Zavarovalnica Sava is leaving the Irish market after the CBI said it was liable for business interruption claims stemming from the pandemic

About 320,000 jobs are still being supported by the pandemic employment wage subsidy scheme – which means uncertainty for those workers when scheme winds down

Domestic economic activity is expected to be back at pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year with growth of 7.1 per cent in 2022

It’s hard to muster much sympathy for the banking sector, but executives warn that unless the regulator eases up a little on the hard-and-fast rules and introduces some flexibility, it will erode competitiveness and cost jobs

Derville Rowland said the financial regulator was monitoring insurance providers ‘closely’ with regards to business interruption insurance and loyalty penalties

DPC examining accidental release of the names and addresses of senior credit union officials by the Central Bank

Staff will have to book a desk on days they want to attend the office as regulator plans to bring staff back on site from October

Gabriel Makhlouf says measures are needed to address labour shortages and minimise ‘welfare traps’ in Budget 2022

With hard-and-fast rules dictated by Europe, our own banks will become ever less competitive as unregulated players and investment funds fill the housing provision gap

The move is likely to raise concerns over the effectiveness of the deals struck by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission with insurers

AIG Europe, Allianz, Axa Insurance, Aviva, FBD and AA Ireland to implement internal competition law compliance programmes

Sum is a provision to cover costs and potential fines relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism concerns at Irish subsidiary of Australian fintech

The government says the Central Bank already has the power to stop insurers charging loyal customers higher premiums than new clients

Central Bank says an increase in deposits and housing assets led to household net worth reaching €883 billion in first quarter but figures do not reflect distribution of wealth

While the proposed legislation may not result in an increase in enforcement action, it is likely to focus the minds of senior executives on the implications of their actions

The new rule increasing the maximum suspension from six months is part of legislation to introduce tougher penalties for individual executives in the sector

A new bill gives the Central Bank greater powers to make individuals in the financial sector more accountable for bad practice, but will they be enough?

Executives could be fined up to €1 million and barred from working in the sector if they breach financial conduct rules under proposed new law

Brian McKiernan and other members of the Davy 16 are facing criticism again, this time over massive windfalls from the purchase of the troubled broker. But the former chief executive claims the sale has been misrepresented

Brian McKiernan cites ‘gross misunderstanding’ and inaccurate accusations around Anglo bond deal