The Irish Times

Vernon and ISIF back €7m funding round for Urbanvolt

Stephen Vernon takes 10% stake in energy lighting business and will become chairman

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 05:12

Director of €15bn State fund to step down

Eugene O’Callaghan will leave Ireland Strategic Investment Fund at end of December

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 16:39

Piecemeal approach to housing not leaving much room to manoeuvre

While HBFI plugs gaps in housing, big holes are opening up in State pensions

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 02:24

State job-creation fund invests €50m in Barings aircraft lessor

Aviation firm pledges to hire Irish companies for maintenance ‘where practicable’

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 17:51

The day the banks stood still: counting the cost of the crash a decade later

Key players recall events leading to the bank guarantee – and its aftermath

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 05:30

National broadband plan still ‘on track’ - Humphreys

Minister says Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to providing rural broadband

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 14:14

Taoiseach ‘confident’ broadband plan will be delivered as promised

Announcement of preferred bidder on track for September, Varadkar says

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 20:29

Value of Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund rises to €8.7bn

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) unveils year-end review of investments

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 13:31

Why it makes good sense to have a rainy day fund

Ireland’s position remains vulnerable, despite the enormous progress of recent years

Sat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00

First Auto agrees €30m deal with Citroën distributor in Ireland

Company backed by State investment fund to provide funds dealers need to buy vehicles

Mon Nov 27 2017 - 05:15

State commits €85m to US venture capital fund

Investment expected to result in €250 million being pledged to Irish software firms

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 05:52

UK firm poaches IBI executive Leo Casey to lead €200m SME fund

BGF aims to invest long-term in family-owned and entrepreneur-led Irish businesses

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 20:07

Former State Street manager pleads guilty to overcharging NTMA unit

Guilty plea in Boston court to overcharging of six customers including NPRF

Wed Jun 07 2017 - 12:38

BlackRock increases stakes in CRH and Bank of Ireland

US firm builds CRH stake to more than 9 per cent and Bank of Ireland stake to 5 per cent

Mon May 08 2017 - 09:26

AIB sale could help defuse pensions ‘time bomb’, says Brian Hayes

‘By 2060 there will be one pensioner for every two workers,’ MEP warns

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 19:43

Irish lender Linked Finance in major fundraising push

London-based finance group Liberum to advise on the fundraising effort

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 05:26

AA Ireland takeover gets green light from regulator

US investor Carlyle Group’s proposed €157m deal is approved by competition commission

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 18:42

State gave Irish Water €100m in 2015 to cover funding gap

Government makes up shortfall left by homeowners who did not pay charges

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 01:00

Ex-State Street staff charged for defrauding NTMA

Two executives over conspiracy to defraud clients, including national Irish pension fund

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 17:26

How safe is your State pension? Five ways the benefit may be cut

With the number of over-65s in Ireland projected to increase from 570,000 to 855,000 in the coming decade, the pension time bomb is ticking

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 07:30

Atlantic Bridge unveils €140m fund for tech firms

New fund is aimed at companies with potential global market scalability

Thu Mar 31 2016 - 07:30

Strategic fund invests €613m in 2015

Six further deals worth €200m expected to close in coming weeks

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 11:57

Miriam Lord: Peter Mathews – martyr to standing orders

TDs watch in disbelief as serial interrupter fails to get ejected by Ceann Comhairle

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00

Ireland to pull billions of euro from global asset managers

Government will use assets in sovereign wealth fund to bolster domestic economy

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 01:00

National Convention Centre revenues up nearly 30%

Dublin centre’s debt falls almost €20 million to €149.4 million, according to chief executive

Sat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00

Bank bailout interest may be €1.7bn yearly

Net cost of State’s bailout of banking sector was €43 billion at the end of 2014

Wed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00

C&AG finds State spent €152m on expert banking advice

Auditor’s report also notes trend of tax defaulters leaving State, with €2bn outstanding

Tue Sept 29 2015 - 14:13

Banking Inquiry warns McCreevy for not answering question

Ex-minister threatened with criminal sanction over stance on property bubble query

Thu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00

Galway pupils honour trials faced by Mediterranean migrants

Afri event also marks publication of mini-plays on global justice themes

Mon May 11 2015 - 01:00

Pension crisis is still a financial disaster waiting to happen

Chris Johns: Government must tackle issue of unaffordable and indefensible benefits

Mon May 04 2015 - 01:00

Irish Strategic Investment Fund may invest up to €1 billion

Director says pipeline is “strong and growing”

Wed Apr 22 2015 - 13:16

'If the money isn’t used the way we expect it to be used, we’ll take it back'

Backed by Euro bucks, the SBCI is Ireland’s big bid to get banks lending to businesses. It’s boss says they’ll be watching closely

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 01:55

National Pension Reserve Fund should now be revived, says Brian Hayes

Dublin MEP has praised Charlie McCreevy for having the foresight to set up fund

Thu Feb 26 2015 - 21:45

Celtic Tiger surpluses should have been put in ‘rainy day fund’

Prof Philip Lane says such a measure could have funded bank recapitalisation or Nama

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 17:49

State Street pays NTMA €852,000 compensation

US investment bank settles with agency after overcharging in asset sale

Mon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00

Noonan says Government is not rushing to sell AIB

Minister says taxpayers ‘will get all their money back in due course’

Thu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00

State fund looking at tourism sector investment

‘No soft money’ for sector, warns strategic investment fund director

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00

A brief history of water charges in Ireland

A chronological drip-feed from the abolition to the reintroduction of water charges

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 19:00

Investors can bank on AIB’s overvalued shares falling

Stockbrokers have been warning about share price for some time

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00

Germany’s interest in Irish business

Mon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00

Bank policies limit small firms’ growth, says Noonan

Minister says while banks provide working capital, they want loans repaid in three or five years

Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00

Bank policies limit small firms’ growth, says Noonan

Minister says while banks provide working capital, they typically want loans repaid in three or five years

Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00

Cheap small business loans get green light

Irish and German governments sign off on deal giving €800 million to strategic bank

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 16:26

Initial €800m SME loan fund to help boost sector

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland launches in Dublin

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:00

Dáil sketch: Richard Bruton navigates lonely furrow in absence of ploughing championship colleagues

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation had considerable vocal back-up from Government backbenchers

Thu Sept 25 2014 - 01:01

Better Capital and NTMA to shut €100m SME turnaround fund

Improving market conditions cited as reason for closure of fund for distressed businesses

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00

Duffy says AIB will return all bailout funds

Bank back in profit for the first time in six years

Thu Jul 31 2014 - 01:21

NTMA seeking chief to replace Corrigan

Candidates being sought in Ireland and abroad for five-year term at agency’s helm

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00

Bank bailout debt costing State €1.6bn a year

€41bn of national debt associated with cost of rescuing financial sector

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00

Economist hails potential of public development banks for Ireland

Financial expert cites positive work funded by development banks in developing economies

Wed May 28 2014 - 18:26

Is State money best way to fund start-ups?

Government involvement criticised for spurring conservatism, encourage companies to sell early and preventing influx of US-style private investors

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:10

Strategic Banking Corporation: latest part of a suite to help credit hungry firms

€1.6bn pledged to four schemes but data only shows €15.7m paid out

Fri May 23 2014 - 01:00

Public pensions cost €1.37bn last year, says Brendan Howlin

Minister for Public Expenditure says levy generated €930m for exchequer

Mon May 19 2014 - 01:00

Gilmore concedes €10m bill for unfinished estates unlikely to be repaid

Builders left developments without vital public services

Thu May 15 2014 - 01:00

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