Central Bank puts banks on notice they face capital buffer targetsLenders will have to set aside extra capital to protect from shock losses in the event of new downturnThu May 31 2018 - 17:18
Leslie Buckley to ‘robustly’ defend himself in face of INM legal actionGroup’s ex-chairman reacts to news that it is suing him over alleged data breachesThu May 31 2018 - 09:47
NTMA chief says investors have reclassified Irish debt as it avoids Italian chaosIreland seen as much closer to euro zone core than to peripheryThu May 31 2018 - 06:01
Ireland to skip ECB banking chair battle as top Philip Lane role eyedSharon Donnery tipped to succeed governor in Central Bank if he moves to ECBThu May 31 2018 - 06:00
OECD warns of overheating in Irish economyParis-based agency points to rapid increase in new mortgage loans and loans to SMESThu May 31 2018 - 01:00
Yield on riskiest Irish bank bonds rises as Italian turmoil rattles marketsIrish State bonds cushioned for the moment as Italian woes evoke euro zone crisis memoriesTue May 29 2018 - 20:10
Smurfit Kappa investors bet on fresh bid amid revolt riskUS group IP faces June 6th deadline to make binding bid for Irish rivalTue May 29 2018 - 05:05
Ex-INBS boss Fingleton told Deloitte ‘this is how we do things’, inquiry hearsColm McDonnell ‘surprised’ at relaxed response to negative findings in his reportMon May 28 2018 - 13:19
IPL Plastics IPO gives investors opportunity to step off rollercoasterShares priced at significant discount to level Dermot Desmond secured for stake last yearSat May 26 2018 - 05:50
Aryzta hits record low as profit warning stokes bank covenants fearsBaked goods group says annual earnings will be up to 12 per cent lower than forecastFri May 25 2018 - 05:30
Smurfit Kappa Dutch deal piles pressure on unwanted US suitorDeal comes as packaging giant faces pressure to enter tie-up talks with International PaperFri May 25 2018 - 05:00
Smurfit Kappa strikes €460m deal for ReparencoDutch paper and recycling business ‘will complement’ packaging giant’s operationsThu May 24 2018 - 18:14
INM shares surge amid Goodman stakebuildingINM’s editor-in-chief and Denis O’Brien’s last board nominee are to leave the businessThu May 24 2018 - 12:22
Fingleton challenges ex-regulator on lack of action on INBSCon Horan say he was advised that building society was ‘one of the more difficult’ lendersWed May 23 2018 - 14:22
‘Erroneous report’ triggered €1bn run on INBS, Walsh tells inquiryLender’s cash resources fell by €1 billion to €3 billion in September 2008Tue May 22 2018 - 16:03
Dublin-based IPL Plastics to float at value of up to €573mShareholders last week approved a share consolidation at former One51Tue May 22 2018 - 07:38
Ryanair lifts Iseq as global investors hail easing US-China trade wars threatEuropean markets were buoyed by a truce in the trade dispute between US and ChinaMon May 21 2018 - 19:04
INBS board ‘frustrated’ with executives before crashFormer chairman says he tried ‘time and time’ again to get regulator to ‘wake up’Mon May 21 2018 - 14:11
Irish property trust eschews hedge funds ahead of IPOYew Grove Reit targets long-term investors as it seeks to raise €100 millionMon May 21 2018 - 05:15
Japanese sell stake in property firm to Fyffes founding familySumitomo disposes of interest in Balmoral Holdings to brothers Carl and David McCannMon May 21 2018 - 04:35
Maltese private bank plans to set up Dublin officeSparkasse Bank Malta plans to recruit up to six initially for Irish operationMon May 21 2018 - 04:25
UrbanVolt delivers massive energy savings with LED lightingDublin-headquartered company hits target equivalent to the permanent switch-off of one million light bulbsMon May 21 2018 - 04:15
Greencore must convince investors it has drawn line under US woesMarket reads IP’s promise to offer sweeteners to woo Smurfit Kappa as act of desperationSat May 19 2018 - 06:00
Apple pays €1.5bn into escrow account in first tranche of tax billEuropean Commission ruled in 2016 that the State gave Apple €13bn in illegal tax aidFri May 18 2018 - 17:32
Barclays to sell on Lloyds’ Irish mortgages after €4.6bn dealLloyds said that it will have to absorb a £110m loss on the loan saleFri May 18 2018 - 17:20
Cashing in on the recovery of the property marketShareholders and executives reap rewards of recovery driven by property supply shortageFri May 18 2018 - 06:00
IPL Plastics sees most existing shareholders staying on after June IPOFloatation in Toronto expected to raise about €125m for the Dublin-based companyThu May 17 2018 - 14:26
KBC Ireland net profit drops 16% in first quarterIncrease in house prices frees up €43m in bad loan provisionsThu May 17 2018 - 07:59
AIB confirms Cerberus-led consortium to acquire €1.1bn loan portfolioAbout 70 per cent of loans in Project Redwood portfolio are five years in arrearsThu May 17 2018 - 07:27
Ulster Bank tells staff of plan to eliminate 54 branch postsMove comes on top of 200 job losses among staff addressing mortgage tracker scandalWed May 16 2018 - 18:12
International Paper ready to improve offer for Smurfit KappaIrish Takeover Panel sets three-week deadline for binding bid for cardboard box makerWed May 16 2018 - 10:52
PTSB pulls split-loans sale as talks with regulators continueAs investors show interest in Project Glas, €900m loans are classified as non-performingWed May 16 2018 - 07:21
Custom House liquidators pick Davy to manage initial assets returnInvestors will soon hear about transfer on foot of High Court rulingWed May 16 2018 - 04:54
Bermuda insurer Aspen to set up Irish unit as Brexit loomsInsurer currently has operation in Dublin that operates as branch of its UK unitTue May 15 2018 - 16:30
Regulators ‘not willing’ to sort INBS out over sale hopes, Neary says‘Disappointing’ that staff failed to spot governance issues until 2007, ex-regulator saysTue May 15 2018 - 14:35
Former regulator’s holidays keep him from attending INBS inquiryInquiry to consider what steps to take over Con Horan’s failure to appear as scheduledMon May 14 2018 - 13:40
Digicel’s bonds badly hit by market movesO’Brien probably rues not taking advantage of favourable market conditions in JanuarySat May 12 2018 - 05:03
Hedge funds hike Smurfit Kappa positions amid takeover deal hopesTwo US funds use derivatives accumulated combined 4.74 per cent interestSat May 12 2018 - 04:45
Cerberus said to lead race for AIB bad-loans portfolioA preferred bidder may be selected as early as next week for the so-called Project Redwood portfolioSat May 12 2018 - 04:33
European stocks lifted by deals but Iseq dropsRyanair falls as talks with Spanish pilots’ union falterFri May 11 2018 - 20:32
Citigroup’s EU bank in Dublin profits drop 30% in 2017Reduction in profits partly result of rise in Citibank Europe loan impairment lossesFri May 11 2018 - 05:07
Digicel moves to ease concerns as Chinese partner halts operationsShenzhen-based ZTE was hired to upgrade Digicel network but US sanctions have hit itFri May 11 2018 - 05:01
Top IDA executive lined up to chair new Irish property ReitIrish real-estate investment trust is preparing to float in Dublin and London this monthFri May 11 2018 - 04:57
Ulster Bank puts €1.6bn in defaulted mortgages on marketRegulators and Oireachtas committee members clash over attitude of vulture fundsThu May 10 2018 - 16:00
NTMA reaches 80% of minimum 2018 bond sales targetBonds due in 2022 carry yield of 0.02%Thu May 10 2018 - 11:22
Central Bank sees ‘no evidence’ vulture funds more aggressive than banksBank to pay €2.1bn dividend to the exchequer after its profits grew in 2017Wed May 09 2018 - 19:57
Goldman Sachs had concerns over INBS information, inquiry toldWall Street firm was hired to manage abortive sale of building society before crashWed May 09 2018 - 19:43
Lawyers and accountants share €284m SPV fees at IFSCGrowing use of tax-efficient special purpose vehicles by Russian groups in sharp focusWed May 09 2018 - 04:15
Bank of America to move senior figures to new EU hub in IrelandFive executives to move from London, along with 125 other relocations linked to BrexitTue May 08 2018 - 20:34
Central Bank focused on ‘reactive supervision’, INBS inquiry hearsRegulators imposed ‘quite stringent’ requirements at INBS before financial crisisTue May 08 2018 - 15:43
