Organisation: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Out in the cold

THE first act of a new government must be to pass a bill excluding from current and future public office all those who were members of the FF-PD cabinet in the 2003-2007 period.

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Central Bank and FSA staff lose pension levy challenge

business

Regulator queries funding in crisis plan

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Reports show Cowen’s culpability in banking crisis

business

New senior appointments at the Central Bank

Bank directors - Why didn’t they block €1.5m deal?

PAC to quiz key regulators on measures taken during turmoil

THE Dáil Public Accounts Committee is to call key financial regulator officials before it to probe further the events surrounding the financial crisis.

Tue, 23 Mar, 2010

PAC to quiz key regulators on measures taken during turmoil

THE Dáil Public Accounts Committee is to call key financial regulator officials before it to probe further the events surrounding the financial crisis.

Tue, 23 Mar, 2010

Office of Financial Regulator condemned for role in banking crisis

The Financial Regulator’s handling of the banking crisis was late and insufficient, a Government watchdog said today.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2010

Report criticises regulation of financial institutions

The Financial Regulator’s handling of the banking crisis was late and insufficient, a Government watchdog said today.

Mon, 22 Mar, 2010

Central Bank bans spouse travel after €67k bill revealed

THE governor of the Central Bank was forced into an embarrassing shift in policy last night by deciding to ban all spouse travel after admitting partners of employees clocked up €67,450 in costs on 71 foreign trips.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2010

Regulator ‘cannot ensure survival of banks’

The senior figure in Ireland’s banking watchdog today told a parliamentary committee the Central Bank was aware at the time of the risky behaviour of Irish banks that would later plunge the country into turmoil.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2009

Central Bank to mark Polar Year with two coins for Shackleton and Crean

A COMMEMORATIVE set of coins marking Irish Antarctic explorers Earnest Shackleton and Tom Crean are being issued.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2008

Commemorative coins celebrate Antarctic explorers

A commemorative set of coins marking Antarctic explorers Earnest Shackleton and Tom Crean are being issued.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2008

Central Bank says economic downturn worse than expected

The economic downturn is worse than expected with no guarantee of a gradual recovery, the Central Bank warned today.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2008

New director general of Central Bank

The governor of the Central Bank, John Hurley, today announced the appointment of Tony Grimes as director general designate of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2007

Business week

Today: The Mandate trade union biennial delegate conference continues today at the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2006

AIB to escape punishment under rules

TOUGH new measures going though the Dáil cannot be used to punish AIB for overcharging its customers €20 million on their foreign exchange transactions.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

McCreevy hopeful of progress at vital talks

FINANCE Minister Charlie McCreevy will host his EU colleagues and central bank governors at a meeting in the controversial Punchestown Exhibition Centre in his Kildare constituency tomorrow.

Fri, 02 Apr, 2004

Irish banks are ‘ripping off’ consumers

IRISH consumers are being ripped-off by Irish banks who are charging a third more interest on overdrafts and credit cards than the average rate imposed by banks across Europe.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2003

Banks hit out at Eurostat findings

IRISH banks are contesting Eurostat figures which indicate they are ripping-off Irish business customers by charging the highest interest rates on commercial loans in Europe.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2003

‘Consumer is at the heart of regulation’

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney said protection of consumers’ rights was the main driving force behind the setting up of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

Fri, 02 May, 2003