US banker Alex McWhorter has headed Citi’s Ukrainian business since 2018. Having turned its vault into a bomb shelter, the bank is now growing along with the country’s economy – but real prosperity depends on peace.
Finance Ireland has been reported to be up for sale for over a year. Now a €10 billion Austrian bank, which already has Irish interests, is seeking to buy it.
Fifteen years on, banks may seem safer, but risk has slipped into the shadows. Mike Aynsley warns that the next financial crisis could already be funded — with Ireland at the heart of a fragile global system.
The Government will want as high a price as possible for its shares in the last bank it owns, but there is more at stake in this sale for the Irish economy than just cash proceeds.
Francesco Ceccato, the Milan-born chief executive of Barclays Bank Europe, says his bank is firmly committed to Ireland, but likely to set up its EU headquarters in Paris.
The Irishman, who is the son of former Fianna Fáil TD Brian Hillery, was appointed JPMorgan's co-CEO of EMEA on Monday. His rise comes as little surprise to those who know him.
London's financial giants have entered a new phase in their approach to European markets as Britain starts to diverge from Brussels. Ireland must be ready to cement its position as the bloc's leading financial centre.
Financial services companies are finding it increasingly difficult to retain staff they have recruited and trained, and some American banks have introduced loyalty requirements. Employee retention is an on-going battle.
Born above a Donegal pub and having made his name in Irish banking, John Reynolds brought governance, scale, and vision to Cairn Homes. As he departs the chair, he shares what Ireland must fix – and why the private sector can still lead the way.
The London-based fintech has its European headquarters in Dublin. Chief commercial officer Luke Griffiths outlines how SumUp plans to increase its market share in Ireland over the coming years.
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