Tag: Financial Services
over 2 years ago
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CVC Capital Decides Against Brambles Takeover Due to Market Volatility

Brambles said that CVC Capital Partners decided against making a formal takeover proposal for the pallet supplier due...

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over 2 years ago
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Splitit’s Move to Drop Branding Cuts Customer Acquisition Costs, CEO Says

Buy-now-pay-later provider Splitit Payments Inc.’s overhauled strategy aims to cut customer acquisition costs and hel...

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over 2 years ago
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AIB in exclusive talks to buy Ulster Bank’s tracker mortgage portfolio

AIB seeks to acquire €6bn of performing tracker and linked loans

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over 2 years ago
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Splitit Shares Jump on Talks With Google Over US Payments

Splitit Payments Ltd.’s shares are 17% higher after the buy-now-pay-later provider said it was in talks with Google a...

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over 2 years ago
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Reserve Bank of Australia Says Inflation Has Accelerated Rate-Rise Timetable

The Reserve Bank of Australia says rising inflation and wage growth have brought forward the timing of its first inte...

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over 2 years ago
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VHI announces refund of premiums and lower plan prices

Customers could be due between €100 and €300 per adult and €25 to €100 per child

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over 2 years ago
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Consumers warned on crypto as complaints about banks soar

New report from Financial Services Ombudsman shows rise in complaints last year

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over 2 years ago
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Consumers warned on crypto as complaints against banks soar

New report from Financial Services Ombudsman shows rise in complaints last year

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over 2 years ago
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Pepper to hire 100 people as assets under management surpass €20bn

Company commences recruitment with headcount set to reach 600 by year end

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over 2 years ago
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State shareholding in Bank of Ireland falls below 5%

It is expected that the State’s holding in the bank will fall to zero by the middle of this year

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over 2 years ago
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Revolut launches as a bank in Republic with deposit accounts

Fintech’s 1.7m Irish customers can avail of additional services such as personal loans

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over 2 years ago
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Winklevoss twins secure Irish e-money licence for Gemini Payments

Identical twins are best known for suing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

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over 2 years ago
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MyComplianceOffice doubles client base with Charles Schwab subsidiary deal

New combined company will support in excess of 1,200 clients in more than 100 countries

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over 2 years ago
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Ukraine War Sanctions Hit Middle East Sovereign-Wealth Funds’ Russia Bets

The Qatar Investment Authority has suffered some of the biggest losses among funds invested in Russia.

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over 2 years ago
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Why China’s Banks Won’t Come to Russia’s Rescue

On paper, China’s banks and its homegrown payments system could offer Russia respite from crippling Western sanctions...

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over 2 years ago
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Some Russian Bond Trading Defrosts as Investors Hunt for Deals

Secondary-market trading of Russian debt could help pensions and asset managers shed investments from the country.

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over 2 years ago
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HSBC Faces Crucial Test From Rising Rates

Cost control in the face of rising revenues is a key proof point of a successful turnaround of the Asia-focused bank.

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over 2 years ago
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The World’s Most Valuable Life Insurer Could Soon Be Indian

Enthusiasm for shares of India’s new, recently listed technology companies is fizzling out. An old state-owned insura...

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over 2 years ago
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JPMorgan to Add Ukraine Bonds to Debt Index Despite War Threat

Hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign investors are likely to flow into Ukrainian bonds next month despite the...

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over 2 years ago
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Ukrainian Airline Grounds Fleet as Warnings Over Russia Cause Insurers to Pull Cover

Kyiv-based carrier SkyUp Airlines said it was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Moldova and suspended sales fo...

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over 2 years ago
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Private Equity Surges in China as Broader M&A Market Stalls

Last year saw $580 billion of China-related M&A , with $108 billion involving private equity.

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over 2 years ago
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More Unwelcome Surprises at Credit Suisse

After a profit warning only last month, Credit Suisse’s full-year results should have been boring. Instead, the belea...

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over 2 years ago
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KBC Bank Ireland completes sale of €1.1bn loans portfolio to CarVal

Lender is also in process of selling remaining €9.2 bn of Irish loans to Bank of Ireland

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over 2 years ago
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Shell Woos Financial Investors, Not Green Ones

Energy giant has given financial investors what they were promised, but any green-focused investors aren’t yet so for...

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over 2 years ago
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Central Bank right not to rush on fintechs – Fleming

Minister says not the role of bank to encourage firms to operate here

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over 2 years ago
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UBS Is Well Prepared for Its American Adventure

European banks have a checkered history of trying to crack the American market, but the Swiss wealth manager is bette...

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over 2 years ago
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Revolut drops plans to use Irish e-money licence

Digital bank denies rumours move is linked to frustration over regulator’s approach

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over 2 years ago
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Revolut to use ECB banking licence to offer personal loans to Irish customers

Digital bank denies rumours move is linked to frustration over regulator’s approach

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over 2 years ago
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Are Foreign Investors in China Second Class Citizens Now?

The battle for Evergrande’s assets is starting to heat up. Who is still standing when the dust clears will say a lot ...

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over 2 years ago
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Deutsche Bank Is Betting on a Big Year

The recovering German lender will need to deliver a step up in performance to meet the targets it has set for the con...

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over 2 years ago
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Founder of Collapsed Private-Equity Firm Abraaj Fined $135 Million by Dubai Regulator

A Dubai regulator fined Arif Naqvi $135.5 million for deceiving investors and misusing funds, four years after the pr...

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over 2 years ago
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Permanent TSB chairman to step down from role next year

Robert Elliott leaving after six-year term ends with process to find a successor underway

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over 2 years ago
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Why Calling the Bottom on Credit Suisse Is Tricky

Company turnarounds can be very rewarding for investors, but they need perfect timing or nerves of steel to ride out ...

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over 2 years ago
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Bitcoin Price Has Lost Half Its Value—Again

Cryptocurrencies have been swept up in a broad market selloff hitting riskier assets, especially technology companies.

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over 2 years ago
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Permanent TSB announces new €1bn loan fund for SMEs

Bank also joins the Government’s Brexit Impact Loan Scheme to lend to firms

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over 2 years ago
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Dublin-headquartered Waystone secures €35.86m investment

Financial services company was valued at over $1bn, including debt, last year

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over 2 years ago
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Higher Interest Rates Won’t Pay Europe’s Banks Right Away

Rising interest rates aren’t the straightforward boon to long-suffering European banks they may first appear. Patienc...

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over 2 years ago
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Singapore Kicks Off New Era of SPACs in Asia With String of Listings

Three Temasek-linked deals seek to raise a total of $370 million.

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over 2 years ago
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ICS warns that rise in mortgage rates can’t be ruled out

Inflationary pressures cited as reason for possible increase

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