Category: Syndicated

If the banks don’t have the capability or the appetite to finance enough houses, what other options are out there? Insurance broker JLT has been lobbying the Central Bank for some time for the introduction of a mortgage indemnity scheme, which would see insurance companies like JLT take on a portion of the risk on […]

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny is today meeting with the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Denmark, two of the other EU countries expected to be worst hit by the impact of Brexit. Mr Kenny will discuss the strategy for the upcoming talks on Britain leaving the EU with Dutch leader Mark Rutte and Danish prime minister […]

Financial firms looking to relocate due to Brexit must demonstrate that local management will be accountable for decision-making and that operations can be effectively supervised, the Central Bank has said. The regulator reiterated its desire for “real financial services” adding that it was actively engaging with all firms that have expressed an interest in moving […]

The average age at which people buy their first home has rocketed to 35, with thousands of families trapped in unsuitable accommodation. A report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows the age at which most people own their home has increased by seven years since 2006, with renting the most common form of housing […]

AIB has appointed Deirdre Hannigan as its new chief risk officer. Ms Hannigan, pictured, has worked with GE, Rabobank, Bank of Ireland and most recently as chief risk officer of the National Treasury Management Agency. She is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Bankers as well as an […]

A funding platform that’s a joint venture between the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and US-based Quadrant Real Estate has contributed to loan facilities totalling €238.4m used to bankroll the construction of four office developments here, according to accounts filed for the venture. Qrea Financing said that the commitments have been made since June last […]

Four out of 10 businesses have not initiated plans to implement the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Fewer than one in 10 CEO’s, IT and privacy managers surveyed by independent.ie said their company’s plans for compliance with the new data protection law are at an advanced stage. The GDPR will become law across the […]

Tom Healy rescued the Irish Stock Exchange from the threat of extinction, transforming the Dublin market from a sleepy backwater into one of the one of the leading destinations for international listed funds and debt securities. When he was appointed chief executive of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) in 1987, Dublin was struggling and looked […]

The value of Irish goods exports was up 15pc in February, compared with the same month last year. For January and February, the value of goods exports was €19.18bn, an increase of €1.98bn when compared with the first two months of 2016. On a monthly basis, imports increased by 16pc while exports rose by 3pc. […]

People who held back on starting a pension because of the economic downturn could be big losers when it comes to retirement, new research has found. Many people have held off starting a pension, while others stopped payments, or radically cut back on contributions, due to the economic squeeze. Now it has emerged that those […]