Full coverage: Finance

With offices shut and nursing homes locked down, Blackbee directed clients into the credit of offices and nursing homes. An update to clients shows how the investments are performing.

When we observe the yield on housing rising, some might be tempted to see that as evidence of a tilt in power away from labour and towards capital. But instead, it is a reflection of a housing system – and in particular a rental system – that is short on supply.

Since it was founded in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland has advanced €3.5bn to 55,000 Irish SMEs. Over that time, its model has evolved and its remit expanded. CEO June Butler talks about the journey and reveals what is coming next.

Seema Hingorani was a powerful chief investment officer with responsibility for $160 billion in assets. But a twist of fate led her to build a new organisation to recruit women into the investment industry.

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?

To complete its conversion from feed manufacturer to green ag-tech solutions provider, Owen Brennan’s group needs more finance – and to attract new investors, it has promised to favour them in a future sale of the business. Will they match the valuation put on the group in recent internal transactions?

Barry O'Neill and his two brothers jettisoned corporate careers to launch a brewery. Less than a decade later, O Brother Brewing is exporting to nine countries and growing at 30% a year. The former banker talks strategy, missteps, and future expansion.

Ireland is emerging as a capital of the fund management company industry, and native Irish businesses are leading the way. Here is Waystone's CEO Derek Delaney on building an Irish financial services giant.

Having been sucked into the spiral of Nama and vulture funds, Belfast property developers Gareth Graham and Adam Dickson saw the need for another form of lending. This is now their main business – all bootstrapped.

The Central Bank has calculated the Russian exposure of the Irish financial system. While the headline number is huge, it largely represents funds transiting through Dublin from overseas investors – including Russians themselves.