Glass Lewis has come out against PTSB sale to Austria’s Bawag

Irish market ekes out gain

ISS recommends that investors vote in favour of PTSB’s sale to Bawag at upcoming shareholder meeting

Bank is targeting small and medium-sized business banking as it diversifies income

Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach

Two-year-old scheme has had 1,135 loans to a combined value of more than €56bn drawn down

We love to put money away - but few of us are actually earning anything on what we put aside

Over 40% of those with fewer than 50 shares in bank after holdings were diluted chose not to sell into odd-lot offer

Lenders’ investment arms are set to capture a share of money leaving deposit accounts, analyst forecasts

In the week when the NTMA’s chief warned of risks from rise in national debt, an €11bn bond repayment by the agency flew under radar

Investors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightly

Minister for Finance holds 57.5% of bank

Agency managing crisis-era property loans ends mandate with surplus despite initial fears of cost to taxpayers

Three shareholders oppose bank’s process of approving the acquisition scheme

Lender reports strong growth in business and personal loans business as cost to income ration falls to 72%

However, institutions provide 88% of mortgages

McCann left IT solutions company Ergo in February following its sale, having earlier spent 22 years with Grant Thornton

Monzo is the latest online bank to enter the Irish market

Big loser on muted day in Dublin was budget airline Ryanair, which continued its recent downward turn to finish 1.4% lower

A key factor in the lack of competition in Irish banking has been that the big three only really operate in Ireland