Big Read Double or nothing: Browne bets it all on Gambling Regulation BillThe Minister for Justice’s new bill will introduce spending limits and create a gambling regulator for the first time. But will it have the power to reduce the scourge of gambling addiction in Ireland?
Politics State accused of double standards as alleged OPW offence is droppedHousing Department censured over failing to prosecute OPW over disturbance to protected bat species at Emo Court House in Co Laois
ChildFund Ireland to be merged into parent after censure by watchdog A Charities Regulator report on the overseas aid charity found excessive executive pay was ‘tantamount to mismanagement of public funds’
Central Bank finds Philip Lynch engaged in insider trading at C&CHigh Court hearing is scheduled to start later this month in case related to former chief executive’s purchase of 200,000 shares in C&C in 2008
Sibley must wait for European Central Bank decision on cooling off period Deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ireland is leaving his role to pursue opportunities in the private sector
Zuckerberg critic says EU regulators should let Facebook be pulled from EuropeRoger McNamee, the one-time mentor to the Facebook founder, claims such a move would be in the continent’s best interests
McNamee: getting tough on Big Tech could put Ireland in driving seatThe one-time mentor and now critic of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says this country is in a unique position to take advantage of regulatory changes coming down the line
Ian Guider: The only certainty is that nothing is certain in the challenges aheadThe government’s struggle with the PUP, the complexities of banking carve-ups and the endless grind of the Brexit fallout are just some of what awaits us this year
European Commission adopts global banking regulations to tighten capital requirementsImplementation of Basel III rules will see capital requirements for Irish banks increase and mandatory disclosure of climate stress test results
Insurer pulls out of Irish market after Central Bank interventionZavarovalnica Sava is leaving the Irish market after the CBI said it was liable for business interruption claims stemming from the pandemic
BPFI paper reveals Irish banks’ hostility to new global trading regulationsA new position paper from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland shows that the banks argued the rules would require them to hold far more capital than their global peers, limiting their ability to lend
Ian Guider: Has the shift from regulatory light touch to hard line gone too far?High street European banks won’t fill the gap left by Ulster Bank and KBC: digital challengers and start-ups will be needed for that
