Markets Analysis: How Irish company directors are outliers when it comes to having skin in the gameJust four listed Irish companies have a board where every member has a stake in the business
Banking Goodbody: Irish banks’ strength here to stay as positive factors combineJohn Cronin, analyst at the broker, said while Permanent TSB is not printing double-digit returns yet it “merits a closer look”
Markets Markets Update: ISEQ falls as wider European peers surge Analysts are anticipating Europe’s blue-chip stocks are up 14 per cent since their October low
Markets Market Wrap: ISEQ edges higher as London Stock Exchange suffers another outage The London Stock Exchange suffered its third outage, halting trading in about 2,000 smaller shares on Tuesday
Stock Take Lorcan Allen: Banks quids in despite poor mouthing over doubling of levyThe banking industry body complained that the doubling of the levy risks Ireland’s ‘stable tax regime’ reputation but the reality is that Irish banks are among the biggest winners from Budget 2024
Banking Permanent TSB to change its name to PTSB as part of €5m rebranding investmentThe Irish lender said the rebrand of its name and logo is the first significant change since the merger of Irish Permanent and TSB Bank back in 2002
Opinion Ian Guider: Had it stayed the course, Ulster Bank would be enjoying bumper profitsAs AIB and Bank of Ireland look set for years of record profitability, is the ‘toxic bank’ regretting its decision to cut and run?
Banking Permanent TSB becomes the latest bank to hike consumer deposit and savings ratesThe lender said it will increase its rate on its three year fixed-term deposit accounts to a new high of 3 per cent
Stock Take Lorcan Allen: Ireland’s 10 largest corporates report record €8.7bn in combined profits An analysis of the half-year performance of the ten largest companies on the exchange shows that Irish blue-chip corporates have had a stellar first half of 2023
Banking Irish banks hit ‘sweet spot’ for investorsCiaran Callaghan of asset manager Amundi says AIB and Bank of Ireland are ahead of mainland EU banks in performance measured on return on equity
Banking Big three banks set to make over €5 billion in combined profits Thanks to the series of interest rate hikes by the ECB, both AIB and Bank of Ireland are set to report their highest ever profits – slightly more than in the Celtic Tiger era
Business Post's View Editorial: Irish banks should have seen the current row over deposits comingBanks must also resist the urge to introduce blanket mortgage interest relief that will only fuel further inflation
Banking John Walsh: Banks put their foot in it once again with interest rates misstepReaping record-breaking profits while failing to pass on deposit rate rises was never going to play well to the gallery
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Stingy banks are coining it – but that’s mainly thanks to depositors and taxpayersIt’s 15 years since the financial system was bailed out – and with the three main lenders now sitting on bumper profits, maybe it’s time to tax the sector more heavily
Banking Back from the brink: Permanent TSB emerges from wilderness to become third force in banking marketFor a decade it reported accumulated losses of €3bn, but the acquisition of Ulster Bank’s €6.8 billion-worth of mortgages and business loans has transformed the ailing lender
Analysis Lorcan Allen: Irish bank profits soar thanks to high interest rates and low innovationAIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB are all set to enjoy bumper years in 2023 – but almost none of the profit growth can be attributed to genuine innovation or change
Banking Permanent TSB raises full year profit outlook following strong half year profitsLender expects total income for 2023 to reach €680 million after acquiring almost €7bn in loans from Ulster Bank
Banking Permanent TSB completes acquisition of €6.75 billion of Ulster Bank assetsThe bank has launched Permanent TSB Asset Finance following the completion
Stock Take Lorcan Allen: The time might be right for state to sell its remaining €4.7bn in AIB sharesBanks profits are soaring due to rapidly rising interest rates so the government might be better off cashing in now before the ECB halts its tightening programme
Banking Permanent TSB raises mortgage interest ratesPTSB’s standard variable rate for home loans will increase by 0.35 per cent to 4.3 per cent