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Never the English gent: a clear picture of Ronson

05.06.09

Congratulations to Jeffrey Robinson for his ghosting skills. For he has caught perfectly the gruff, proud and sporadically aggrieved voice of Gerald Ronson in an autobiography of the property developer published this week. Gerald Ronson: Leading From The Front — My Story (Mainstream Ł18.99) reads as if the great man himself barked his life story into a Dictaphone, had his PA type it up, and then sent to the printers with strict orders that not a word be changed ... more

Allied Irish Banks to raise an extra €1.5 billion

20.04.09

Ireland's largest financial institution, Allied Irish Banks PLC, announced it wants to raise an extra €1.5 billion this year to regain the confidence of global creditors... more

Banks and building societies - where are they now?

17.04.09

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Irish consumer prices fall fastest since 1933

09.04.09

Consumer prices in Ireland fell at their fastest pace in 76 years in March as declining interest rates cut mortgage repayments, providing some comfort to consumers facing rising unemployment and years of higher taxes... more

Investors spar over Bank of Ireland bailout

27.03.09

The Bank of Ireland defended its plans for a state bailout against a hail of criticism from shareholders, but admitted it had earlier failed to respond in time to the bursting of Ireland's property bubble... more

AIG stars to hand back $50m bonuses

24.03.09

Top executives at American International Group, the bailed-out insurer, have agreed to return about $50 million of bonuses paid last year... more

Why can't big shareholders join Goodwin in the stocks?

09.03.09

Sir Fred Goodwin, a friend of the ex-Royal Bank of Scotland chief said to me at the end of last week, is keeping his head down, thinking about what to do with the rest of his life... more

Banks' uphill task to restore image

03.03.09

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Hard to ignore Rogers’ bearish view of Britain

23.01.09

What to make of investment guru Jim Rogers’ damning of Britain’s faltering economy?... more

Shares nosedive after Irish move

16.01.09

Tension in Dublin rose sharply as shares in top Irish banks continued to plummet and bosses at newly nationalised Anglo Irish Bank were met by protesting shareholders with shouts of “out, out, out”... more

Buyers use bank of mum and dad as cheaper mortgage deals dry up

14.01.09

Nearly eight out of 10 first-time buyers in London are being forced to ask their parents for money for deposits, research shows... more

Irish banks win softer bailout terms than British lenders

22.12.08

Ireland's big three banks have been handed a €7.5bn state bailout on far better terms than the equivalent Ł37bn package handed to RBS, HBOS and Lloyds TSB by the British Government... more

Irish bank shares' joy at Dublin bailout

15.12.08

Banking: Irish banks' shares rocketed in relief at the €10 billion (Ł8.9 billion) bailout.... more

Brown assures homeowners he will press banks to pass on rate cut

05.12.08

Gordon Brown has said he would be speaking to banks to press them to pass on the latest interest rate cut to borrowers... more

Ireland offers hand to crunch-hit banks

01.12.08

Ireland's government has become the latest to offer support to its banks as the country's lenders seek to shore up capital depleted by the global financial crisis... more

Woolies creditors emerge amid fears of 'messy' collapse

28.11.08

Retail: Creditors of Woolworths have started to emerge, a sign the fallout from the collapse of the once-loved retailer could be protracted and messy... more

Woolies investor urges store sales

24.11.08

Retail: Woolworths' largest shareholder said the chain should not sell itself for a token Ł1 but at the same time should be able to avoid going into administration... more

Brown at war with the City

09.10.08

Gordon Brown has launched an unprecedented attack on “excessive and irresponsible” City greed... more

Why Sorrell should stay put and show gratitude

06.10.08

If there is one lesson among the many to be gleaned from the past few weeks, it is surely that big business cannot behave as though there is one law for itself and another for the little folk. ... more

Irish banks ‘poaching’ UK business

03.10.08

Ireland's two largest banks have been accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients... more

Can I still get a mortgage?

03.10.08

Homebuyers are seeing the cost of mortgages continue to climb despite falling house prices... more

Mystery of ‘lost’ shares Olivant left at Lehman

02.10.08

Funny thing, coincidence. In the space of a few days, Olivant, Luqman Arnold's investment company, has hit the news not once, but twice... more

Britain's savers bank on Ireland to protect money

01.10.08

British savers are looking to shift their money into Irish banks after the government there gave a 100 per cent guarantee to back all savings in the country's six banks... more

Irish guarantee all bank deposits for two years

30.09.08

Banking: The Irish government has rushed to prop up the country's banking system with a €400 billion (Ł270 billion) unlimited, comprehensive guarantee of all forms of deposits and loans to them for the next two years... more

World’s watchdogs divided on how to tackle the crisis

19.09.08

Shares: The ban on short-selling by the FSA is described as part of a co-ordinated global strategy to help financial markets recover... more

Market report: Footsie targets a record rise thanks to the ban

19.09.08

A surprise crackdown on speculators and the promise of a wide-reaching solution to the crisis in the US financial sector triggered an unprecedented rally among leading shares with the FTSE 100, up almost 400 points, heading for its biggest ever one-day rise... more