The Irish Times

UBS posts best first quarter profit in 15 years, bolstered by trading growth

Results upend expectations for a decline amidt Ukraine uncertainties

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 09:29

Francesco Ceccato, Barclays Europe’s CEO: On deals, regulation and choosing Dublin

Brexit prompted Barclays to chose Republic as its EU base

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 12:45

Magnus Carlsen - The chess grandmaster leveraging success for a greater fortune

Carlsen the face of a company that wants to set up the equivalent of a PGA Tour for chess

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 06:00

Davy’s crisis-triggered sale delivers windfall for staff – and the once-powerful G5

Cash coming from deals has surprised on the upside, according to insiders

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:02

European stocks stabilise after sell-off in previous session

IBM, Swiss bank UBS and cruise operator Carnival among the climbers

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 18:39

Davy locks local rival Cantor Fitzgerald out of sale process

Bank of Ireland widely considered to be the most likely buyer

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 05:00

Davy buyer will have public trust at its heart, Bernard Byrne promises

Interim chief reassures clients as stockbroker put on sale following bond trade scandal

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 16:34

Davy sale will need ‘absolute clarity’ on other potential cases, warns Donohoe

Minister also says it is important that stockbroker finds ‘stable owner’

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 10:48

Glenveagh attracts growing hedge-fund interest

Cantillon: Teleios Capital Partners busily building up a stake in housebuilder

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 09:30

Technical glitch disrupts trading on Dublin and other Euronext markets

Ryanair regains some lost ground as banks perform poorly

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 19:31

European stocks dip despite optimism on EU stimulus plan

Iseq all-share index falls 0.22% but Uniphar rises 12.54% while Ryanair advances 2.84%

Tue May 19 2020 - 18:14

Life on the run proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn

Cost of his escape included $14m in forfeited bail and operation to leave Japan could have cost $15m

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 10:21

Car chases and rows over cocktails rock staid world of Swiss banking

Relationship between two top executives at Credit Suisse has messily broken down

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 17:13

UBS plans negative interest rate levy for rich clients

Bank will from November charge 0.75% on cash balances over 2 million Swiss francs

Wed Jul 31 2019 - 15:33

UBS posts highest quarterly net income in almost a decade

Bank sees turnaround after slow first quarter

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 07:03

Aryzta and Ryanair drop in flat Irish market as banks retreat

US stocks trending higher for fourth day

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 18:30

European markets dip on slump in metals

Irish-Swiss food group Aryzta rose by more than 4% in Dublin following trading update

Mon Nov 27 2017 - 19:37

Julius Baer battles Fifa corruption fallout as ex-banker set to plead guilty

Bank says ex-employee acted alone when he allegedly helped funnel bribery payments

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 21:04

Draghi urges critics to ‘be patient’ and wait for recovery

European Central Bank keeps rates unchanged, ready to extend bond purchases

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 13:00

Decline in oil prices weigh on global energy stocks

Real estate investment trusts in demand as commercial property rent growth continues

Mon Jul 25 2016 - 18:59

Bank of America Merrill Lynch retrenches further

Dublin-based bank reported €22 million loss in 2015, down from €14 million profit in 2014

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00

Panama Papers: the Irish connections

Builders, sportsmen, bankers, solicitors, accountants listed in leaked files

Sun May 08 2016 - 19:18

Four alternatives to rock bottom deposit rates for savers

With deposits so unprofitable, how can savers improve yields without too much risk?

Tue Mar 15 2016 - 08:00

Julius Baer to pay $547m to settle US investigation

Switzerland’s third-largest wealth manager had helped American clients evade taxes

Wed Dec 30 2015 - 17:30

Latest Chinese puzzle has markets baffled

Watching the People’s Bank of China building a strategy is confusing, to say the least

Thu Aug 13 2015 - 01:00

Julius Baer stock jumps nearly 6% to record high

Surge comes after bank said it plans book an initial $350m for US tax probe settlement

Thu Jun 25 2015 - 01:00

Assets plunge at Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Irish arm

Scale of Irish operation diminishes as assets fall to just €20bn, headcount falls by a third and bank pays dividend of $4.1bn to UK parent

Wed May 13 2015 - 11:58

Luxembourg charges French journalist over LuxLeaks

Leaked documents show companies secured deals to slash tax bills

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 09:28

Swiss bank to cut 200 jobs in savings drive

Julius Baer plans to cut some 100 million Swiss francs (€95 million) of costs over currency surge

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 18:14

Swiss move sends world shares into another week of losses

Euro stays pinned near an 11-year low against dollar as market turmoil continues

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 14:30

Swiss franc soars against euro after currency cap removed

Exporters dismayed, with Swatch saying currency spike a ‘tsunami’ for country

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 07:38

Swiss roll throws markets into turmoil

Move sends most European shares soaring as bond yields and Swiss equities tumble

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:01

Credit Suisse and Julius Baer in ‘possible merger talks’

Credit Suisse under pressure to reduce exposure to investment banking

Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00

Former Swiss banker charged with giving data to WikiLeaks

Rudolf Elmer was arrested in 2011 for giving Assange discs with offshore account details

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 15:59