MarketSpreads fighting legacy of murky trading transactionsHaving been through ‘the wringer’, the company believes its auditors will give the 2010 accounts a clean bill of health, clearing…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Undisclosed trading by directors at spread betting firmACCOUNTS FILED by MarketSpreads state that some former directors and executives engaged in undisclosed trades with the financial…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Suspended firm gets approval to repay funds to clientsFINANCIAL SPREADBETTING firm Marketspreads began returning clients’ funds to their bank accounts yesterday after regulators gave…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Job agencies accused of driving up costs of IT staffA LEADING businessman says recruitment agencies are driving up the cost of hiring skilled IT staff and effectively forcing businesses…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Spread betting firm to get green light to return clients' fundsTHE CENTRAL Bank is set to give spread betting firm Marketspreads the green light to return cash to its clients.Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
ESB staff back plan to save €140m a yearESB WORKERS have voted in favour of a €140 million a year savings plan that includes cutting 1,000 jobs and reductions in overtime…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Firm claims it is compliant and blames legacy issuesANALYSIS: LATE ON Thursday, the Central Bank ordered financial spreadbetting firm, MarketSpreads, to suspend its operations, …Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
MarketSpreads forced to stop trading as Central Bank suspends licenceTHE CENTRAL Bank has suspended the trading licence of one of Ireland’s largest spreadbetting businesses after auditors expressed…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Siteserv wants UK watchdog to investigate deal by rival groupCONSTRUCTION SERVICES group Siteserv plans to ask the UK’s competition watchdog to investigate a deal involving rival Altrad, …Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Partner in hazardous Priory Hall scheme discharged from bankruptcyONE OF the developers behind the Priory Hall apartment complex that was last year declared a fire hazard has emerged from bankruptcy…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Siteserv approves Millington bidJust under 99 per cent of Siteserv shareholders today voted to accept the Denis O’Brien-backed €45 million bid for the construction…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Firm in Siteserv bid row to attend egmA COMPANY that claims it was effectively prevented from bidding for Siteserv is likely to be represented at the construction …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Good causes to receive smaller share of lottery fundsCHARITIES, SPORTS, community and other organisations are to get a smaller share than before of National Lottery revenues under…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Winter Wonderland organiser scraps event scheduled for next four yearsMULTINATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT manager AEG is pulling out of the Winter Wonderland event it planned to run in Kilmainham, Dublin…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Arthur Cox acted on Siteserv dealLAW FIRM Arthur Cox gave legal advice to both sides in the controversial Siteserv deal that has left Denis O’Brien in pole position…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Providence share placement to raise €75m for debt and explorationEXPLORATION GROUP Providence will use the €75 million that it plans to raise from investors to pay off some debt and to fund …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Firm claims it was excluded from Siteserv sale to O'BrienA FRENCH company has claimed it was denied the opportunity to make an offer for Irish company Siteserv which businessman Denis…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Nama seeks share of developer's future incomeSTATE AGENCY Nama is pursuing former developer John Fleming through the British courts for a share of his income.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Spread betting firm settles caseFINANCIAL SPREAD-betting business MarketSpreads has settled its case against two former executives who diverted funds from the…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Titanium profit adds sheen to Kenmare's share priceSHARES IN Kenmare Resources surged by almost 8 per cent yesterday after the company reported the first profit from its titanium…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Retreat in energy stocks erodes valuesA SLIDE in US consumer sentiment and a retreat among energy stocks knocked markets back yesterday after reasonable early trade…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Profits up by 18% at engineering group KentzPROFITS at engineering and instrumentation group Kentz, increased 18 per cent to almost $80 million (€60 million) last year, …Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Ardagh buys US glass firm for €170mPACKAGING giant Ardagh has bought a north American glass container manufacturer in a deal believed to be worth over €170 million…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Ex-chief of betting firm big investor in new businessTHE FORMER chief executive of collapsed spread-betting firm Worldspreads is the biggest shareholder in a recently established…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Values slide on poor US housing dataMARKETS WERE flat or down slightly as weaker than expected housing data from the United States dampened optimism about the prospects…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Bruton blames UK over referendumBRITISH OPPOSITION to the EU’s original fiscal treaty proposal is partly responsible for forcing a referendum on the issue in…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Unrealistic rents may close some stores, warns GraftonTHE OWNER of the Woodies and Atlantic Homecare DIY chains warned yesterday it would have to consider closing some of its stores…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Paddy Power's punt on internet comes up trumpsMANY PUNTERS in the grandstands at next week’s Cheltenham Festival will be backing horses via smartphone apps rather than joining…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Paddy Power to wager €6m on ItalyLISTED bookmaker Paddy Power estimates its planned expansion into Italy will cost the group around €6 million this year.Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Well-drilled in promising a lot about the fractious issue of sourcing gasINTERVIEW: The man behind a fracking proposal in teh northwest says there are immense opportunities for Ireland if the project…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Dispute over charges for gas pipelines use casts doubt on €600m projectA DISPUTE over charges for the use of the Republic’s natural gas pipelines has left a question mark over the future of a €600…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Rise in numbers applying for bankruptcy in NI, says expertFIGURES INDICATE that more people from the Republic are moving to Northern Ireland to take advantage of its easier bankruptcy…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
CRH sees value in emerging marketsCRH COULD step up acquisition spending in emerging markets in eastern Europe and Asia, according to its chief executive, Myles…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Ormonde Mining in funding talksORMONDE Mining is set to finalise funding plans for its Spanish tungsten project after establishing the development will generate…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
ESB targets 1,000 jobs in effort to save €140mTHE ESB is seeking to cut 1,000 jobs and reduce overtime and other payments to staff in an effort to cut €140 million from its…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Kingspan bidding for rivals in US and EuropeKINGSPAN IS in the running to buy rivals in Europe and the United States as the Irish insulation and building technology specialist…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Shares in Irish oil firm surge on discoveryINVESTORS PILED into Irish exploration group Providence yesterday after it announced it had discovered oil during drilling in…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
State may return to global bond markets this weekTHE REPUBLIC may return to international bond markets for the second time in as many months this week when the European Central…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Wind energy limit sees ESB put €40m project on holdRULES LIMITING the amount of wind energy on the Irish electricity system prompted State energy company ESB to put a €40 million…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
State to export 'green' electricity to Britain in trade deal, says MinisterTALKS BETWEEN the Republic and Britain on a deal allowing large-scale exports of electricity from the State to its nearest neighbour…Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Markets rally on positive US dataEUROPEAN MARKETS ended a mid-week losing run yesterday after data showing that more people than expected bought new homes in …Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
No easy task to get a good price amid pressure to sell and tough climateANALYSIS: A TARGET price of up to €3 billion for the State-owned businesses that the Government intends selling looks optimistic…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Revenue from sport set to hit €110bn by 2015Sport: THE RETURN of financial services and automotive industry sponsors alongside expansion in emerging markets will help push…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
ESB profits fall 40% as finance and interest payments riseINCREASED INTEREST payments and finance costs contributed to a 40 per cent fall in profits at State-owned energy group, ESB, …Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Call for jail terms to tackle price fixingJUDGES MUST start jailing business people convicted of serious competition law offences if cartels and price fixing in the Republic…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
CRH moves key personnel around in US managementMANAGEMENT: BUILDING MATERIALS group CRH is shaking up its US management with a series of changes involving existing personnel…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Mainstream and Goldwind to build wind farm in ChileMAINSTREAM RENEWABLE Power plans to join forces with Chinese multi-national Goldwind to develop a wind farm in Chile with a value…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
'We won't be bounced into asset sales'FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Pat Rabbitte , Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural ResourcesFri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Rabbitte prepared to sell part of Bord GáisMINISTER FOR Energy Pat Rabbitte would favour selling part of Bord Gáis if it were to attract a big player to the Irish market…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Delays alleged in building materials price-fixing caseTHE ACTIONS of CRH, Kilsaran, Readymix and other building materials companies contributed to the delay in a case being brought…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
