Full coverage: IFSC

EY has spoken to 140 sector leaders and analysed the fastest-growing financial services hubs globally to lay out a roadmap to take the Irish financial services sector to the next phase of its evolution.

A new report by EY states that Ireland’s financial services industry could grow by 26 per cent by 2028 if the key competitive advantages and opportunities are harnessed. Colin Ryan, Financial Services Managing Partner, EY Ireland, outlines the main findings and recommendations in the report.

The Wall Street giant is voluntarily winding up the companies by the year's end. Could it be part of a wider corporate restructuring of its Irish offering out of its IFSC hub?

The Currency has tracked €13 billion domiciled in the IFSC by sanctioned Russian firms and their subsidiaries. This money is now frozen but the Irish government is about to feel the heat over its light-touch financial regulation and willingness to look away.

Former minister and MEP Brian Hayes has bowed out of politics, preferring a new challenge as chief executive of the Irish Banking and Payments Federation. He talks about his transition to the private sector, fintech, the future of Irish banking and the long shadow cast by the recession.