Kerry Group short-seller gives farmers food for thought in joint venture talksMarket Beat: Little hope of any deal until milk price issue is resolvedFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:48
Makhlouf vows ‘action’ against insurers avoiding payouts for valid Covid claimsCentral Bank governor’s comments come in the wake of landmark court rulingsThu Feb 11 2021 - 20:28
Irish shares dip as Kerry drop offsets CRH advanceBanks out of sorts at home and in Europe, while payments firms gain in US marketsThu Feb 11 2021 - 18:06
Kerry shares slide as ‘short seller’ questions M&A recordStock down as much as 11.5% before partly recoveringThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:30
KBC Ireland sees no new spike in distressed loans in longer lockdownIrish subsidiary of Belgian bank made a €48m net loss in 2020Thu Feb 11 2021 - 11:58
Euronext on track to complete its Borsa Italiana purchase by JuneLondon Stock Exchange selling Italian bourse for €4.33bnWed Feb 10 2021 - 18:16
AIB begins union talks on cutting up to 1,500 jobsFSU calling for workforce cuts to be postponed until after Covid-19Wed Feb 10 2021 - 14:20
Nama has generated €46bn in cash since 2009Chief executive estimates agency will transfer €4.8bn to StateWed Feb 10 2021 - 14:11
Goodbody Stockbrokers’ chief Roy Barrett plans to leave after AIB dealAIB said to have offered more than €130m for GoodbodyWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:45
Private equity groups battle for €1bn AIB problem mortgagesWinner of sell-off of home loans deep in arrears expected to be chosen within weeksWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:45
Smurfit Kappa increases dividend as it records ecommerce boomBullish outlook from packaging group on back of ecommerce and sustainability issuesWed Feb 10 2021 - 07:39
DAA, Finance Ireland, Aer Lingus tap Covid recovery fundISIF has pipeline of €600 million of potential further recovery fund investments,Mon Feb 08 2021 - 12:29
Central Bank to increase scrutiny on funds in clampdown on ‘greenwashing’Firms may advertise products as sustainable to benefit from demand, regulator warnsMon Feb 08 2021 - 12:04
Providence Resources plays down merger speculationAnnouncement follows speculation about approach from Norwegian partnerMon Feb 08 2021 - 09:55
Shares surge at FBD despite multimillion euro court rulingStock market reassured that company remains strongly capitalisedSat Feb 06 2021 - 05:00
FBD promises ‘interim payments’ to pubs after landmark court rulingInsurer will not appeal decision that has ramifications for 1,100 pubs and restaurantsFri Feb 05 2021 - 20:19
Donohoe must ensure Goodbody deal doesn’t open back door to AIB bonusesMarket Beat: Industry still hasn’t drawn a line under the tracker mortgage scandalFri Feb 05 2021 - 13:22
Business groups welcome ruling on FBD Covid closures caseInsurer has set aside €30 million in provisions for potential liabilities from caseFri Feb 05 2021 - 12:39
Will Judicial Council deliver a game-changer for insurance awards and costs?Businesses hope guidelines will help reform State’s ‘generous’ compensation systemFri Feb 05 2021 - 05:40
Ulster Bank staff asked to sign NDAs on strategic review, union saysBank’s parent considering winding down division as Covid-19 further depresses profitsThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:48
Insurers must honour pledge to cut costs if awards fall says lobby group CEOJudicial Council meets to consider recalibration of the level of damages courts can awardThu Feb 04 2021 - 06:23
Dilosk sells €319m of mortgage-backed bondsTransaction represents another ‘hugely positive milestone’ for lender, says chiefThu Feb 04 2021 - 05:45
Ulster Bank staff ‘furious’ at being kept in dark on futureUlster’s parent is undertaking a strategic review of the unitWed Feb 03 2021 - 16:05
Countries can ‘comfortably live’ with more debt than thought in past, Regling saysHead of EU bailout fund says Stability and Growth pact needs to be reformedWed Feb 03 2021 - 15:29
Goodbody Stockbrokers repays €450,000 in Covid wage subsidiesFirm availed of Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme for eight weeks at outset of pandemicWed Feb 03 2021 - 05:12
European shares fall on slow vaccine roll-out and Wall Street volatilityEuropean Stoxx 600 index ends week down 3.1 per centFri Jan 29 2021 - 18:56
Reddit mob’s GameStop victory over hedge funds will be fleetingWall Street has looked on with disdain as amateur investors have strayed into its worldFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:58
PTSB circles Ulster Bank SME business as decision loomsParent group NatWest looking to wind down Irish unit as part of strategic reviewFri Jan 29 2021 - 05:00
Government says it can absorb a record level of national debt in Covid crisisBy the end of this year, State will owe €47,700 for each individualThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:15
Irish banks put €5.9m into app aimed at taking on Revolut, N26Initial investment into Synch Payments made before ChristmasThu Jan 28 2021 - 17:54
Dundalk insurance broker Keystone fined for overcharging and unclear feesCentral Bank finds company overcharged 62 customers over a five-year period.Thu Jan 28 2021 - 12:14
Asset managers set for Irish private equity fund reformsInvestment limited partnership law permits establishment of special investment dealsThu Jan 28 2021 - 05:20
Yew Grove plots €50m-plus share sale for deals after Covid setbackReit considering issuing a larger number of shares at a discount to boost trading activityThu Jan 28 2021 - 04:53
Central Bank has sold off 72% of IBRC-linked bondsRegulator has sold €18bn of the bonds since 2014, including Tuesday’s sale of €500mWed Jan 27 2021 - 09:33
AIB and Irish Life in advanced talks on joint ventureReturn to life and pensions market would see bank axe 1,500 net jobs in coming yearsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
Face masks now mandatory in banks and post officesMinister changes regulations on face coverings to include additional workplacesTue Jan 26 2021 - 12:24
Irish bank lending recovery to ‘falter’ as lockdown extended, Davy saysActivity will not fall to Q2 2020 levels as businesses have adapted, according to forecastTue Jan 26 2021 - 10:51
Has Eddie O’Connor underestimated the value of his €1bn baby?‘Share price jump implies that market believes that Aker Horizons has paid well below what it thinks Mainstream is worth’Fri Jan 22 2021 - 13:16
Kerry Co-op eyes €240m plc share sale to fund joint ventureTalks over Co-op taking a controlling stake in manufacturing facilities and key brands have moved up a gearFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:16
Irish banks’ payments app plan to take on Revolut hits snagApplication did not contain enough information, competition commission saysThu Jan 21 2021 - 19:52
Arachas continues on deals trail with Mayo purchaseMCM Insurance Brokers, which focuses on construction, hospitality and professional indemnity sectors, bought for undisclosed sumThu Jan 21 2021 - 18:42
Aryzta investors told to convert Irish stock or risk a limited marketGroup plans to scrap secondary listing in Dublin in favour of Swiss exchangeThu Jan 21 2021 - 15:14
Examinerships saved almost 600 jobs last yearExperts predict spike in applications in second half of 2021 as Covid supports phased outThu Jan 21 2021 - 05:08
C&C defends accounting watchdog queries on €48m Covid chargePubs informally signalled footfall had fallen ‘noticeably’ in February, before restrictionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:54
AIB’s McDonagh withdraws candidacy for chairman‘Strong personal reasons’ dissuade interim chair from position on a permanent basisThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:48
CPL’s €318m sale to Japanese group rubber-stamped by High CourtMs Heraty and her husband Paul Carroll in line to receive €110m for their stakeWed Jan 20 2021 - 18:30
Insurance broker McGill eyes $1bn of Irish hub business after Brexit switchDublin unit allows firm to continue to offer services to clients in EuropeWed Jan 20 2021 - 05:26
Anne Heraty and husband to receive €100m in Trinity Care saleDomusVi buys nursing home group as Cofinimmo takes over seven propertiesTue Jan 19 2021 - 12:49
Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream to be sold to Aker in €1bn dealDeal values the founder’s stake in wind and solar energy group at €550 millionTue Jan 19 2021 - 11:12
Ires mulls in-house property management after paying €29m in feesState’s largest private residential landlord set for move following expiry of contractTue Jan 19 2021 - 05:39
