Central Bank warns on Dublin’s €78bn company loans hubIreland could get caught in an international financial shock if corporate default rates spikeFri Dec 13 2019 - 11:59
Draghi says Europe must pull together as Trump targets WTOEU will toughen own laws to counteract loss of WTO’s appellate board, says Phil HoganFri Dec 13 2019 - 11:55
Irish shares hit 12-year high on ‘Boris bounce’State’s two main banks add up to €1.3bn to their market during tradingFri Dec 13 2019 - 09:19
Bank of Ireland mobile app rollout delayedNew mobile app will be rolled out on phased basis in 2020, bank saysThu Dec 12 2019 - 06:15
Moody’s lowers outlook for Irish banks on profit worriesDebt ratings agency cites ultra-low central bank interest rates, Brexit and levels of non-performing loansTue Dec 10 2019 - 12:53
Urbeo commits €400m to build-to-rent deals in first yearCompany says goal is to build €1 billion portfolio of assets in IrelandTue Dec 10 2019 - 05:38
Open Orphan to merge with UK-based Hvivo in £30m tie-upDeal values Hvivo at £12.96m, with its shareholders owning 44.7% of enlarged companyMon Dec 09 2019 - 17:18
Mainstream taps Rothschild for equity partner searchEddie O’Connor owns 55% of companyMon Dec 09 2019 - 15:32
Kerry enlists Goldman to help seal largest Iseq company dealIrish food group leading contender for $25bn DuPont nutrition businessMon Dec 09 2019 - 10:31
NTMA to borrow less next year as it focuses on paying down debtAgency sold €15.4bn of long-term bonds this year, at the lower end of its full-year targetMon Dec 09 2019 - 10:27
Tullow shares plunge to 20-year low as CEO quits amid guidance cutIrish-founded oil exploration group tells analysts it’s open to offers ‘at proper value’Mon Dec 09 2019 - 10:04
Oil majors likely to court Eddie O’Connor’s MainstreamRenewables group plans multibillion dollar, multigigawatt construction programmeMon Dec 09 2019 - 07:28
Housebuilding contracts for first time since 2013, survey findsSlippage in residential activity at odds with official data, says Ulster BankMon Dec 09 2019 - 05:06
Election avoided, but Donohoe still drawing battle linesMinister’s plan for State finances involves doing bare minimumFri Dec 06 2019 - 15:24
‘Vulture’ funds file 35 authorisation applications with Central BankNew law requires owners of Irish mortgages to be regulatedThu Dec 05 2019 - 16:18
Makhlouf promises KBC chief Central Bank ‘will continue to be annoying’Johan Thijs had bemoaned the regulator’s continued focus on the tracker scandalThu Dec 05 2019 - 12:15
Irish bank stocks rise on debt ratings upgradesPermanent TSB, AIB and Bank of Ireland all benefitThu Dec 05 2019 - 10:10
Central Bank’s unchanged mortgage rules ‘fuelling rental trap’Calls from politicians and bankers to loosen contentious lending caps resisted by governorThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:55
Datalex interim losses narrow from restated first-half 2018 figuresTravel retail software provider disclosed accounting irregularities earlier this yearWed Dec 04 2019 - 18:47
European shares rise as Trump says China talks going ‘very well’Markets report: Banking stocks main gainers in Dublin amid increasing optimism the UK will avoid a no-deal BrexitWed Dec 04 2019 - 18:28
Makhlouf orders ‘deep dive’ review of Irish property fundsCentral Bank estimates that Irish-resident funds hold 35% of Irish commercial property assetsWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:03
Mortgage limits left unchanged as more households borrow to the maxBank estimates house prices would have been 26% higher if the rules had not been in placeWed Dec 04 2019 - 13:45
Ulster Bank to cull 175 manager positions in cost-cutting planBank confirms voluntary severance scheme will be targeted at quarter of manager rolesWed Dec 04 2019 - 10:54
Donohoe sets out budget surplus and debt-reduction targetsMinister warns of ‘clear and present danger’ of fall-off in corporation tax receiptsTue Dec 03 2019 - 20:04
Socially responsible companies are less volatile – Bank of America executiveFewer bankruptcies at firms with strong ESG stances says bank’s vice-chair Anne FinucaneTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:32
Irish corporation tax to beat forecast by €700m in November, Minister saysPaschal Donohoe expects a surplus of €1.4 billion in cash termsTue Dec 03 2019 - 15:07
Gabriel Makhlouf is right to shine a spotlight on the IFSCMarket Watch: Republic is world’s sixth-biggest jurisdiction for ‘shadow banking’Fri Nov 29 2019 - 15:57
Denis O’Brien faces pressure to inject equity into DigicelBusinessman faces renewed calls to commit cash having refused request last yearFri Nov 29 2019 - 05:14
The ‘quacking ducks’ Denis O’Brien stuffed with Digicel debt wait in the reedsCrisis in one of Digicel’s biggest markets adds to pressure on the company from bond marketsFri Nov 29 2019 - 05:10
Lane says ageing populations are depressing interest ratesECB chief economist says emerging economies are also increasingly putting their currency reserves into low-risk assetsThu Nov 28 2019 - 21:35
CRH shares hit new high on €4.15bn earnings forecastBuilding materials giant has spent €700m on acquisition deals so far this yearTue Nov 26 2019 - 17:49
Digicel earnings dip as Haitian currency woes dragMarket value of the heavily-indebted company’s bonds edges slightly higherMon Nov 25 2019 - 20:47
Euronext took €1.6m write-off on Irish Stock Exchange brand after takeoverAccounts for ISE show net profit of €1.57m last year, up from €4.25m loss for 2017Mon Nov 25 2019 - 19:34
Bankers shouldn’t be put on ‘bold step’ for voicing views, says BPFI chiefIrish society must not drown out contrarian voices, says Brian HayesMon Nov 25 2019 - 15:49
Arachas set to change hands as Sovereign plots exitState’s largest independent general insurance broking group has over 250 employeesSat Nov 23 2019 - 07:30
Tullow Oil finds itself over a barrel after ‘epic setback’Joe Brennan: One-time stock market darling pummelled by slew of negative newsFri Nov 22 2019 - 15:27
Digicel faces ‘imminent refinancing risk’, Fitch warnsMost immediate concern is $1.3 billion notes maturing in April 2021, ratings agency saysFri Nov 22 2019 - 05:11
Aviva Ireland confirms insurance boss John Quinlan is on leaveSenior executive from insurer’s UK parent takes on Quinlan’s dutiesThu Nov 21 2019 - 09:29
European shares drop as US-China spat over Hong Kong rattles marketsIseq down 1.2 per cent, with Kerry among main declinersWed Nov 20 2019 - 18:52
Makhlouf defends mortgage rules and notes shadow-banking risksIn maiden speech Central Bank governor highlights need for improved resilienceWed Nov 20 2019 - 12:12
Insurance fraudsters ‘should be sent to prison’State insurer says courts must throw out exaggerated claim and jail fraudstersWed Nov 20 2019 - 10:34
Surge in tracker mortgage decisions expected by ombudsmanGer Deering’s office was dealing with 1,174 tracker complaints at the end of last monthTue Nov 19 2019 - 18:31
Chief Justice chooses committee to decide on insurance awardsFraud conference told that body will set guidelines for personal injuriesTue Nov 19 2019 - 10:38
Datalex enters mediation with Lufthansa on pulled dealTravel retail software firm prematurely booked service revenue on flawed projectSat Nov 16 2019 - 03:41
KBC chief apologises for tracker remarksComments will be ‘upsetting to the families who lost their homes’ says Paschal DonohoeFri Nov 15 2019 - 23:07
KBC tracker comments take us back to an unwelcome pastJoe Brennan: Thijs figured he was among his own kind when bemoaning tracker scandalFri 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 banksThu Nov 14 2019 - 13:14
Bank of China confirms deal to take over Goodbody StockbrokersState-controlled bank has notified competition authorities of agreement worth €150mThu Nov 14 2019 - 11:09
KBC Ireland sets €14m aside for expected tracker fineCharge drives reduction in bank’s net profitThu Nov 14 2019 - 07:14
Irish slowdown under disorderly Brexit would still be ‘huge shock’‘Number of cliff edges’ still facing Irish businessWed Nov 13 2019 - 13:33
