Regulation Expert view: All you need to know about the Central Bank’s new rules for top executivesSenior leaders at KPMG explained how firms can ensure they are compliant with the Central Bank’s individual accountability rules – and why concerns about the competitiveness of financial services in Ireland are real
Banking Firms obliged to retain data on top bankers for 10 years under new accountability rulesCentral Bank will now require companies to retain ‘statements of responsibilities’ on top decision-makers
UK Ex-Bank of England official warns against following Fed policy too closely ahead of crucial review Charlie Bean’s come ahead of the publication of Ben Bernanke, a former chair of the Federal Reserve’s, review into the bank’s forecasting model
Banking Exclusive: Expanding Central Bank’s powers ‘risks a new financial crash’Major financial services firms including BlackRock and State Street have called for the regulator to have its pre-crash role in supporting the sector restored
Connected Magazine The key that’s about to unlock open banking Open Banking has been slow to take off but new legislation and greater collaboration could lead to benefits, writes Jonathan Keane
Comment It is not a good idea in the extreme to give Celtic Tiger powers back to Central Bank Both BlackRock and State Street have called for the Central Bank to again be given powers to promote financial services
Housing AIB launches €500m fund to build apartmentsThe fund will be managed by Activate Capital, which is backed by global asset manager KKR
Markets Markets preview: Central banks take centre stageFederal Reserve and Bank of England are unlikely to announce rate cuts this week - but markets will be keeping a close eye for clues on future direction
Companies Going overboard? Scores of executives breach law by acting as directors of more than 25 firms eachAn investigation by the Business Post has found breaches of the limits on directorships, leading to concerns about good governance at firms
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Stripe says no to an IPO as the State weighs a national innovation hubConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Tech Fintechs warn Central Bank over ‘prohibitive’ cost of operating in IrelandGroup representing Amazon, Stripe and Revolut has called on regulator to make changes to a planned ‘sandbox’ for financial technology firms
Economy Infrastructural bottlenecks and global uncertainty choking economic growth – Central Bank CBI quarterly bulletin forecasts growth of 2.2 per cent in modified domestic demand this year, down from 3.1 per cent in 2023
Central Bank Former PTSB chief claims he is ‘being made a scapegoat’ as he hits out at Central Bank inquiry Central Bank maintains it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect David Guinane allegedly broke consumer protection rules in 2009 and 2010 during the tracker mortgage scandal
Banking ‘I’m being made a scapegoat’: Ex PTSB chief Guinane lets rip at Central Bank inquiry David Guinane accused the Central Bank of leaking details of its investigation into the tracker mortgage scandal to the media
Housing Investment fund housing activity prompting small landlords to hike rents New analysis of the second-hand home market has found institutional investors are raising rents at faster rate than small landlords
Breaking News Central Bank hits Goodbody with €1.2m fineRegulator found that the stockbroker failed to put in place effective systems to detect market abuse over a five year period
Banking Former PTSB chief claims Central Bank is seeking a ‘scapegoat’ over tracker scandalDavid Guinane, chief executive of PTSB between 2007 and 2012, is alleged to have breached the consumer protection code over tracker mortgage scandal
Banking One in four financial experts fear new Central Bank powers risk ‘ruin’ for workersMore than two thirds of survey respondents agreed with new rules, which will allow the Central Bank to fine individuals up to €1 million for rule-breaking
Regulation Central Bank to review ‘fitness and probity’ regime after tribunal issues scathing critiqueThe Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal said the rejection of an appointment was not constitutionally fair
Regulation Explainer: Mortgages, vulture funds, and the gaping regulatory gap Gaps in the regulation of vulture funds came to light this week, raising concerns about the Central Bank’s ability to regulate such firms