Mortgages in arrears continue to fall, new data showsNumber of homeloans behind with repayments declined by 1,333 in OctoberThu Dec 11 2014 - 13:13
European stocks down on oil concernsDemand for crude at its weakest in 12 years prompting drop in oil and gas stocksThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Don’t bet your house on Central Bank mortgage rules going aheadOpinion: regulator cannot simply ignore Government views on 20% deposit ruleWed Dec 10 2014 - 02:00
Permanent TSB to sell €1.5bn in non-core commercial real estate loansMorgan Stanley has begun approaching potential bidders for PTSB portfoliosWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Central Bank urged to row back on proposed mortgage rulesUlster Bank says 10% deposit should be required for loans under €500,000Tue Dec 09 2014 - 07:13
Can Nama help solve the housing crisis?Nama inherited a stock of about 15,000 housing units. By the end of June 2014, it had made 5,482 houses and apartments available for social housing. But 2,854 of these were deemed unsuitable or there was no demand in the areas were they are locatedTue Dec 09 2014 - 00:01
Opposition to new mortgage rules rises ahead of deadlineSubmissions on proposed changes which will require a 20% deposit close at midnightMon Dec 08 2014 - 11:59
Central Bank urged to modify proposed mortgage rulesProperty Industry Ireland recommends new limits be introduced graduallyMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Nama to make docklands the centre of new construction activityThe area has potential for 350,000sq m of commercial space and 2,600 residential unitsFri Dec 05 2014 - 07:21
Brown Thomas to hire 200 extra staff for ChristmasCompany plans €5 million revamp of Grafton Street storeFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Noonan says Government is not rushing to sell AIBMinister says taxpayers ‘will get all their money back in due course’Thu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Only ECB can help cut mortgages, but don’t bank on itHayes says Central Bank of Ireland figures expose “rip-off” that faces Irish homeownersWed Dec 03 2014 - 02:00
Patrick O’Brien resigns as Liberty Insurance chief executiveTom McIlduff to take helm at business formerly known as Quinn InsuranceWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Goldman Sachs and CarVal buy €2bn Irish portfolio from LloydsLoan book with 2,000 accounts will switch from Certus to Pepper Asset ServicingWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland up 1.5% as Noonan denies 14% saleEnergy producers slump as Opec chooses to keep its targeted production unchangedSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Certus seeks 195 redundancies following loss of loan servicing contractsIrish loan specialist to close offices in Belfast, Cork and Limerick as Lloyds sells off more loansSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Ireland set to repay first tranche of €9 billion to IMF next monthMoney will be paid from cash balances held by the National Treasury Management AgencyFri Nov 28 2014 - 08:08
Irish Water PR firm Murray Consultants sees profits rise 11%New clients in past 18 months include Three, Hibernia Reit, Brehon Capital and CarvalFri Nov 28 2014 - 06:00
Central Bank proposes raft of new rules for Irish credit unionsRegulations are designed to tighten controls and safeguard against a crashThu Nov 27 2014 - 19:02
Lone Star appoints HML to manage 4,000 Irish mortgagesLoans were acquired from Lloyds and was previously managed by CertusThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Banking inquiry to begin public hearings next monthCommittee now has powers to compel written and oral evidenceWed Nov 26 2014 - 18:12
Central Bank governor hints that new mortgage rules will be delayedHonohan says concerns about a new property bubble were not the “driver” behind new proposalsWed Nov 26 2014 - 15:27
Incoming NTMA chief executive to get 15% pay boostConor O’Kelly to get salary of €480,000 and be eligible for bonusWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Mortgage holders association plans to sell home loansIMHO, which campaigned against banks, to seek go-ahead to become mortgage brokerWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Unbelievably a central credit database still does not existOpinion: register will not be fully operational until 2017Wed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Covestone anticipates breaking even this year despite losses in 2013Asset-management company made loss of €91,000 last yearMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to close 14 branches next MarchSome 47 jobs are affected but bank says it plans no more closures in 2015Fri Nov 21 2014 - 17:39
Bewley’s profits up 43% on strong sales in UKCoffee group chief reviewing ‘options’ over Grafton Street rent disputeFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
Commission approves Nama loan transfers from 2012Multi-billion transfers from five Irish banks constituted state aidThu Nov 20 2014 - 17:06
Tony Garry to step down as CEO of stockbroker Davy in MarchBrian McKiernan chosen as new head of Ireland’s biggest stockbrokerThu Nov 20 2014 - 13:45
Bold move into on-line banking by Anne BodenFormer chief operating officer preparing for launch next year of UK digital retail bank, StarlingThu Nov 20 2014 - 02:30
Revenue involved in 42 insolvency cases to dateRevenue has agreed to write off some €220,000 in cases it has approvedThu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
German investor confidence on the riseNational benchmark indexes up in all 18 western European marketsWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Investors can bank on AIB’s overvalued shares fallingStockbrokers have been warning about share price for some timeWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Little Museum to go large in the USLittle Musem of Dublin secures funding for touring abroad, beginning with New YorkTue Nov 18 2014 - 17:00
Investors beware: AIB’s valuation will go down so don't get caughtComment: AIB is not worth €55 billion and return to private ownership will take yearsTue Nov 18 2014 - 13:12
KBC to offer customers investment opportunitiesFund to be provided by KBC Asset Management, an arm of Belgian parentFri Nov 14 2014 - 15:22
AIB could pay back €21bn bailout fund within 10 yearsCEO David Duffy says equity sale and dividends could permit return by 2024Fri Nov 14 2014 - 08:29
Brehon Capital buys Jacobs Inn hostel in Dublin for €7mBrehon’s acquisition of the Jacobs Inn hostel will surprise many observersFri Nov 14 2014 - 06:00
Banks hedge bets at finance committee on pace of recoveryAIB and Ulster Bank appeared before no more than one or two committee members at timesFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:30
AIB could pay back €21bn to State within ten years - DuffyChief believes bank’s €10bn valuation could double by 2017Thu Nov 13 2014 - 14:22
Many Ulster Bank mortgages would break Central Bank rulesBank chief says Central Bank proposals will affect ability to buy first homeThu Nov 13 2014 - 11:13
PTSB to write off debt for select mortgage arrears customersBank is working with clients on ‘assisted’ sale of propertiesThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
Banks drag down European marketsIseq Overall Index falls almost 1% and FBD issues a second profit warningThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
Permanent TSB expects to return to profit by end of 2016Company seeking to raise about €200 million from external investorsWed Nov 12 2014 - 16:11
Irish banks sell €28.5bn of assets in first nine months of yearRise in activity primarily due to sales associated with IBRCWed Nov 12 2014 - 14:49
No point building houses if mortgage rules are too severeThe 20% deposit edict from the Central Bank causing some disquietWed Nov 12 2014 - 02:00
Permanent TSB seeks investment of €200mChief executive Jeremy Masding set to reveal external ‘real interest’ in equity stakeWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Ulster Bank fined €3.5m by Central Bank over IT failureBreakdown in 2012 left 600,000 deprived of basic services over 28-day periodWed Nov 12 2014 - 00:01
AIB to discuss capital structure with Government shortlyCEO David Duffy says no timetable yet on sale by the State of stake in the bankTue Nov 11 2014 - 13:51
