Irish Life interested in taking majority ownership of GloHealthIrish Life made profit of €184m in its first year under Canadian ownershipFri Feb 13 2015 - 06:56
AIB approached ESRI in 2006 to ask for stress testAIB wanted review because it was not satisfied with exercise by Central BankThu Feb 12 2015 - 08:55
John FitzGerald at Banking Inquiry shines light on ESRI workingsThink-tank economist gives insight into mindset of top brass at AIB in 2006Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
FitzGerald admits ESRI ‘totally wrong’ on banking collapseResearch institute made a ‘big mistake’ by not spotting banking difficultiesWed Feb 11 2015 - 12:32
Credit union role in mortgages merits tight monitoringCredit unions already can offer mortgages subject to conditions laid down by the Central BankWed Feb 11 2015 - 02:00
PTSB shortlists three bidders for Leinster and Munster loan salesDeutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Mars Capital compete for portfolioWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Permanent TSB puts UK mortgage business up for saleSeveral parties in discussions to acquire Capital Home LoansFri Feb 06 2015 - 06:00
Coalition aims to take IFSC to next level with revised financial services strategyGovernment’s updated strategy aims to add 10,000 jobs to Dublin ’s international financial hubFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:45
RDS seeks grant for redevelopmentChief executive Michael Duffy says society is looking for State support for €20m worksFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:30
Savetastic app comes out on top in banking hackathonSavetastic beat off 16 other ideas to secure the win in event that brought together almost 100 coders, designers, mentors and investorsFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:22
Permanent TSB customers could receive up to €30m in refundsBank withdraws court appeals relating to fixed-rate mortgagesFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Ulster Bank appoints its first director of customer experience and productsMaeve McMahon will report directly to Ulster chief executive Jim BrownThu Feb 05 2015 - 15:01
AIB chief David Duffy departs as president of Irish banking federationDuffy replaced by AIB colleague Bernard ByrneThu Feb 05 2015 - 14:50
Danske sells €540m of commercial loans to Bank of Ireland and Goldman SachsBofI buying loans with face value of €274mThu Feb 05 2015 - 11:49
Waterford Crystal’s parent makes sparkling €1.1m profitWWRD’s portfolio of brands includes Waterford Crystal, Royal Doulton and Royal AlbertThu Feb 05 2015 - 09:08
Numbers to be declared bankrupt set to double, says officialThere were 448 cases in 2014 and office receives 30 applications a weekThu Feb 05 2015 - 06:00
Ciaran Hancock: CRH faces biggest test yet with latest acquisitionThe CRH deals were mostly bolt-on acquisitions, small transactions that when added together would usually account for a €1 billion-plus annual spendWed Feb 04 2015 - 11:09
Mortgage approvals up 44% last year as recovery continuesTotal of 26,576 home loans approved in 2014, says federationTue Feb 03 2015 - 07:28
CRH raises €1.6bn in share placing to help fund purchase of Lafarge and Holcim assetsIrish building materials group agrees to pay €6.5bn for rivals’ assetsMon Feb 02 2015 - 16:59
10,000 IFSC jobs targeted in major new strategyCabinet to consider document later in FebruaryMon Feb 02 2015 - 06:49
Davy increases Irish economic growth forecastForecast based on strong exports and rising demand but broker cites concerns on housingMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
CRH to acquire Lafarge and Holcim assets in €6.5bn transactionShares in building materials group jump 1.2% in London as it says it may partner with private equity group KKR on some UK assetsSun Feb 01 2015 - 23:55
Nama to sell €8bn of property loans in biggest sale to dateLoans are from smaller debtors and will be brought to market over the next 18 monthsSun Feb 01 2015 - 20:21
Irish Tourist Industry Confederation flies flag for Aer Lingus saleITIC believes sector ‘stands to gain’ from IAG takeoverSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:40
European stocks perform stronglyFTSEurofirst 300 index up 7% this month, though main are indexes have fallenSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Credit unions will be only institutions to pay into bailout fundBanks were also due to pay into rescue fund before measure was overtaken by European eventsSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
AIB appointment signals preparation for possible flotationCatherine Woods becomes senior independent non-executive directorFri Jan 30 2015 - 22:01
Most of Anglo’s promissory note money outside scope of ECB planHolding of notes will not affect bank’s ability to buy bonds - NoonanFri Jan 30 2015 - 07:41
Dublin GAA signs three-year sponsorship deal with Britvic Ireland brandsBallygowan Natural Mineral Water, Energise Sport to become Dublin’s new partnersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:30
Euro decline yields to varied benefitsGovernment’s Special Assignee Relief Programme to be utilised more due to value of US dollarFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:20
Politicians due to appear at next phase of Irish banking inquiryBanking investigation will move focus to Nama, regulators and bankersFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Mortgage curbs could affect house building, banking body warnsNew measures will bring ‘significant challenges’ for lenders’ systems and processesThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Pension levy on private sector not always ‘fair’Pensions Ombudsman makes comments to Oireachtas finance committeeThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland to outsource cheque clearing unit to BancTecPlan will affect 130 bank staff and could involve voluntary redundanciesWed Jan 28 2015 - 18:39
Lack of penalties for bankers at root of crises, inquiry hearsSupervisors ‘ignore dangerous risky financial behaviour’ during good timesWed Jan 28 2015 - 13:44
IBRC and Nama European leaders in site salesLiquidators accounted for 36 per cent of the total of commercial real estate sales in 2014Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
Ireland ranked third easiest place for conducting businessIDA boss welcomes findings of report and says it confirms international reputationWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
The Bottom Line: Let’s not forget Aer Lingus’s impressive track recordGovernment could pocket €340m from sale but decision is about more than moneyWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
No rise in €500,000 salary cap for next AIB chiefRecruitment to begin after surprise departure of David Duffy for Clydesdale BankSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:01
Seán Quinn vs IBRCMoscow-based law firm Lidings claims its bragging rights in mighty battleFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:22
AIB chief David Duffy’s departure may delay flotationBank’s return to private ownership might be pushed back to next yearThu Jan 22 2015 - 01:00
Nama makes €293m loss on sale of debtor loansUnaudited accounts show net loss over nine months of €143m on such dealsWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:57
Former RSA Ireland chief takes dismissal actionInsurer tells Employment Appeals Tribunal it will fight case ‘tooth and nail’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 14:08
Former RSA chief Philip Smith takes case to appeals tribunalInsurer announced £200m in losses after former chief executive’s resignationWed Jan 21 2015 - 08:14
The Bottom Line: AIB may look to ex-bookie bossAIB directors were informed chief executive David Duffy was quitting to take similar role with Clydesdale Bank in the UKWed Jan 21 2015 - 02:00
Honohan: Decision shortly on 20% deposits for mortgagesRegulator set to make announcementon thorny issue of deposit ratiosTue Jan 20 2015 - 13:07
Noonan and AIB chairman to meet over Duffy successorDuffy’s departure will not disrupt plans for AIB, says Minister for FinanceTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Michael Noonan queries proposal to boost euro zoneMinister for Finance fears stimulus plan to revive euro economy would be ‘ineffective’Tue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
David Duffy move to Clydesdale to mean significant pay riseDeparting AIB chief might have a private equity buyer in mind for UK bankTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Honohan saw only a slim chance of success for bailoutCentral Bank chief says burning bondholders would not have yielded saving many commentators suggestedMon Jan 19 2015 - 17:39
