FBD, ICG and Uniphar under fire over executive payAdvisory firms to big corporate companies critical of top-level remuneration ahead of agmsSat May 08 2021 - 06:56
Have Spacs, Wall Street’s hottest craze, had their day?Market Beat: Coulson cemented the deal with Gores using yachts in the BahamasFri May 07 2021 - 16:11
Irish Life parent circles Dublin-based Standard Life InternationalEuropean Life Group also bidding to take over both Standard Life and Ark LifeFri May 07 2021 - 05:06
Taxation of ‘cuckoo funds’ key to deterring block-buying, says MinisterFinance officials considered special tax increase on funds buying up Irish propertyFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Donohoe plans ‘gradual’ lowering of 187.2% cap on moneylender ratesMinister does not support Sinn Féin call for 36% cap due to ‘shock’ fearsThu May 06 2021 - 16:17
AIB returns to profit in first quarter as loan-loss charge dropsBank ‘confident’ about achieving guidance of full-year profitThu May 06 2021 - 12:48
Government asks AG about legality of ban on housing estate bulk-buysDarragh O’Brien says tax treatment of investment funds was long-term resolutionThu May 06 2021 - 11:45
Cairn Homes investors urged to reject chief executive share bonus planAdvisory firm calls on shareholders to vote against Cairn’s remuneration reportThu May 06 2021 - 05:40
PTSB mortgage market share rises to 17.9% in Q1Bank’s new mortgage lending grew by 30%, outperforming wider market by a distanceWed May 05 2021 - 07:39
T5 eyes European gas as it remains in default on convertible noteFirm in talks to provide ‘funding solutions for the development of this very attractive asset’Mon May 03 2021 - 05:40
Investor distancing must not be new normal as virtual agms get under wayShort agms of some Irish listed firms this week saw few questions asked by shareholdersFri Apr 30 2021 - 14:12
Smurfit Kappa earnings rise as it chases rising input costsGroup’s corrugated box volumes rose by 7% both in Europe and the AmericasFri Apr 30 2021 - 08:01
Bank of Ireland loans remain resilient despite longer lockdownLevel of distress on mortgage books has so far turned out to be much lower than fearedFri Apr 30 2021 - 07:33
Tullow Oil launches $1.8bn bond deal in major refinancingProceeds will finance repayment of $300m of convertible bonds, early redemption of $650m of senior bondsThu Apr 29 2021 - 20:28
Ardagh earnings rise ahead of drink cans unit spin-offSales increase by 9% to €1.77bnThu Apr 29 2021 - 17:55
PTSB ups tech investment plan to €150 millionProgramme is in preparation for increased customer base, greater use of digital servicesThu Apr 29 2021 - 10:45
Ulster Bank returns to profit as exit plans advanceLoan book dipped by €200m to €19.8bn during the first three months of the yearThu Apr 29 2021 - 10:21
Desmond extends Datalex loans as equity raise plannedAdditional €10m debt facility granted last year not yet drawn down, Datalex saysThu Apr 29 2021 - 09:49
Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firmsPAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bidsThu Apr 29 2021 - 05:02
Central Bank has sold 74% of bonds linked to restructuring of Anglo and INBSA further €500m in bonds sold to NTMA and cancelledWed Apr 28 2021 - 17:31
CRH sees first-half earnings ‘well ahead’ of last year as US economy recoversBuilding materials giant posted $1.6bn in earnings for first six months of 2020Wed Apr 28 2021 - 15:15
Developer in Anglo bond deal suing Davy and 16 former employeesPatrick Kearney lawsuit comes at sensitive time as suitors bid for stockbroking firmWed Apr 28 2021 - 14:16
Insurers told to prepare recovery plans within 12 monthsCentral Bank is copying some aspects of rules brought in for euro-zone banksTue Apr 27 2021 - 15:56
Finance Ireland to revisit IPO in late 2022 at earliestNon-bank lenders seen to benefit as Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland quit the Irish marketTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:05
Credit Unions invest €150m in corporate bond fundThe venture is the first of its kind in the RepublicTue Apr 27 2021 - 05:00
Commercial building cost inflation eases to third of pre-Covid levelsSociety of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says latest figures reflect massive impact Covid is continuing to have on the sectorMon Apr 26 2021 - 06:01
AIB and BoI mull Government bonds move after Davy exitAIB looking to get back into market as part of planned repurchase of Goodbodys – sourcesMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:50
Datalex eyes €25m-plus summer share sale as Desmond loans loomBusinessman agreed last summer to provide additional €10m credit line to travel retail software providerMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:35
Business confidence jumps to higher levels than before pandemic – BoIBusiness pulse index rose by 14.3 points from March; economy to grow by 5% this year – EYMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:10
Davy highlights €70m profit in sales pitch to potential suitorsSeen & Heard: Landlords offering rents below monthly prices listed on official leasesSun Apr 25 2021 - 14:58
Latest Barryroe setback could end up being good news for Providence investorsMarket Beat: Explorer has yet to deliver on long-standing ‘black gold’ hypeFri Apr 23 2021 - 15:46
Will KBC and Ulster Bank’s exits allow remaining Irish lenders to rebuild?Three surviving banks could benefit by mopping up loans of exiting lendersFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:44
Numis Securities ponders Irish post-Brexit trading hubLondon stockbroker has vied with Davy and Goodbody for corporate brokershipsFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:35
Brokers form action group for investors hit by German ‘pyramid scheme’Firms with clients affected by collapse of GPG have come together to deal with liquidatorThu Apr 22 2021 - 20:58
Providence to go it alone on Barryroe as third partnership collapsesCompany has terminated an agreement with Norway’s SpotOnThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:57
KBC to recoup €1.4bn Irish unit bailout with market exitBelgian lender expects sale of almost €9bn of performing loans and €5bn deposits to BofIThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:50
Goodbody seeks permanent MD in time for AIB’s €138m takeoverPlanned interim chief Brian O’Kelly will leave stockbroker when deal is finalisedWed Apr 21 2021 - 05:10
Union calls on KBC for jobs clarity amid ‘fear and confusion’KBC does not recognise unions, but ‘substantial’ number of staff are membersTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:14
Davy locks local rival Cantor Fitzgerald out of sale processBank of Ireland widely considered to be the most likely buyerSat Apr 17 2021 - 05:00
Bank customers will pay the price for shrinking competitionMarket Watch: Belgians had been feeling queasy about staying in a challenging marketFri Apr 16 2021 - 15:19
Bank of Ireland says it has no need to raise capital for KBC dealLender expects to fund transaction with KBC from ‘internal resources’, spokesman saysFri Apr 16 2021 - 10:47
KBC plots Irish exit with loans sale to Bank of IrelandMove comes weeks after Ulster Bank announcement, to reduce market to just three major retail banksFri Apr 16 2021 - 10:34
KBC set to join long list of banks to disappear from Irish marketThe 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 BankFri Apr 16 2021 - 09:45
Irish bank shares jump as KBC plans exitCarve-up of KBC and Ulster Bank among remaining lenders will shrink competitionFri Apr 16 2021 - 08:58
Ex-Mainstream chief Andy Kinsella launches new energy ventureAer Soléir will have Dublin HQ and focus on onshore energy projects across EuropeFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:05
Former Irish energy group to demand $1bn from Algeria as gas project seizedSunny Hill Energy was formerly known as Petroceltic InternationalThu Apr 15 2021 - 15:52
Norwegian insurer says 6.3% FBD stake ‘is not strategic’Insurers shares advance as much as 11% on the news of Protector Forsikring’s holdingThu Apr 15 2021 - 14:21
NTMA completes over half of full-year funding target with €3.5bn bond saleDebt agency increased offering after receiving €35bn in offers from over 200 investorsThu Apr 15 2021 - 12:53
Irish Life to sell Matheson’s docklands HQ to Deka for €125mDeal cements German asset manager as active buyer of Irish commercial propertyThu Apr 15 2021 - 05:12
US investor ‘not planning’ Hostelworld bid after building 13% stakeJobson says he was not aware he had to tell the company until recentlyThu Apr 15 2021 - 05:10
