Bank of Ireland to outsource cheque clearing unit to BancTecPlan will affect 130 bank staff and could involve voluntary redundanciesWed Jan 28 2015 - 18:39
Lack of penalties for bankers at root of crises, inquiry hearsSupervisors ‘ignore dangerous risky financial behaviour’ during good timesWed Jan 28 2015 - 13:44
Ireland ranked third easiest place for conducting businessIDA boss welcomes findings of report and says it confirms international reputationWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
The Bottom Line: Let’s not forget Aer Lingus’s impressive track recordGovernment could pocket €340m from sale but decision is about more than moneyWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
IBRC and Nama European leaders in site salesLiquidators accounted for 36 per cent of the total of commercial real estate sales in 2014Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
No rise in €500,000 salary cap for next AIB chiefRecruitment to begin after surprise departure of David Duffy for Clydesdale BankSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Seán Quinn vs IBRCMoscow-based law firm Lidings claims its bragging rights in mighty battleFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:22
AIB chief David Duffy’s departure may delay flotationBank’s return to private ownership might be pushed back to next yearThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Nama makes €293m loss on sale of debtor loansUnaudited accounts show net loss over nine months of €143m on such dealsWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:57
Former RSA Ireland chief takes dismissal actionInsurer tells Employment Appeals Tribunal it will fight case ‘tooth and nail’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 14:08
Former RSA chief Philip Smith takes case to appeals tribunalInsurer announced £200m in losses after former chief executive’s resignationWed Jan 21 2015 - 08:14
The Bottom Line: AIB may look to ex-bookie bossAIB directors were informed chief executive David Duffy was quitting to take similar role with Clydesdale Bank in the UKWed Jan 21 2015 - 02:00
Honohan: Decision shortly on 20% deposits for mortgagesRegulator set to make announcementon thorny issue of deposit ratiosTue Jan 20 2015 - 13:07
David Duffy move to Clydesdale to mean significant pay riseDeparting AIB chief might have a private equity buyer in mind for UK bankTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Michael Noonan queries proposal to boost euro zoneMinister for Finance fears stimulus plan to revive euro economy would be ‘ineffective’Tue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Noonan and AIB chairman to meet over Duffy successorDuffy’s departure will not disrupt plans for AIB, says Minister for FinanceTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Honohan saw only a slim chance of success for bailoutCentral Bank chief says burning bondholders would not have yielded saving many commentators suggestedMon Jan 19 2015 - 17:39
Central Bank to announce decision on mortgage restrictions within daysPotential homeowners will learn whether or not they will need a 20% deposit to purchase a propertyMon Jan 19 2015 - 14:54
It’s time to write off mortgage arrears - SchoenmakerLeading Dutch economist Dirk Schoenmaker says banks should write off some residential debt as he says 20 per cent deposits are needed to avoid property boomMon Jan 19 2015 - 11:34
Banking inquiry and department of finance wrangle over access to documentsDepartment objects to handing over details of conversations that were ‘off the record’Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Digicel fails to block rival’s Jamaica dealCable &Wireless’s $1.85bn acquisition gets go-aheadSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Goldman Sachs got over €7m from State for consultancyGroup recently appointed to advise on AIB capital restructuring actionsFri Jan 16 2015 - 12:47
Christmas Quiz: The WinnersQuestions tripped up everyone in some shape or formFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:15
Honohan performance gives ‘meat and drink’ to banking inquiryGovernor of Central Bank offers colourful insights into night of bank guaranteeFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Flac says banks failing to deal with mortgage arrearsBulk of owner-occupier arrears cases have not been restructured, group claimsThu Jan 15 2015 - 13:02
Nama sells London properties for £206 millionGraham Harris to be one of the biggest individual debtors to exit the State property agencyThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Pension contributions at AIB a key issue in talks with union on outsourcing IT jobsIBOA meets representatives of Eircom, Integrity and Wipro to discuss outsourcing planWed Jan 14 2015 - 20:41
Coalition decisions crucial as privatisations loomSignificant implications from sale of State’s holdings in Aer Lingus, AIB and PTSBWed Jan 14 2015 - 02:00
Cost of personal insolvency slashedMove to make process more affordable for financially distressedWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Kildare records highest increase in average rents for apartmentsAcross all property types, rents rose on average by 1.95% over the 15 months, up 7.02% in Dublin and 1.75% for the rest of StateTue Jan 13 2015 - 14:20
AIB to outsource 170 IT roles to three service providersNo redundancies planned but IBOA says there will be no co-operation until full deal is agreedTue Jan 13 2015 - 11:37
AIB to inform staff of plans to outsource IT and tech rolesGoldman Sachs to advise bank on capital restructuring options on a pro bono basisTue Jan 13 2015 - 07:18
NTMA seeks to sell up to €15bn of bondsAuctions to be held in February and March in bid to raise €12bn to €15bnTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
State’s holding in AIB increases by €1.7bn in valueEY values AIB holding at €11.7bn while 14% stake in BoI valued at €1.4bnFri Jan 09 2015 - 08:12
Former director of credit institutions to join FBDFiona Muldoon moves to other side of fence as group finance director of insurer FBD HoldingsFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Integration of Irish Life with Canada Life on trackIntegration will result in cost savings higher than the €40 million that had been targetedFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
NTMA sells bonds worth €4bn at low 0.867% yieldMinister welcomes return of Asian investors to market previously shunnedThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Investor optimism lifts European stocksWeaker-than-forecast inflation bolsters case for ECB to begin quantitative easingThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
State begins Drumm extradition processIt is understood that a file has been sent via diplomatic channels to US authoritiesWed Jan 07 2015 - 15:46
IMHO to rank banks on treatment of arrears customersIMHO director David Hall says results will be based on 2,536 dealsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:01
NTMA plans to raise up to €4bn with bond issueYield on seven-year debt forecast to be as low as 0.85%Wed Jan 07 2015 - 01:01
New mortgage rates are cruellest cut for existing borrowersOpinion: borrowers on standard variable rate powerless as rate cuts pass them byWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
New-look Bewley’s goes back to its rootsOpinion: next rent review could dent gain from Grafton Street coffee shop makeoverTue Jan 06 2015 - 08:45
Bewley’s on Grafton Street closing until autumnStaff of 140 to be made redundant as cafe is refurbished and it will reopen on ground floor onlyTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
As banks return to profit, what lies ahead for them in 2015?Investors eye AIB and PTSB but unclear how much State will benefitMon Dec 29 2014 - 11:08
Gleneagle hotel group reports loss of over €600,000Kerry hotel chain expects to return to black in 2014 after improved yearMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
AIB credit approval to small business up by 52%Lending up to ¤5.6bn in first 11 months of year amid rise in confidenceMon Dec 29 2014 - 01:00
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business QuizAnswer these 30 questions and win a chance of a two-night stay in London’s Kensington HotelWed Dec 24 2014 - 14:17
Rebuffing Willie Walsh over Aer Lingus would be wiseOpinion: Christoph Mueller has shown Aer Lingus can prosper with the right strategyWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:00
Petrogas considers Applegreen flotationCompany expected to seek to raise more than €100mTue Dec 23 2014 - 08:10
