Newstalk’s former money doctor, who carried out a €109,000 life insurance fraud, has been given a four-year suspended sentence and ordered to perform unpaid work in the community.

A Meath insurance broker who took out 38 fictitious policies in order to be paid commission totalling €109,000 will be sentenced in October.

Des O’Sullivan looks forward to what promises to be an eventful auction in Castlecomer next Wednesday.

A Garda investigation is under way in relation to life insurance policies worth €2.2m taken out on a woman who died in a tragic drowning accident in India last year, the Commercial Court has heard.

Bank of Ireland is on course to reach a break- even pre-tax profit level in the second half of this year before returning to outright profitability next year, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

Bank of Ireland has been successful in its negotiations with the European Commission to hold on to New Ireland Assurance, although it has to sell business units as part of the agreement, including exiting ICS.

British insurer Legal & General is using Ireland as its springboard into the potentially lucrative international insurance de-risking market, by signing an exclusive agreement to reinsure €136m worth of New Ireland Assurance’s existing and future annuity business.

It is believed that Bank of Ireland is in talks with the European Commission about retaining New Ireland Assurance, but no decision has been made on its future.

Michael Keeley, a senior partner in Walbrook Capital, which has taken a 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency Investment Ltd (Namail) was embroiled in a standoff between the UK Financial Services Authority and Barclays Bank in 2011.

Clients of Ireland’s oldest stockbroking firm, Bloxham, have become customers of Davy Stockbrokers with immediate effect after the Central bank ordered Bloxham to cease trading.

Having previously manoeuvred Bank of Ireland away from a low period as chief executive, Pat Molloy returned to the bank as governor two years ago. Kyran Fitzgerald asks if he can now pull off another rescue act at Ireland’s ‘least bad bank'

BANK of Ireland is confident that the European Commission will approve its altered restructuring plan, allowing it to retain ownership of the well-performing ICS Building Society.

BANK of Ireland said yesterday there is a risk the bank may delist from the ISE and LSE depending on participation in its proposed liability management exercise and rights issue.

Niamh Hennessy looks at the bank meltdown, bailouts, rescue plans and protests of the year gone by

IRISH Life & Permanent (IL&P) was one of the strong climbers on a generally good day for the ISEQ yesterday, on the back of a better-than-expected set of interim results and a determined outlook on potential acquisition activity.

INTERNATIONAL financial services company State Street is understood to be interested in acquiring Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM), although an execution of the deal is not anticipated in the short-term.

BANK of Ireland’s first-half losses were not as bad as some analysts forecast, and that in itself is good news for the group that has been slowly clawing its way back from the abyss.

BANK of Ireland is to axe a further 750 staff after receiving approval from the European Commission for a major restructuring plan.

Seven-hundred-and-fifty jobs are to go at Bank of Ireland.

BANK of Ireland has announced details of a proposed €3.42 billion capital raising initiative,effectively ending speculation that it could end up in majority state ownership.

BANK of Ireland plans to sell off such assets as ICS Building Society and New Ireland Assurance in a move the Unite union said will put 1,000 jobs in jeopardy.

THE ISEQ index dropped 4.49 points to close at 3,337.69. Bank of Ireland said it expects to sell some of its business divisions in order to gain European Commission approval for its State aid and restructuring plans.

Around 1,000 jobs were threatened today as Bank of Ireland revealed it will sell off a number of its subsidiaries.

Pickets will be placed at Bank of Ireland head office today in a row regarding bonuses for lower paid workers.

Disgruntled Bank of Ireland workers will picket head office tomorrow in a row regarding performance bonuses for lower paid staff.

Bank of Ireland's life and pensions company has said its new business sales increased by 26% last year to €441.3m.

AS part of its annual pensions campaign, New Ireland Assurance has urged pension holders to top-up their pension payments before the October 31 self-assessment tax deadline.

A 42-year-old insurance agent who defrauded three insurance companies of €2.5m was today sentenced to four years in jail.

BANK OF IRELAND’S life and pensions arm delivered strong full-year results yesterday announcing a 21% increase in sales.

Bank of Ireland subsidiary New Ireland Assurance has launched Trilogy, a new pension fund. The fund offers investors a combination of capital growth and income and enjoys special tax advantages.

BANK of Ireland’s life and pensions arm set a high benchmark for rivals yesterday when it announced a 43% surge in sales in the first six months of the year.

Bank of Ireland Life (which incorporates New Ireland Assurance), Ireland's leading retail life and pensions provider, today announced results for the half-year to 30 June, 2004.

Bank of Ireland subsidiary New Ireland Assurance has launched its smart secure bond, an investment product that offers 100% capital security and a guaranteed return of 2.25% per annum over a term of five years and 11 months.

New Ireland Assurance has won two of the four fund categories in this year's MoneyMate Investment Awards.

FEWER than 3,500 people have signed up for the Government-backed Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs) scheme almost five months after it was launched.