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IFSC must adapt to keep up with the changing world of work

Dublin’s financial hub is losing out to the rest of the docks in the battle to attract companies

UniCredit to quit the IFSC after 26 years

Irish unit posted €42m net profit last year, 72% ahead of of internal forecasts

European markets struggle to decipher US jobs data

Lower than expected hiring numbers sends mixed messages

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

Revolut for payments, An Post for savings: how we might bank in the future

With large players exiting, ‘niche’ is where competition may lie in future

KBC set to join long list of banks to disappear from Irish market

The list of lenders who have left the banking market in the Republic since 2008 includes Bank of Scotland, Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide Building Society and Ulster Bank

NTMA auctions €750m of debt at near record low rate of -0.58%

Agency’s latest auction was 2.5 times oversubscribed

Q&A: What will Ulster Bank’s closure mean for customers?

Decision by NatWest affects mortgages, business loans and deposits

Ulster Bank set to exit Irish market after more than 160 years

Goldman Sachs engaged with number of parties interested in elements of loan book

Dublin office rents and lettings hit hard by Covid-19

Vaccine rollout and improving economic sentiment will see market recover, HWBC says

Dublin-based blockchain banking joint venture raises €5.5m

Consortium consists of 12 banks and IBM with CRIF also coming onboard as a backer

European stocks fall on weaker economic data

Business surveys show a slowdown in activity as Covid-19 lockdowns drag o

Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemic

In store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker saga

European shares end flat as Brexit talks enter endgame

Dublin’s Iseq hits 11-month high as Ryanair and Flutter drive index forward

White knights or loan book cannibals – what will happen at Ulster Bank?

Yet another review likely to decide if lender has a future in Irish market

Will PTSB be Ulster Bank’s knight in shining armour?

Market Beat: Closure would mark the end of a storied bank and further erode competition in the market

Landmark IFSC office investment seeks €54m

No 1 Harbourmaster Place is fully let to ‘big four’ accounting giant KPMG until 2026

How to succeed as an innovator – without the hype

New book looks at the challenges of being an ‘intrepreneur’ in a large, traditional organisation

Sharp swings in global markets after fears for US-China deal

Risk assets slumped and havens jumped on suggestion from official agreement was over

World stocks climb to three-month highs despite US unrest

On the Irish market, hotel owner Dalata sees shares rise as coronavirus fears ease

European stocks surge on expectation of EU recovery package

US stocks gain amid optimism that global economy is rebounding

Coronavirus spurs scramble for coffee beans

Coffee has become one of the world’s top-performing commodities as demand surges

Irish start-up Skilly enables reskilling of workforces at scale

Cloud-based software platform allows firms measure return on investment in training

Wheat prices rise as shoppers rush to stockpile pasta and flour

French shoppers stockpiling baguettes to freeze

US stocks suffer another rout as investors look to Fed

European markets also close sharply lower

China’s currency breaches key level on mounting coronavirus fears

Concern growing over human and economic impact of outbreak

Sterling falls to two-week lows on renewed no-deal Brexit worries

UK financial watchdog investigating audio feed of market-sensitive press conferences to high-speed traders

Dubliner cheese-maker Carbery secures €35m loan from EIB

Financing to be used towards new €78m manufacturing plant in west Cork

Sterling erases gains as EU ‘concession’ denied

EU officials say report of NI backstop proposal not true

Sterling stuck near two-year lows as Brexit clock ticks

Investors are betting on further weakness in the pound

Ireland is second biggest problem loan sales market in Europe

Lenders in Ireland sold €6.2bn of loans, second only to Italy’s €6.5bn

Swine fever: ‘No way to stop it’ as millions of pigs culled across Asia

Experts say region losing battle to stop biggest animal disease outbreak on record

KBC Ireland has returned almost third of €1.4bn bailout

Irish division released €12m of loan-loss provisions in first-quarter due to rising house prices and improvement in the quality of its portfolio

Turkey’s lira slides almost 5% as foreign exchange reserves drop

Sell-off adds to deepening turmoil on Turkish financial markets

Hundreds more tracker errors revealed at banks that left Irish market

Number of customers overcharged at Bank of Scotland, Danske and ACCBank rises sharply

AIB conducts internal CFO search as Donal Galvin tipped

Bank will select new chief financial officer ahead of annual results on March 1st, say sources

Pound holds off two-month highs as uncertainty sets in

Key Brexit votes trigger caution among investors

2018 gave us falling AIB shares and the thorny issue of bankers’ pay

The year also saw the cost of the tracker-mortgage scandal top €1bn as lenders continued to set aside money for refunds, compensation and likely fines

Friday Interview: Billy Kane, chief executive of Finance Ireland

Finance Ireland will be ‘competitive’ with its rates when it begins offering mortgages in February

Some analysts expect the pound to hit $1.30 again

Sterling could pick up to $1.30 if PM May survives: Mizuho

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