Identity of Anglo’s $1bn bondholders a mystery

THE identity of the bondholders who were repaid $1billion (€715million) by the Irish taxpayer on behalf of Anglo yesterday remains a mystery.

The Department ofFinance said the bank itself did not know who the money was repaid to because it was dealt with through agencies or clearing houses.

Under pressure in the Dáil yesterday to reveal who was paid the money, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said: “I do not know who they are. There is some anecdotal evidence of the categories of bondholders, be they pension funds, hedge funds or whatever.”