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# stress-tests - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

Opinion

Column: 10 reasons why Ireland should be praying for a second bailout

17/01/12 7,367 Views 52 Comments

Cheap money, essential reforms, and a route away from gombeenism? A second bailout would have immense benefits for Ireland, argues NAMAwinelake.

# stress-tests - Thursday 29 December, 2011

From Business ETC Review 2011 This post contains images

Recessions, downgrades and Super Mario – 2011: the year in money

29/12/11 1,301 Views 5 Comments

2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 13 December, 2011

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Why David Cameron made the right decision…

13/12/11 4,992 Views 38 Comments

Those in the eurozone are facing a ‘lost decade’, writers former trader Nick Leeson – and who would want to hand over more policy-making power to the managers of that crisis?

# stress-tests - Monday 12 December, 2011

From Business ETC Stressed

20 banks that are praying Europe doesn’t go bust

12/12/11 4,968 Views 9 Comments

AIB and Bank of Ireland are in this list from Business Insider which ranks them the first and seventh most exposed banks in Europe.

# stress-tests - Thursday 8 December, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Good news: AIB, BoI and IL&P banks pass latest round of stress tests

08/12/11 2,380 Views 39 Comments

The results were widely expected and indicate that Michael Noonan’s restructuring of the banking system is working in this regard.

# stress-tests - Friday 2 December, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

02/12/11 3,247 Views 10 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: All eyes on Merkel over EU’s future, BoI hits the stress-test target, more pressure on Iran – and is Joxer heading to Kiev or Warsaw?

# stress-tests - Monday 31 October, 2011

From Business ETC Insolvent

Nine companies declared insolvent every day in October

31/10/11 378 Views 10 Comments

The latest figures show that business and professional services now rank alongside construction companies as the worst sectors affected.

# stress-tests - Monday 17 October, 2011

Irish Life

Irish Life staff may pursue industrial action over State sell-off

17/10/11 595 Views 7 Comments

Hundreds of staff will vote tomorrow on whether to take industrial action over the possible breakup and sale of the company.

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Government concludes sale of €1bn in Bank of Ireland shares

17/10/11 1,813 Views 12 Comments

Michael Noonan hails the sale of 10.51 billion shares in Bank of Ireland, which reduces the State’s role in the banking sector.

# stress-tests - Monday 5 September, 2011

Debt Forgiveness

Negative equity should not mean debt forgiveness – Rabbitte

05/09/11 855 Views 18 Comments

The communications minister says “blanket debt forgiveness” is not an option, but that banks should write off loans where there’s a genuine inability to pay.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

From Business ETC Northern Rock

British government-owned bank selling Irish arm… to Irish government-owned bank

30/08/11 654 Views 9 Comments

British-owned Northern Rock is selling its Irish operation to Permanent TSB – which is almost totally owned by the Irish government.

# stress-tests - Wednesday 3 August, 2011

From Business ETC Exchequer Returns

Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame

03/08/11 655 Views 19 Comments

Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

From Business ETC Courts

High Court grants permission to force through taxpayer’s IL&P injection

26/07/11 133 Views 1 Comment

The Minister for Finance is granted a court order to inject €4bn of public funds into Irish Life & Permanent.

# stress-tests - Monday 25 July, 2011

From Business ETC AIB

AIB posts €2.6bn loss for first six months of 2011

25/07/11 279 Views 7 Comments

AIB loses €5bn in deposits in between January and June, but made €2.2bn with public help and the sale of its Polish arm.

# stress-tests - Wednesday 20 July, 2011

From Business ETC Eurozone

Enda Kenny: Tomorrow’s EU summit probably won’t strike a big deal

20/07/11 297 Views 5 Comments

Enda Kenny says tomorrow’s EU summit probably won’t reach a deal – but France is promising a “strong message”.

# stress-tests - Monday 18 July, 2011

From Business ETC Euro In Crisis

Bond markets turn up the heat on Spain and Italy

18/07/11 194 Views No Comments

Some of Europe’s largest economies will find it tougher and tougher to survive without a crippling bailout…

# stress-tests - Friday 15 July, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Eight banks fail European stress tests

15/07/11 471 Views 5 Comments

The results of the European Banking Authority assessment of 91 banks across the eurozone are in…

Stress Tests

Bank stress test results due today

15/07/11 248 Views 3 Comments

The results of this fourth test will show which banks have enough capital to withstand a prolonged recession.

# stress-tests - Monday 11 July, 2011

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland shareholders to vote on removing €1.9bn from public bill

11/07/11 198 Views 4 Comments

If a deal offering shares to bondholders is turned down, the bank will need a taxpayer top-up and fall under State control.

# stress-tests - Friday 1 July, 2011

From Business ETC Burn The Bondholders

State settles burden-sharing dispute with AIB bondholders

01/07/11 235 Views No Comments

State can now “burn the bondholders” as settlement clears the way for buy-back schemes.

# stress-tests - Thursday 23 June, 2011

Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland deal knocks €2bn off taxpayer’s bill

23/06/11 797 Views 16 Comments

The savings mean the taxpayer will have to give the bank less cash to keep it afloat.

# stress-tests - Wednesday 15 June, 2011

Credit Unions

80 Credit Unions ‘risk closure’ over loan losses – insurer

15/06/11 624 Views 6 Comments

CUNA Mutual, a major insurer of Irish credit unions, says a fifth of branches could close over mounting lending losses.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 14 June, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Credit unions could be next to receive taxpayer funding

14/06/11 725 Views 14 Comments

The Cabinet will soon discuss a solvency plan that could see the State provide a capital injection into credit unions.

# stress-tests - Thursday 9 June, 2011

From Business ETC Irish Life

Court grants order for Irish Life business to be sold

09/06/11 248 Views 2 Comments

The High Court grants an order to the Minister for Finance directing Irish Life & Permanent to sell its life assurance business.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 31 May, 2011

From Business ETC Bank Of Ireland

Bank of Ireland confirms plan to burn junior bondholders – and save us €2bn

31/05/11 983 Views 9 Comments

The last bank outside State ownership wants to save as much as it can of the €2.6bn it owes in subordinated bonds.

# stress-tests - Thursday 26 May, 2011

From Business ETC AIB-EBS Merger

€1: The price AIB will pay to take over EBS Building Society

26/05/11 554 Views 7 Comments

The merger will be completed by July 1, but EBS will retain its own brand after AIB buys its shares for the price of €1.

# stress-tests - Friday 8 April, 2011

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

08/04/11 3,287 Views 2 Comments

Our usual wrap-up of the day’s news, and some bits you may have missed from the last 24 hours.

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Eight days after €24bn payout, banks face more stress tests

08/04/11 638 Views 2 Comments

AIB, Bank of Ireland, and Irish Life and Permanent will all face new EU tests – which could hit German banks hardest.

# stress-tests - Wednesday 6 April, 2011

Banks

Withdrawals from banks down following stress tests

06/04/11 789 Views 2 Comments

Shares in AIB and BOI rally as the Finance Minister announces that ‘fragile’ confidence in the banking system has been restored.

# stress-tests - Tuesday 5 April, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

05/04/11 3,675 Views No Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Investigation underway after some gardaí allegedly joked about ‘raping’ and ‘deporting’ Corrib protesters; fears of a serial killer on the loose in New York and why Ireland’s not the only country worried about banking stress tests.

# stress-tests - Monday 4 April, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Almost half of all companies facing debt “perfect storm”

04/04/11 157 Views No Comments

Credit risk assessors estimates that failing Irish businesses owe about €621m.

# stress-tests - Friday 1 April, 2011

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: April Fool’s Day

01/04/11 3,842 Views 1 Comment

TheJournal.ie’s daily guide to what’s been going on for the last 24 hours: credit ratings, Cork visits and Kerry presidents?

Take 5

Take 5: April Fool’s Day

01/04/11 3,293 Views No Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.

From Business ETC Shares

Irish Life and Permanent shares plummet as trading resumes

01/04/11 555 Views No Comments

Mixed reactions to the stress tests as Bank of Ireland shares go up this morning, but IL&P continue to drop.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: April Fool’s Day

01/04/11 3,219 Views 8 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Anger over the government’s failure to make the bondholders share the pain; Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield says criminal charges will come, and red faces for Royal aides as they invite the wrong Mary to the the wedding of William and Kate.

Banks

No bondholder burden-sharing or EU concessions after stress tests

01/04/11 525 Views 5 Comments

The government will give four Irish banks €24bn to keep them afloat – but won’t be spreading the damage among senior bondholders.

# stress-tests - Thursday 31 March, 2011

From Business ETC Stress Tests

Bank of Ireland wants the taxpayer off the hook – for now

31/03/11 1,552 Views 4 Comments

BoI says it will try to plug its €4.2bn hole without taxpayer help – but is the ECB breaking European law just to give us a hand?

Cocky? Moi?

Kenny “disagrees fundamentally” with reports of EU ‘cockiness’

31/03/11 1,803 Views 14 Comments

The Taoiseach dismisses a report that he had a “terrible impact” when meeting his EU counterparts on the bailout deal.

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Thursday

31/03/11 2,168 Views No Comments

TheJournal.ie’s round-up of the evening’s top stories – and the interesting tidbits of a busy day in news.

In Numbers

In numbers: What the stress tests think of the Irish economy

31/03/11 1,825 Views 18 Comments

€70 billion (and counting) in state aid for the banks, 45,000 mortgage defaults, and 15.8 per cent unemployment…

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