Ed Sibley

Vulture funds don’t treat borrowers the same as banks, so why did our leaders say they do?

Regulators and ministers claimed that all borrowers would be treated equally, but the recent hike in interest rates suggests otherwise

Sun May 28 2023 - 12:00

Banking crisis forces central banks to think again on interest rates

Federal Reserve’s hike-and-hope move risks credit crunch as banking crisis rattles markets

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 05:00

Are Central Bank mortgage rules containing home prices or fuelling crisis?

Lack of supply and undeveloped rental market key factors in house price growth

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 05:45

Time is running out for older cohort of distressed borrowers

Central Bank deputy governor comments a wake-up call to lenders

Thu Jul 15 2021 - 05:25

KBC exit ‘raises fundamental questions’ for Irish banking

Industry group chief says regulatory environment driving banks away from Ireland

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 17:56

Dáil group to be told by Central Bank tighter regulation needed

Move mooted after scandal relating to bond deal undertaken by 16 executives at Davy

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 20:14

Minister calls on Davy to resolve shareholding concerns

Group of 16 involved in rogue bond trade own at least 33% of stockbrokers

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 17:04

Central Bank urges businesses to contact UK banks over Brexit

Regulator says financial services providers must have all relevant documentation

Fri Jan 01 2021 - 10:52

Banks’ approach to Covid-related financial stress feels naggingly familiar

Central Bank intervention welcome as warning signs bring financial crisis to mind

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00

Central Bank asks lenders to address ‘warning signs’ in treatment of borrowers

Bank flags ‘high reliance’ on short-term forbearance in letter to chief executives

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 18:04

EU bank watchdog may need to revisit payment breaks

Further economic decline due to Covid-19 could warrant loan flexibility, ECB says

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 18:52

Banks face union pressure on staffing of bad-loan units

Four of five big lenders were working on job-reduction plans before the Covid-19 crisis

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 05:30

Central Bank had 256 staff earning €100,000 or more last year

Total marks rise from 210 in 2018 and 162 a year earlier

Wed May 27 2020 - 12:39

‘Armchair investors’ rush to open stock trading accounts

Seen & Heard: Amazon leases first e-commerce warehouse in Ireland

Sun Apr 26 2020 - 12:48

Coronavirus: Insurers told to interpret claims in customers’ favour

Central Bank says insurance firm CEOs must take responsibility for handling of claims

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 17:09

2019 sees Brexit deliver new banking giant as domestic lenders quiver

Tracker scandal rumbles on as domestic banks move to sell off problem mortgage portfolios

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 05:24

Bank of Ireland mobile app rollout delayed

New mobile app will be rolled out on phased basis in 2020, bank says

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 06:15

‘Vulture’ funds file 35 authorisation applications with Central Bank

New law requires owners of Irish mortgages to be regulated

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 16:18

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for an Irish banker to say

There isn’t a ‘bold step’ big enough for all the bankers who have failed their customers

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 05:29

Banker strikes bum note as regulator warns of return to bad days

Business Week: also in the news were property prices; insurance; and two windfalls

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 08:00

KBC chief apologises for tracker remarks

Comments will be ‘upsetting to the families who lost their homes’ says Paschal Donohoe

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 23:07

KBC tracker comments take us back to an unwelcome past

Joe Brennan: Thijs figured he was among his own kind when bemoaning tracker scandal

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 18:42

KBC boss on tracker focus: ‘Come on, guys, turn the page’

Belgian banking boss says focus on ‘nitty gritty stuff’ is holding back Irish banks

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 13:14

Banks not so brave on bringing down mortgage rates

Ed Sibley tells banks to live up to their own fuzzy slogans, such as AIB’s ‘backing brave’

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 05:21

Brexit warnings get louder as cliff-edge approaches

Cantillon: Problem for forecasters is predicting short-term impact of UK withdrawal

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 06:06

Financial firms pull 18 top appointments amid Central Bank pressure

Level of withdrawn applications last year up from eight cases in 2017 and five in 2016

Mon Jun 03 2019 - 05:50

Government presses ahead with broadband despite pleas to stop

Business Week: also is the news was competitiveness; GDP; and financial services

Sat May 11 2019 - 05:03

Central Bank finds lapses by firms on fitness of key staff

Regulator wars of failure to comply under Fitness and Probity Regime

Mon Apr 08 2019 - 17:23

Irish motor insurance returned to profit in 2017 after €757m of losses

Profit of €31.1m on motor coverage in 2017, but cost of insurance claims remains too high

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:55

Dublin to become hub for 40% of ship insurer’s business after Brexit

The Standard Club chooses Dublin for strong talent pool and proximity to UK, EU and US

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 02:25

Lane approaching fork in road as prospect of ECB post nears

TCD and regulatory roles position Central Bank governor for ECB chief economist job

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:31

Central Bank names Adrian Varley director of prudential analysis

Regulator is strengthening resilience and consumer protection

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 14:34

Rules ‘severely restricting’ credit unions in mortgage market

Central Bank is considering loosening the rules but also says sector could lend more

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 17:53

Mortgage hunters: Time to look beyond the five main banks?

Several niche mortgage operators are already in business here, with more on the way

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 11:41