“Bernie Madoff sold safety, he sold a sense of security in a crazy world”
April 17, 2021 6:00 amOne of the things that was striking about Bernie Madoff was that he didn’t want investors’ money. “People would try... View Article
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This charming man: how Galen Weston transformed the face of Irish retail (and gave me my career)
April 17, 2021 5:30 amGalen Weston bought Brown Thomas as a gift for his wife Hilary. This also turned out to be a great... View Article
“We can speculate and say, you’re all going to be doomed and the Greens are going to be gone by the end of this. But it’s all to play for”
April 17, 2021 5:15 amHazel Chu’s decision to run for the Seanad seemed to expose fault lines in the Green Party. Eamon Ryan wanted... View Article
From grain farm to server farm: Amazon buys €20m Dublin site for 12th data centre
April 16, 2021 3:19 pmTwo weeks ago, the directors of Bay Farms Ltd agreed to merge their company into Amazon Data Services Ireland Ltd... View Article
An Irish online events start-up has raised €1.2m from one of Stripe’s first employees. This is how the deal came about
April 16, 2021 1:18 pmLachy Groom, an early employee of Stripe who is now a venture capitalist, has invested €1.25 million in Vito, a... View Article
The IBRC Commission was due to report on Siteserv this month. Instead, it is seeking yet another extension
April 16, 2021 11:47 amThe Department of the Taoiseach has confirmed that the IBRC Commission has missed another deadline and will not be able... View Article
Bank of Ireland is in talks to buy much of KBC. What problems would this solve for Bank of Ireland?
April 16, 2021 8:25 amBank of Ireland is planning to buy much of KBC’s Irish operations. Bank of Ireland has entered into a memorandum... View Article
Face mask showdown: “Oil men are not known for their diplomacy but are known for their eternal friendship”
April 16, 2021 6:00 amIt was a deal cut early in the Covid-19 pandemic when procurement standards had loosened. The plan was that a... View Article
A Norwegian Berkshire Hathaway has taken a big bet on FBD. What does it see in the insurer?
April 16, 2021 5:30 amYesterday a new player joined the Irish financial scene: an obscure Norwegian insurance company called Protector Forsikring (PF). We learned... View Article
A Norwegian insurer has snapped up 6.3% of FBD. Is an acquisition on the cards?
April 15, 2021 11:13 amOn Tuesday we learned 6.28 per cent of FBD Insurance had changed hands in an over-the-counter, off-exchange transaction. This morning... View Article
