Concerns raised about the risks to taxpayers from how housing bodies and the LDA fund construction deals
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Central Bank of Ireland
Thousands of AIB customers to get refunds after stamp duty error
Some customers charged stamp duty on credit cards cancelled years previously
Up to €15bn of corporate tax could be temporary, Central Bank warns
Regulator also claims Government should be diverting more of these receipts into State’s two long-term savings funds
OECD urges Central Bank to add consumer representatives to advisory group
Organisation also suggests regulator assess how effective are ‘dear CEO’ letters to industry bosses
Central Bank governor favours gradual ECB rate cuts over ‘large moves’
Gabriel Makhlouf says disinflation process remains on track while warning economic outlook remains uncertain
Compensation scheme receives 1,600 claims from BlackBee investors
Separate Custom House Capital case ‘essentially completed’ with 97% of claims settled
ESRI again highlights regulator’s role in fanning house prices
Think-tank not backing off previous suggestion that loosening mortgage rules boosted the property market
Central Bank gender pay gap widens to 5.9%
Regulator also names Mary-Elizabeth McMunn as the next deputy governor overseeing financial regulation
State must pick up €2.8m tab into pension scheme of company that went bust in 2009
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Central Bank governor more cautious on large ECB rate cuts
Gabriel Makhlouf raises prospect of ‘sharp’ fall in stocks prices amid heightened technology sector valuations
Makhlouf ‘increasingly confident’ ECB will hit 2% inflation target next year
Central Bank governor, however, warns that high price growth in the services sector and strong wage growth posed risk to projection
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Credit unions report 51% jump in mortgage lending in year to September
Community lenders hoping Central Bank will further ease mortgage lending rules in review due to conclude next month
‘Waning global appetite’ for new financial rules to be applied
Central Bank deputy governor said backing of ambitious overhaul of bank regulation, agreed in wake of 2008 financial crash, critical
Investment scams getting more convincing, says Central Bank
No legitimate firm will contact consumers ‘out of the blue’, says deputy governor
Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading
Investigation launched after Garda alerted to transactions by Central Bank
Moving your savings into the right bank account could earn you an extra €700 a year on a €30,000 lump sum
We can blame Irish banks for not passing on interest to savers, but we can’t blame them for our own bad planning or inertia when we don’t switch
Building small terraced homes could reduce construction costs, boost supply and lower prices for first-time buyers
Small terraced houses would be more affordable for one- and two-person households, but builders prefer to construct apartments or semi-detached homes because of higher profit margins
Central Bank fines Waystone unit after fund loss
Regulator finds series of breaches tied to fund investing in ‘illiquid, difficult to value, private assets’
Bank of Ireland investors fear UK car finance cost will dwarf tracker scandal
Landmark court of appeal ruling piles pressure on UK regulator to impose large compensation scheme on lenders
PTSB eyes cost cuts as interest rates fall faster than expected
PTSB’s share of new Irish mortgage lending rose to 16.3% in the third quarter from 13.5% for the first six months of the year
Motor insurers’ profitability falls to lowest level since 2017 as damage claims rise
Motor insurance sector would have made a loss in 2023 had reserves not been released
US investment giant AllianceBernstein opens Irish office to serve EU market
group, which has more than $800 billion (€740bn) of assets under management, has appointed Irish funds executive Phelim Keogan as country head of the office here
Former Irish Nationwide banker should face highest penalties, say lawyers for Central Bank
Finance director of building society that collapsed with €6bn debt faces sanction
Volume of new mortgage agreements fell in August
Brokers Ireland said many mortgage holders are biding their time in the hope of further interest rate cuts from ECB
Irish savers move more of their money into accounts with higher interest rates
Retail banks have been criticised for failing to increase their deposit rates in line with European Central Bank rate levels
Green energy is good for environment and can protect from economic shocks
Financial turmoil sparked by everything from war in Ukraine to the 1956 Suez crisis offers lessons in why we should decarbonise our economy
Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme
Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023
Central Bank’s Derville Rowland eyes top role in EU’s new anti-money laundering agency
Deputy governor would be the latest top official to leave the central bank if she is successful
Is the commercial property dip merely a blip?
Quite alarming statistics are emerging in relation to Dublin’s commercial property market. Is this a temporary blip, an indication of a long-term slump, or an opportunity for some lateral thinking?
Ireland’s top 1,000 companies: One hugely profitable firm out in front as Big Tech dominates
iPhone maker Apple recorded revenue of just under €200bn; while Google, Microsoft and Meta are all ranked in the top five
Bright outlook but with some turbulence ahead for Irish economy
The Irish economy continues to perform well but there are potential speed bumps ahead
Savers stuck with low interest rates for seventh consecutive month
Average interest rate offered on overnight deposit accounts a mere 0.13% in July, Central Bank figures show
Lobbying register expanded to include 60 more public bodies
HSE, Central Bank, Department of Defence and Road Safety Authority among organisations now covered
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