Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund generates $20bn in second quarter

Helped by rally in US markets and energy stocks, fund delivers handsome return

Urgent action needed on access to justice for citizens, says Supreme Court

Access to civil courts, guaranteed by Constitution, threatened by rising litigation costs

European shares enjoy timid rebound

Investors remain wary as trade tensions stalk markets

ECB considers new tool to help ailing banks

Proposal would allow ECB to fund viable parts of a lender – the so-called good bank -– spun out of a failing financial institution

FTSE hits record high after Bank of England interest rate rise

Ireland’s benchmark index closes up 0.17 per cent with Total Produce top performer

Banks advance despite ongoing tracker mortgage scandal

Bank of Ireland, PTSB and AIB rebound after ‘mauling’ over recent days

European shares recover but Catalonia casts a shadow

Building materials group CRH and Ryanair were the main movers on the Iseq Index

European markets braced for possible Catalan independence

Irish house-builders feel impact of Budget 2018, but Paris, Frankfurt and Milan close flat

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Banks to address financial risks of global warming

Pilot project to increase financial reporting standards on environmental issues

Banco Popular victim of large-scale run, says ECB

Bank subject to regualtory intervention and subsequently sold to Santander for €1

European banks gain while investors await UK election

Relief as Santander rescues Banco Popular, but FTSE falls ahead of Thursday’s polls

Santander buys struggling Spanish bank Popular for €1

Santander says it plans to raise about €7 billion of capital as part of transaction

Investors fret over European banking sector

Food group Aryzta slumps 9% after reporting flat revenues

Medtech summit in Dublin draws big and small players

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PTSB appoints Eamonn Crowley as new chief financial officer

Accountant joins PTSB from AIB’s former Polish subsidiary

Markets rally on optimism about growth and corporate earnings

CRH and banks are in demand in Dublin as Iseq ends session almost 1% higher

Banco Santander fourth quarter profits rise to €1.6bn

Stock gained over 28% in past year with improved growth expected for 2017

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Court ruling on Spanish tax may give clues to Apple appeal

European Court of Justice to deliver verdict in case involving tax breaks for multinationals

Royal Bank of Scotland fails UK’s toughest ever stress test

British banks in general capitalised for ‘severe stress scenario’, says Bank of England

European stocks fall for a fifth day amid disappointing results

Stoxx Europe 600 Index headed for its longest losing streak in six weeks

Shares rise on speculation about reduced Deutsche Bank settlement

Dublin market closes higher led by Bank of Ireland, Dalata and Kerry Group

European shares stall as investors offload stock

Indications that Europe’s recovery is struggling and lenders lead slide across markets

Declines in miners, energy producers drag equities lower

Investors worry central banks less willing to use monetary policy to stimulate growth

RBS losses widen and it changes plan for Williams & Glyn

State-owned bank has £2.05bn losses in first half and seeks alternative divestment routes

Santander makes offer for RBS’s Williams & Glyn arm

Move could end a costly seven-year process by RBS to offload the small business lender

Banks lead European markets lower amid investor scepticism

Unicredit shares are suspended for a second time after 5% drop

UniCredit and Santander bid to save €5.3bn merger deal

Brexit the latest complication for European banks as they attempt to create asset manager

Markets rise for third day amid ongoing turmoil in UK over Brexit

Wireless Group soars after Newscorp acquisition while Dalata and ICG both fall

Irish shares rise for third straight day after Brexit sell-off

Yield on State’s 10-year bonds fall to record low of 0.509%

Michael Noonan to attend Bilderberg conference in Germany

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary also among guests at secretive gathering of world powerbrokers

Energy firms push European equities up

Mixed results in Dublin but pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline provides boost in London

Santander net profit falls almost 5% on Brazilian gloom

Euro zone’s biggest bank reports a net profit of €1.63bn, down from €1.72bn last year

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Spanish consumers win supreme court victory on mortgage payments

Ruling could leave banks sharing a €5bn bill over fixed minimum rate homeloans

For your diary

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European shares up as Spanish stocks take election hit

Spain’s inconclusive election weighs on shares in Madrid with IBEX down 1.8%

ABN Amro rises on return to the market after raising €3.3bn

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