Shares decline as central bankers signal interest rate rises
Kingspan under pressure as buyer of stock moves on
European shares inch higher with Fed meeting in focus
Pan-European STOXX 600 up 0.4% in early trading after a five-session losing streak
European stocks end lower on virus and policy jitters
Travel stocks slide on coronavirus woes while investors fret over US monetary policy
Extreme weather deals €34bn blow to global insurers in first half of 2021
Events around world led to worst start to the year for natural disaster claims in a decade
European shares slip as inflation debate keeps bears on prowl
Signs of rising inflation fan fears of tightening monetary policy
Iseq falls back slightly in subdued trading due to holidays in US and UK
Lack of activity from New York and London dampens trading in Irish multinationals
Aviva sells Polish business to Allianz for €2.5bn
Allianz says deal would make it number two in central and eastern Europe in terms of operating profit
European stocks slip as concerns mount over new lockdown
Measures overshadow surprise return to economic growth for euro zone
Markets slip back from eight-month high as old virus fears return
Surge in European shares ends as economic reality of a Covid-19 second wave sets in
EY Entrepreneur of the Year: nominee profiles
The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award
Dirty money: How the Mafia plundered Italy’s public health system
Profits gained from misery of patients in Calabrian hospitals washed into financial centres of London and Milan
UBS and Deutsche Bank asset managers in ‘serious’ merger talks
Deal would create European giant with €1.4 trillion of assets under management
Oil price plunge sends European airline stocks soaring
Irish banks rise as cautious optimism creeps into sector
Dutch life insurer Aegon books €93m loss on Irish unit sale
The loss contributed to a slump in company’s net profit for the first half of the year
Cinven to buy Dublin-headquartered Axa Life Europe in €925m deal
Deal to acquire life assurance centre is 12th investment made by sixth Cinven Fund
US group Motive pays $25m for 40% stake in Irish fintech Global Shares
Co Cork-based start-up says investment will fast-track development of new software
Oaktree-backed group buys another Irish unit from Generali
Navan firm sold as part of transaction worth up to €419m
Navan-based Utmost to add €3bn to assets under management
Company intends to grow its new business assets to €30 billion by end of 2019
Office building in Navan business park for sale for €5.5m
Generali House extends to 26,000sq ft on a 2.4-acre site, with annual rent at €505,714
New owner of insurer Aegon Ireland sells on €3bn offshore bond portfolio
Athora has sold on portfolio to LCCG just days after Aegon Ireland deal closed
European markets buoyed up by insurance heavyweights
Fashion retailer H&M declines and consumer goods giant Unilever loses ground
Irish life insurance company acquired for up to €240m
Combined group will manage about €24 billion in assets
Central Bank to beef up supervisory staff to deal with Brexit ‘pipeline’
Regulator received no banking applications in first half and approved three insurers
Fintech company Global Shares to create 80 jobs
Recruitment drive will begin immediately to fill roles in IT, finance, trading and legal
Banks weigh on European markets which fall from 20-month highs
Kingspan shares close down 1.6% despite strong sales growth
European shares hit highest level in 15 months
Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa among main gainers in rising Dublin market
European stocks close session little changed
Building and materials companies temper gloom over unravelling deals
Aryzta drags down Iseq as European stocks rise
Bank of Ireland rally as Italy’s Generali bid news sparks revival in European banks
European stocks climb to 11-month high
Two-week rally driven by rebound in beaten-down banking shares; dollar pauses
European shares steady as metal prices rise
Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey among fall in housebuilders and energy companies following autumn statement
European stocks fall amid uncertainty over global economy
The US Federal Reserve says economic stability threatened by low interest rates
CRH to rejoin Euro Stoxx 50 after two-year absence
Smurfit Kappa named second on reserve list of companies eligible to join FTSE 100
UniCredit lures back former investment chief
Jean-Pierre Mustier’s ascent to top job at UniCredit is a comeback for one of Europe’s most experienced bankers
Zurich combines life, non-life businesses in revamp under new CEO
New chief executive Mario Greco puts his stamp on the Swiss insurer
Bank and car stocks pull markets down
Stocks fall as World Bank cuts global economic growth predictions to 2.4 per cent
Zurich Insurance former CEO Martin Senn takes own life
Martin Senn (59) stepped down in December as CEO in a shake-up
Bank and mining company shares fall
Alphabet again takes over from Apple as world’s most valuable public company
Incoming Axa chief Thomas Buberl to focus on digital
Head of German operations to take over in September
Global markets cap fifth week of gains
Shares in Aryzta rise for the first time in week, climbing 2 per cent to €33.80 in Dublin
European shares inch lower led by banks
Banco Popolare and Banca Popolare di Milano were both down more than 4 per cent
European shares rebound on reports of possible Greek deal
Rise in the shares shows markets want euro zone to continue, says analyst
Israeli investor buys Gorey Tesco Extra store for €21m
Purchase will bring to more than €50m the amount spent on Irish property investments by Igal Ahouvi in recent years
Pope’s new broom sweeps Vatican Bank
Pope Francis has shown he is no friend of murky financial practices
Generali sees scope for higher dividends as debt falls
Italian insurer to invest in Poland, Asia, Latin America
EU close to deal on long-delayed insurance capital rules
New rules will force insurers to hold enough capital to keep policyholders safe
Zurich Insurance CFO named Ackermann in suicide note
Company pledges to investigate whether Pierre Wauthier had been put under undue strain before his death
Zurich chairman Ackermann resigns over suicide of CFO
Ackermann says family of Pierre Wauthier believe he shares blame for death
Mediobanca plans historic sale of stakes in corporate Italy
Bank moves under pressure to improve returns for shareholders
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