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Full coverage: Banking

Contagion, Silicon Valley Bank, and the pernicious effect of moral hazard

The warning signs were there, yet very smart people entrusted their companies to SVB. It would seem to make no sense. Why is this happening?

Sean Keyes
13th Mar, 2023 - 6 min read

How Bank of Ireland and AIB bounced back from their 2020 lows

In the last two years, AIB has more than doubled and Bank of Ireland has more than tripled in value. First-half results now available for both institutions tell the story.

Sean Keyes
3rd Aug, 2022 - 5 min read

The reasons for AIB’s cashless backtracking, migrant workers at sea, and French celebrities in court: Rewinding the week that was

The decision to cut costs by removing cash services from 70 AIB branches was the logical decision for a normal publicly-listed company. But the majority state-owned bank isn't one.

Ian Kehoe
24th Jul, 2022 - 4 min read

AIB’s response to the tracker scandal was scandalous in itself. But it was not surprising

The tracker scandal was not an outlier for AIB. As the sad tale of the Belfry Funds shows, the bank has repeatedly put its own interests above those of its customers.

Ian Kehoe
23rd Jun, 2022 - 5 min read

Politics, posturing and pay: Francesca McDonagh and the vexing issue of banker pay

Francesca McDonagh’s decision to leave Bank of Ireland has once again highlighted the thorny issue of salaries and bonuses in Irish banks. And, despite the complaints of bankers, the government will be ultra-cautious about relaxing the current regime any time soon.

Ian Kehoe
29th Apr, 2022 - 5 min read

“It cost me friendships. It cost me business. It cost me time taking on Charlie”

Businessman Paul Mackay battled Charles Haughey over his finances and was a founding member of the Progressive Democrats. More recently, he has sought to highlight the massive erosion in value at the Irish Credit Bureau. He tells his story to Tom Lyons.

Tom Lyons
22nd Feb, 2022 - 9 min read

Moscow and the IFSC: How Russia’s largest private bank built up a $4.3bn bond pile in Dublin

Unlike Russia’s biggest banks, which are state-owned and cut off from western debt markets, Alfa Bank has been using Ireland to raise more and more funds from investors. An investigation by The Currency charts the money trail.

Thomas Hubert
16th Feb, 2022 - 5 min read

Moscow and the IFSC: How and why a Russian bank registered its €3bn commodities trading desk in Ireland

State-owned VTB Bank has spent the past seven years moving assets around Europe in the face of sanctions and Brexit. An investigation by The Currency reveals that its commodities business has landed in Ireland – at least on paper.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Feb, 2022 - 5 min read

Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m after taking 11 years to fix serious IT issues

The fine and findings issued by the Central Bank will raise questions for CRH chair Richie Boucher who led Bank of Ireland for most of this period, as well as others.

Tom Lyons
2nd Dec, 2021 - 4 min read

“Dublin is our distribution road into Europe. It is equivalent to New York, which is our entrance into North America”

Clive Murray, head of equities at Investec, says the bank’s Dublin office has assumed heightened importance since Brexit – and this has led to significant investment here. He also talks about the pandemic, potential acquisitions and its plan to become number one in core areas.

Tom Lyons
28th Sep, 2021 - 6 min read
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