Tag: Financial Services
almost 3 years ago
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Reserve Bank of Australia Abandons Key Stimulus Tool

The RBA said it would stop using yield caps and abandoned a view that its benchmark interest rate won’t rise until 20...

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almost 3 years ago
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Barclays’s New CEO Faces Old Challenges

Jes Staley did what he came to do, but successor C.S. Venkatakrishnan will still need to solve the long-running conun...

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almost 3 years ago
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Investors Buy Oil on Inflation Fears, Pushing Prices Even Higher

An oil rally that is showing no signs of slowing down is now exerting a pull on traditional money managers who run po...

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almost 3 years ago
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The global tax deal: What you need to know

G20 leaders approve first major overhaul of the world’s tax system in decades.

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almost 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Ulster Bank tells customers to get ready to close accounts

Bank will contact personal customers early next year to give them six months notice

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almost 3 years ago
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Relm Finance prepares to launch its fourth fund

More than €300 million potentially available to be drawn down

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almost 3 years ago
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Chinese Stocks Are Frozen but India’s Are Overcooked

Selling China and buying India has been a popular trade this year, but the Indian market is starting to look pricey.

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almost 3 years ago
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Shine on Sustainable Bonds Wears Off, Especially for Riskiest Borrowers

Bonds sold to fund environmentally friendly projects and companies generally fetch higher prices than conventional bo...

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almost 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Irish fintech Swoop awarded £2.5m under RBS bailout fund

This is second time company has secured financing from fund

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about 3 years ago
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China’s Robinhoods Could Be Next in Beijing’s Crosshairs

Beijing’s rising concerns over data security—and its increased skepticism of overseas listings—put China’s previously...

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about 3 years ago
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Alter Domus to create a further 80 jobs in Cork city

Company operates a European hub in Cork that supports over €1.3tn in assets

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about 3 years ago
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EML warns of growth hit due to possible Central Bank actions

Regulator is investigating EML’s Irish subsidiary, which it acquired last year

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Pepper revenues slip due to Covid but profits still stable

Non-bank lender also reports a dip in assets under management last year

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about 3 years ago
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Dollar Strength Gives Wall Street Something New to Worry About

Concerns about growth and surging energy prices, as well as higher bond yields, are attracting investors to the green...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

GRP completes NI deal as Innovu acquires Cullen Insurance

Further consolidation in the insurance sector as Innovu makes fourth deal in two years

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Pepper Ireland to recommence commercial lending

Non-bank lender to advance loans to projects ranging in value from €250,000 to €9.95m

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Pepper Ireland to restart commercial lending as markets improve

Non-bank lender to advance loans to projects ranging in value from €250,000 to €9.95m

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about 3 years ago
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Ant to Fully Share Consumer Credit Data With China’s Government

Credit data generated by the fintech giant’s consumer lending service will be made available to the central bank’s cr...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

KPMG’s Seamus Hand: ‘We’ll probably be phasing towards a permanent hybrid model’

Interview: The managing partner on the return to the office and his hopes for the firm's future

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about 3 years ago
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ECB Eases Stimulus Program Amid Robust Growth

The European Central Bank said it would slightly scale back its bond-buying program, despite a resurgence in Covid-19...

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about 3 years ago
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BlackRock-Soros Feud Is a Microcosm of Wall Street’s China Dilemma

BlackRock is making a big bet on the hunger of China’s individual investors for professional asset management—and on ...

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about 3 years ago
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BlackRock Raises $1 Billion for First Chinese Mutual Fund Run by Foreign Firm

The fundraising total, 6.68 billion yuan, marks a key milestone in U.S. and global asset managers’ yearslong quest fo...

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about 3 years ago
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Ireland among bank tax havens listed by French think tank

Profits booked in havens €238,000 per employee compared to €65,000 elsewhere

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about 3 years ago
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European Bond Yields Rise on ECB Tapering Bets

European government bonds fell on investors’ bets that rising inflation could prompt the European Central Bank to wei...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

KBC Bank Ireland sells loans portfolio to private equity giant in €1.1bn deal

CarVal to acquire non-performing loans as bank advances plans to exit the Irish market

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about 3 years ago
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KBC Bank Ireland sells €1.1bn loans portfolio to private equity giant CarVal

CarVal to acquire non-performing loans as bank advances plans to exit the Irish market

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about 3 years ago
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Chinese Bad-Debt Manager Huarong Confirms $16 Billion Annual Loss

The company, a major borrower in international bond markets, rattled global investors earlier this year after it dela...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Former Dublin GAA star says he gave 40 hours a week to his intercounty career

Cian O’Sullivan retired due to injuries and has joined professional services firm BDO’s private clients division as a...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Central Bank approves sale of stockbroker Goodbody to AIB

Bank expected to formally announce completion of deal within next two weeks

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about 3 years ago
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Jack Ma’s Costliest Business Lesson: China Has Only One Leader

The billionaire entrepreneur matched the heights of America’s tech legends but failed to heed warnings that Chinese l...

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about 3 years ago
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Chinese Bad-Debt Manager Huarong to Be Bailed Out by State-Owned Firms

China’s top manager of distressed assets said it would post a massive loss and expects to receive a capital infusion ...

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about 3 years ago
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Hacker Returns Stolen Cryptocurrency In Heist Reversal

The hacker or hackers that plundered over $600 million of crypto assets from a decentralized finance platform known a...

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about 3 years ago
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Standard Life International could aid Phoenix expansion in Europe

Irish unit had previously been slated for sale

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about 3 years ago
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Poly Network Hackers Steal More Than $600 Million in Cryptocurrency

Hackers stole cryptocurrencies worth more than $600 million from Poly Network, a decentralized finance platform, in o...

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about 3 years ago
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European Bonds Rally on Bets on Weak Growth, Inflation

German bund yields declined to their lowest since February, as investors bet on the European Central Bank continuing ...

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about 3 years ago
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Square Agrees to Acquire Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal

The Australian installment-payment company, which positions its service as a cheaper and more responsible alternative...

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about 3 years ago
irishtimes.com

Bank of Ireland hires Roughton-Smith from UK lender as group chief risk officer

He joins from UK lender Belmont Green Finance and will take up the role on December 13th

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about 3 years ago
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Credit Suisse Needs to Make Bold Changes

The bank’s Archegos position is finally cleared, but more needs to be done to persuade investors that the lender is o...

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about 3 years ago
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China’s Digital Yuan Puts Ant and Tencent in an Awkward Spot

China is calling on private-sector pioneers Ant Group and Tencent to help it develop a state-backed digital currency ...

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