Investment firm assures clients after setback

Controversial investment firm Banners Broker has moved to ease fears after its website was temporarily shut down, preventing people from accessing their accounts.

The company, which claims to have up to 15,000 investors in Ireland, received a blow last week when Mastercard withdrew its prepaid card service because of bad publicity Banners Broker had received.

Further problems emerged yesterday when the Banners Broker website went offline before returning to service.