John FitzGerald: How to contain a bank run in the high-speed age of social media
Modern bank runs can escalate within minutes rather than weeks due to online social networks posing new challenges for central banks
Northern Rock
Northern Rock mortgage holders take legal action over interest rate charges
Lawyers seek compensation of at least £150m for loans sold on after lender collapsed
Premier League chair steps down over Newcastle takeover
Gary Hoffman will leave in January after controversy over Saudi-backed takeover
Investors have ‘immense’ interest in backing Ulster Bank deal
PTSB CEO says it will approach State and stock market for cash to seal deal if necessary
Online bank Monzo hires financial market veteran as chairman
Gary Hoffman has been appointed chairman of the fast-growing digital bank, sources say
Caveat: Firebreak between bank failures and public bailouts still does not work
‘Even if we had known that the banks were bust on the night of September 29th, it is not obvious what we could have done’
UK building society latest to exit Irish savings market
Leeds Building Society gives Irish savers two months to find new home for their deposits
Virgin Money bought by Clydesdale bank owner CYBG for €1.9bn
Former AIB chief David Duffy to lead what will be UK’s sixth-largest bank
Drumm isolated as repetitive prosecution narrative emerged
Former Anglo chief took copious notes as 49 prosecution witnesses gave evidence
Jubilation on streets of Athenry but saga could still end in tears
Business Week: also in the news were Ryanair, tracker mortgages and job announcements
Gordon Brown recognises Ireland for prosecuting bankers
Former British PM queries why UK didn’t do as Ireland did and prosecute rogue bankers
Planet Business: The week in tulip bulbs, technical hitches and sausage rolls
‘Kamikaze Brexit’, Northern Rock, Face ID demonstrations and other disasters
Ten years after the Northern Rock run, have the crash’s lessons been heeded?
London Briefing: The UK banking system is an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Enet goes head-to-head with Eir for rural broadband contracts
Telecoms firm to build new €100m network in Eir rollout areas
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