duped and the practice is helping Amazon’s bottom line

Competition body approval for Sainsbury’s Asda takeover ‘unlikely’ – sources

Competition and Markets Authority decision due this week on UK supermarket deal

Report urges break-up of ‘Big Four’ accounting firms

UK MPs say firms must be forced to separate consulting work from their auditing business

Sainsbury’s offers to sell stores to get merger deal through

UK regulator is hostile towards €8.5 bn takeover

Lakeland’s takeover of LacPatrick gets green light

Proposed merger will create second-largest dairy processor on island of Ireland

EU confirms plan to keep Irish shares trading under no-deal Brexit

Euroclear UK & Ireland could settle securities traded in Dublin until March 30th, 2021

British regulator says it could block Sainsbury’s-Asda deal

Takeover could lead to worse shopping experience for consumers, regulator says

UK clearing houses approved to continue EU business under no deal Brexit

Decision made to limit disruption and avoid potentially negative impacts on financial markets

Lakelands moves closer to takeover of rival co-op LacPatrick

NI regulator indicates deal will not impinge competition, as southern inquiry continues

Britain needs new watchdog to shake up 'Big Four' accountants

EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC check the accounts of 341 of the top 350 UK companies

UK watchdog to probe Lakeland-LacPatrick merger

Competition and Markets Authority issues initial enforcement order

AIB opens up to software developers and fintechs

Bank rolls out interface to allow fintechs to create solutions that use AIB customer data

Stobart Air to operate routes from London on behalf of British Airways

Deal mirrors a similar one in Dublin involving Aer Lingus and Cityjet

UK regulators to examine Aer Lingus takeover of Cityjet route

‘Wet leasing’ deal for Cityjet’s London service to be investigated by competition authority

UK supermarket Asda to consult on 2,500 possible job losses

Areas of work affected by any changes include petrol, bakery, back office and hosting

Mounting auditor regulation ‘to reduce role to box-ticking’

Regulation threatens to undermine auditor judgment, former Ryanair deputy chief says

Half of Central Bank's Brexit applications from asset managers

Regulator has received more than 100 Brexit-related applications for authorisation

Uber looks to Deliveroo to expand food delivery to UK

Tie-up between rivals would put pressure on UK market leader Just Eat

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