Bernard Byrne

Irish businessman Bernard Byrne

Cairn Homes to appoint Bernard Byrne as next chairman

Former AIB, Davy chief executive will take up board role on January 1st

Thu Aug 29 2024 - 07:33

Incoming Davy CEO to sit above New Ireland head

Appointment likely to come from wider Bank of Ireland group or further afield rather than from internal Davy candidates

Mon May 27 2024 - 05:00

ClonBio halts EU investment, Luas tender and Bernard Byrne on what’s next

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Fri Dec 01 2023 - 06:02

Davy chief Bernard Byrne: ‘The Davy of today is different to that of 2021’

Byrne talks about his difficult time with AIB, dealing with the Anglo bond sale scandal at Davy, and the future of the stockbroking firm after he departs

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 05:49

Davy Group confirms appointment of Bernard Byrne as CEO

Firm is corporate broker to two-thirds of the companies on the Iseq 20 index in Dublin

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 15:36

AIB picks internal candidate Hilary Gormley to lead UK unit

Move comes as division’s current postholder Robert Mulhall is to leave group

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 05:43

AIB UK’s chief to leave after unit restructuring

Robert Mulhall set to move into banking technology space after leaving AIB

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 05:16

Bankers’ pay low on political agenda

Despite the grumbles, pay restrictions look set to remain in place for the foreseeable

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 05:32

Davy fund unit to be sold separately to Bank of Ireland deal

Sale of entire assets, including excess cash reserves, set to generate more than €500m

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:52

Davy buyer will have public trust at its heart, Bernard Byrne promises

Interim chief reassures clients as stockbroker put on sale following bond trade scandal

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 16:34

Davy chief hires former AIB colleague to help rebuild trust

Former AIB customer care chief to take key role in handling Davy customer grievances

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 05:01

‘You first, Davy second, client third. Fellas wore those phrases as a badge of honour’

How Davy’s me-first culture and intransigence towards the Central Bank brought it to its knees

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 06:00

Davy interim CEO seeks to ease client concerns after bond scandal

Bernard Byrne offers ‘unreserved and unequivocal’ apology

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 21:10

Davy sale will need ‘absolute clarity’ on other potential cases, warns Donohoe

Minister also says it is important that stockbroker finds ‘stable owner’

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 10:48

Davy’s obstructionism and eventual day of reckoning

Public will be sickened at any sight of Davy 16 profiting from firm’s sale

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 05:21

Former Davy executives poised to back sale of crisis-stricken firm

Stockbroker expected to confirm before weekend that business is on the market

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 20:55

Bank of Ireland approaches crisis-stricken Davy

No evidence of suspected criminal activity in broker inquiry, according to Central Bank

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 05:22

Davy crisis: Firm shuts bond desk, says no one linked to controversial deal is still at firm

NTMA earlier pulled Davy’s ability to act as primary dealer of Government bonds

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 19:47

Central Bank says its needs more powers to pursue ‘individual accountability’

Bank to press for progress on introduction of accountability regime after Davy scandal

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00

Davy’s interim chief promises staff firm will move quickly to address failings

Bernard Byrne says it is not right workers should pay for indiscretions of others

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00

Davy group of 16 face possibility of personal sanction from Central Bank

Stockbroker faces scramble to hold on to clients as top executives resign

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 04:00

Central Bank can now pursue Davy individuals - Minister

Handling of issue last week ‘left a lot to be desired’, including delays in holding people accountable

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 13:17

Davy chief executive and deputy chairman resign in fallout from €4.1m Central Bank fine

Former AIB chief Bernard Byrne named as interim chief of State’s largest stockbrokers

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 13:57

Davy’s secret partnership leaves it fighting biggest crisis in decades

Pressure bears down on stockbroker shrouding itself in ‘vague’ details of scandal

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 04:50

Davy stockbroker targets UK growth with three new hires

Experienced banking professionals to head up capital markets division in UK

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 12:06

Paschal Donohoe expects ‘some kind’ of OECD digital tax agreement in 2021

Meaningful talks impossible until after the US elections next month

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 18:51

Iseq companies raise €1.44bn in Covid share sales

More listed businesses likely to take chance to bolster balance sheets if markets remain bullish

Mon Sept 07 2020 - 05:20

Pay for top Irish bosses jumps 18% ahead of Covid crisis

Covid-19 impact on shares, earnings and dividends set to weigh on remuneration

Fri Aug 14 2020 - 08:16

Paschal Donohoe sees consumer ‘prize’ in slow reopening of economy

Consumers ‘not confident’ in countries that have moved more quickly, minister says

Thu May 28 2020 - 11:53

Election adds to headaches for AIB boss Colin Hunt

Market Beat: Pressure on the partially State-owned bank continue to mount

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 15:15

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

Former AIB boss David Duffy pay rises 84% to £3.4m as head of Virgin Money

CEO’s pay more than eight times his AIB salary – despite losses at UK’s Virgin Money

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 12:05

AIB names Jim O’Keeffe as retail banking head

Mary Whitelaw to become director of corporate affairs and strategy

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 15:43

Irish plcs may become M&A targets as Brexit resolved, Davy’s Byrne says

Companies here may also take to the acquisitions trail once agreement reached

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 06:19