Johan Thijs

KBC Bank Ireland chief executive to step down in May

Successor to Aleš Blažek has been identified and will be announced shortly, group said

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 07:56

Bank of Ireland to acquire KBC’s loan book in €5bn deal

Belgian lender is winding down its Irish operations as it prepares to exit the market

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 08:02

KBC Bank Ireland sells €1.1bn loans portfolio to private equity giant CarVal

CarVal to acquire non-performing loans as bank advances plans to exit the Irish market

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 07:24

Will KBC and Ulster Bank’s exits allow remaining Irish lenders to rebuild?

Three surviving banks could benefit by mopping up loans of exiting lenders

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 05:44

Bank customers will pay the price for shrinking competition

Market Watch: Belgians had been feeling queasy about staying in a challenging market

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 15:19

KBC plots Irish exit with loans sale to Bank of Ireland

Move comes weeks after Ulster Bank announcement, to reduce market to just three major retail banks

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 10:34

KBC Ireland fined €18.3m for ‘unconscionable’ tracker scandal role

Bank’s strategy saw borrowers lose 66 properties including 11 family homes

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 17:21

KBC Ireland chief feels heat from big tech in race for relevance

Seeing the sector as a competition between banks is a narrow view, says Peter Roebben

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 05:13

AIB and Bank of Ireland suspend shareholder dividends

ECB ordered euro-zone banks to freeze dividend payments last week

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 19:09

KBC softens resistance to mortgage loan sales under pressure

Belgian bank freed up less bad-loan provisions than in 2018

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 11:36

2019 sees Brexit deliver new banking giant as domestic lenders quiver

Tracker scandal rumbles on as domestic banks move to sell off problem mortgage portfolios

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 05:24

Makhlouf promises KBC chief Central Bank ‘will continue to be annoying’

Johan Thijs had bemoaned the regulator’s continued focus on the tracker scandal

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 12:15

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for an Irish banker to say

There isn’t a ‘bold step’ big enough for all the bankers who have failed their customers

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 05:29

Banker strikes bum note as regulator warns of return to bad days

Business Week: also in the news were property prices; insurance; and two windfalls

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 08:00

KBC chief apologises for tracker remarks

Comments will be ‘upsetting to the families who lost their homes’ says Paschal Donohoe

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 23:07

KBC tracker comments take us back to an unwelcome past

Joe Brennan: Thijs figured he was among his own kind when bemoaning tracker scandal

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 18:42

Why KBC Bank is not in a position to criticise Central Bank

Six reasons why KBC should have thought twice before taking on the regulator

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 10:49

KBC boss on tracker focus: ‘Come on, guys, turn the page’

Belgian banking boss says focus on ‘nitty gritty stuff’ is holding back Irish banks

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 13:14

KBC Bank completes sale of €260m loan portfolio to Bank of Ireland

Deal marks move by Belgium bank’s Irish subsidiary to focus on retail and micro SME clients

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 07:15

KBC Bank to sell €260m corporate loans to Bank of Ireland

Portfolio sale set to close in coming months as seller shifts focus to retail, SME clients

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 07:46

KBC Bank Ireland to sell €1.9bn loan portfolio as profits fall

Bank has reported a net profit of €115.9m after tax, compared to €173.1 million last year

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 06:38

Focus on professionals as KBC Ireland targets ‘micro SMEs’

Belgian financial giant to use Ireland as base to try new digital applications

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 07:36

KBC only interested in Irish deals with 100% ownership

Insurers FBD and RSA Ireland may attract Belgian bank’s attention, Investec says

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 15:40

Financial Services Union asks KBC to retain Irish business

Larry Broderick tells Belgian bank of value of its Irish operation ahead of Q4 results

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 07:36

Will KBC drop Irish arm? Watch this space

Cantillon: Oblique comments from global chief executive Johan Thijs give little away

Sat Jan 07 2017 - 08:00

KBC Bank Ireland back in profit as impairment costs decline

Loan impairment costs down from €47.9m to €7.4m

Tue May 12 2015 - 15:02

Royal Bank of Scotland to signal commitment to Ulster Bank

‘We are seeing a path for Ireland and what we do with that business, which is positive,’ says CEO

Mon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00

Belgium’s KBC Bank says Irish unit’s loan loss provisions could hit €400m this year

KBC Bank Ireland recorded loss of €77m in quarter due to high loan loss provisioning

Fri May 17 2013 - 09:47