Iseq index is really ‘only six names’, says Amundi chiefHead of asset management group’s Irish hub warns of risks if one or two stocks ‘go bad’Tue Jan 19 2021 - 04:00
Aryzta to scrap stock-market listing in DublinSwiss-Irish food group’s Dublin listing dates to 1988Mon Jan 18 2021 - 18:28
Irish start-ups slump to four-year low amid Covid-19Last April was the worst month for start-ups, at 1,075, since December 2012Mon Jan 18 2021 - 06:30
Bank of Ireland to close some Northern Ireland branches in cost-cutting planBank has 600 employees and serves 200,000 customers from 28 branches in the NorthMon Jan 18 2021 - 05:13
Covid has changed business permanently, most Irish CEOs sayAbility to collaborate, absenteeism and drop in sales cited as key challengesMon Jan 18 2021 - 04:00
Irish house prices forecast to rise by 4% as supply struggles to meet demandShift to remote working has driven demand for larger properties in regional locationsMon Jan 18 2021 - 00:01
Malin-backed Immunocore files for $100m IPOIrish investor has 7.4% stake in UK biotech company developing eye cancer therapySun Jan 17 2021 - 15:59
Abbvie wins appeal against €500m-plus Irish stamp dutyBill resulted from move by Minister of Finance to slap 1 per cent stamp duty on so-called scheme of arrangement takeover structuresSat Jan 16 2021 - 13:47
Eastdil to advise Johnny Ronan and Oaktree on glass bottle siteLargest vacant plot in Dublin city has estimated gross development value of €3.5bnSat Jan 16 2021 - 05:26
FBD shares drop following UK court ruling on Covid insuranceInsurer facing higher payout in business interruption case taken by four publicansFri Jan 15 2021 - 18:06
Time for Malin to decide what it wants to be when it grows upMarket Beat: Life sciences company is finally delivering, six years after IPOFri Jan 15 2021 - 15:56
Panda owner in line for €1bn takeover as investors eye sectorBlackstone looking to sell its stake in Beauparc, which owns Panda and GreenstarFri Jan 15 2021 - 06:38
Seven credit unions join Covid-19 loan guarantee schemeLoans of up to €1m available for up to 5½ yearsThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:25
Irish executives plot $345m ‘blank cheque’ US IPOStructure creates shell company to be used to buy another companyThu Jan 14 2021 - 11:40
Irish funds services firm Carne valued at €400m by private equity dealVitruvian, which has backed Just Eat and Skyscanner, taking about 25% stake in firmWed Jan 13 2021 - 09:02
Cairn Homes shares hit 10-month high as earnings on track to beat estimatesHousebuilder expects to report €24m operating profit for 2020 versus €68m in 2019Wed Jan 13 2021 - 07:38
Irish banks select Italian fintech Sia to develop app to rival RevolutSynch Payments is a joint venture between AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB and KBCWed Jan 13 2021 - 04:19
European shares flat as investors eye US earnings seasonBanking stocks rise in Dublin, boosted by upbeat broker report from Deutsche BankTue Jan 12 2021 - 18:59
Warning on lending covenants as businesses hit by third lockdownInvestment funds may use Covid-related breaches of covenant to take control of assetsSat Jan 09 2021 - 05:59
Will bitcoin surge end like the 17th century Dutch tulip bubble?Central banks who had viewed digital with suspicion are now wary of being left behindFri Jan 08 2021 - 16:33
Finance Ireland lending soared 62% before Covid scuppered IPOPretax profit rose 34 per cent to €14.1 million in 2019Fri Jan 08 2021 - 05:45
Irish-backed Mitchells & Butlers to consider equity raise over CovidAll 1,748 pubs, bars and restaurants have been closed since December 30thThu Jan 07 2021 - 10:52
CRH surge pushes Iseq to fresh pre-financial crash levelsEuropean stocks rise on back of vaccine approvalWed Jan 06 2021 - 18:58
Cautious households saved €13.4bn in year to NovemberHouseholds and businesses saved €2.5bn more than they withdrew in November aloneWed Jan 06 2021 - 18:21
NTMA eyes March bond auction after €5.5bn debt saleAgency plans to raise up to €20bn in bond markets this yearWed Jan 06 2021 - 15:45
State €5.5bn bond sale one-third of borrowing to cover Covid crisisNTMA move comes as Republic plans to raise sufficient funds to tackle pandemic in 2021Tue Jan 05 2021 - 17:51
FSU calls for wearing of face mask to be made compulsory in bank branchesFinancial sector trade union says Government’s position on face coverings in banks, credit unions and post offices was now ‘untenable’Mon Jan 04 2021 - 16:08
NTMA steals march into bond market with deal worth up to €4bnState debt agency looks to raise up to a quarter of full-year target in early new yearMon Jan 04 2021 - 13:31
Nama to transfer €1bn to Government amid 10th year of profitBad bank expects to deliver a lifetime surplus of €4bn for the StateMon Jan 04 2021 - 12:28
‘Virtual’ agms to become the norm as third Covid wave hits businessNew laws will enable plcs to hold meetings with no physical venues during lockdownMon Jan 04 2021 - 11:43
Banks brace themselves for impact of Covid pandemicIn store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker sagaSat Jan 02 2021 - 05:54
Most SMEs on loan payment breaks fail to return to original termsOnly 48.8% of SMEs have gone back to full repayments since November expiry dateTue Dec 29 2020 - 06:28
Flutter and Ryanair lead 2020 lseq 20 winners as banks plungeWider Iseq overall index, which slumped earlier in the year, is now 3.8 per cent aheadTue Dec 29 2020 - 05:56
Irish consumer and business sentiment picks up in DecemberBank of Ireland Economic Pulse was up 3.2 on last month but down 12.8 on a year agoTue Dec 29 2020 - 05:56
Facebook IP move highlights Irish corporation tax risksSocial-media giant liquidating three Irish holding companies and moving IP back to USMon Dec 28 2020 - 17:44
A to Z of markets in 2020From Amazon to Zoom to Covid-19 vaccines – the highs and lows of the year in businessSat Dec 26 2020 - 05:56
Covid-19 fuelled predatory financial scams globally – reportSpike in trading by small-time investors heightened riskWed Dec 23 2020 - 13:02
Digicel retains Citi to advise on possible $2bn Pacific unit saleDenis O’Brien-owned group confirms it has ‘received approaches’ for businessWed Dec 23 2020 - 12:21
Irish public liability premiums jump up to 20% in past three yearsLack of data on the market a barrier to new entrants, says State’s consumer watchdogWed Dec 23 2020 - 00:01
Applegreen duo say private ownership best for massive spend plansFounding directors have joined forces with unit of US investor Blackstone in €718m bidTue Dec 22 2020 - 19:10
Johnny Ronan and Oaktree sign Irish Glass Bottle site deal for €200mIrish developer switched joint venture partners after being selected as preferred bidderTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:48
Isif names Nick Ashmore as new chiefInvestment vehicle is effectively a State sovereign wealth fundTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:01
Bank of Ireland sells 700 ATMs to Euronet for €20mPeople relying more heavily on cashless payments since the outbreak of coronavirusSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:38
KBC Ireland to refund up to €12.9m of legal costs in arrears casesPTSB and EBS have also refunded legal costs after Central Bank intervention in late 2019Sat Dec 19 2020 - 06:19
Kerry Group looking at selling food business for ‘billions’Move may free up money for acquisitions in rapidly growing division Taste & NutritionSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00
Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejectedBoardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this weekFri Dec 18 2020 - 18:47
Danske Northern Ireland spared job cuts for two years, union saysBanks is embarking on cost-cutting programme which aims to reduce workforce by 7%Fri Dec 18 2020 - 17:31
State’s €5tn shadow banking world will be in the spotlight after Covid-19Ecosystem generates hundreds of millions for Irish lawyers and accountantsFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:16
Greek banks use Dublin to move up to €54bn of risky loansIrish-domiciled SPVs used to accommodate Greek assets, Central Bank revealsFri Dec 18 2020 - 04:55
Credit unions see Covid surge in savings, adding to their challengesDeposits up 7% to €16.3bn in year to SeptemberThu Dec 17 2020 - 13:10
