HSBC

Irish bank shares slump in line with European lenders

Pretax profit jumps 92 per cent compared to a year earlier

Start off by obeying the basic ground rules that popular panel speakers know well

Iseq index shed more than 0.8% on Thursday during a low-volume session

Lender wins case tied to Allen Stanford

Taking extended leave doesn't always produce the expected results

Lender is latest bank to cut back on its branch network

Blue-chip European Stoxx 50 index adds 1.2%, led higher by financials

Deutsche Bank posts one of its highest profits since before financial crisis

London-based bank appoints new finance chief as it prepares for succession at top

UK watchdog rules series publicising tree planting and net zero emissions plans failed to disclose fossil fuel financing and deforestation

Bank’s largest shareholder rejects executives’ 14 arguments against east-west split

Low volumes and high volatility push US, European and Irish stocks lower

Investors split would result in share-price drop and reduce dividends, warns chairman

Executives reject calls from Ping An to split business between east and west amid rising geopolitical tensions

HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered have more to do, says regulator

Senior executive accuses regulators of overstating financial risks of climate change

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe on course to clinch top try scorer award in Toulouse

Retailer’s wholesale partner, Morrisons, struck a deal to take over the insolvent company

Twitter and Tesla lose ground as US tech sector stumbles

Executive is expected to join another European financial institution

Results upend expectations for a decline amidt Ukraine uncertainties

Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply

An Appreciation

Frawley will join rival AIB later this year

AIB and Bank of Ireland both end session up 2 per cent at €1.98 and €5.80

Banking giant has 350 employees in Republic

‘I’m certainly playing better than shooting eight over over the weekend’

Banks, industrial stocks and travel companies fare poorly

Graeme McDowell also impresses as Leona Maguire opens with a solid 70 in Singapore

‘Hopefully he comes back at some stage and he will; and people will welcome him back’

Irishman pipped by one stroke by maiden tour winner Sepp Straka in Honda Classic

Funds industry case study: Sonia Howard, tax director of BDO

Rising interest rates worldwide to lift income, bank says

Bank stocks slump in Dublin following similar moves across other European markets

Many large employers have blanket no-dog policies despite wider shifts in attitudes

Banking stocks lead the way on Irish index, with travel and tourism also ticking higher

Joe Brennan: Pay restoration is up for negotiation along with new aircraft orders

Social media giant admits defeat in digital payments

Iseq follows other European indices higher, closing up nearly 2%