Goodbody senior staff depart as global slowdown and stock exchange slump bite hard

A number of senior staff have quit from Goodbody Stockbrokers in recent days following a voluntary redundancy programme, it has emerged.

The cull of staff, which began before Christmas, targeted 20 jobs, as the company’s investment banking unit continues to be hit by a global slowdown in deals.

Bosses also told staff last October not to expect bonuses for a second straight year under the bank’s ownership.

The continued exodus from the Irish stock market ...