# bonds - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
In today’s episode, business reporter Ian Curran explains what’s been going on.
# bonds - Monday 26 December, 2016
# Bond Prize Bond
# Bond Prize Bond
So have Savings Bonds and Post Office accounts.
# bonds - Wednesday 30 March, 2016
# Worth A Punt
# Worth A Punt
The State has sold it’s first ever 100-year-bond.
# bonds - Wednesday 7 January, 2015
# Going Like Hotcakes
# Going Like Hotcakes
A good day’s work, says the Finance Minister.
# bonds - Thursday 20 November, 2014
# Payback Time
# Payback Time
The government could have another €400m in the coffers each year now it has struck a deal.
# bonds - Monday 28 July, 2014
# NTMA
# NTMA
Agency’s latest figures show that it has repaid 43% of its senior debt liabilities ahead of schedule.
# bonds - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
# Bonds
# Bonds
National Asset Management Agency recently reported profits of €211m.
# bonds - Thursday 15 May, 2014
# Rating Bump
# Rating Bump
It would be the second upgrade in six months from the agency which has traditionally talked Ireland down.
# bonds - Monday 5 May, 2014
# European Commission
# European Commission
The European Commission predicted 1.4 per cent growth for 2014 and employment growth of 2.4 per cent.
# bonds - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
# bonds - Thursday 13 March, 2014
The yield of 2.967% is less than was previously expected.
# bonds - Friday 7 March, 2014
# Debt
# Debt
Piraeus Bank SA requires more than €6 billion worth of capital.
# bonds - Friday 28 February, 2014
# Bad Bank
# Bad Bank
The bad bank announced plans today for another multi-billion redemption of senior bonds.
# bonds - Monday 3 February, 2014
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
It brings the total amount of these bonds redeemed to €1.75 billion.
# bonds - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
# bonds - Monday 20 January, 2014
# NTMA
# NTMA
NTMA Chief Executive John Corrigan says it opens Ireland up to a ‘new universe’ of investors.
# bonds - Friday 17 January, 2014
# A Good Rating
# A Good Rating
The ratings agency says that strong growth potential and the bailout exit were two major factors in the decision.
# bonds - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
# Funding
# Funding
The National Treasury Management Agency published its review of 2013 this afternoon, and details a number of
# bonds - Tuesday 31 December, 2013
# Markets
# Markets
Stocks have been boosted this year by the upbeat global economic outlook, low interest rates and central bank stimulus policies.
# bonds - Tuesday 17 December, 2013
# NTMA
# NTMA
The 4 per cent treasury bond will mature in January.
# bonds - Wednesday 4 December, 2013
# NAMA
# NAMA
The bonds redemmed were issued as consideration for loans acquired from financial institutions in 2010 and 2011.
# bonds - Friday 22 November, 2013
# Bailout Exit
# Bailout Exit
Junior Minister Paschal Donohoe says that since we have now chosen to leave the bailout without a precautionary credit line, we must now keep borrowing rates low:
# bonds - Wednesday 20 November, 2013
# Markets
# Markets
Both transactions, made by Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB, were met with strong demand.
# bonds - Tuesday 1 October, 2013
# My Precious
# My Precious
But don’t worry, you can get them back. If you haven’t touched Savings Bonds or Certificates in 15 years, they could be transferred to the State.
# bonds - Thursday 20 June, 2013
# Sold
# Sold
Total bids received amounted to €1.46 billion which was 2.9 times the amount on offer.
# bonds - Sunday 19 May, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key.
# bonds - Saturday 13 April, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
# bonds - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
The things we learned, loved and shared today…
# bonds - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
# Markets
# Markets
The next sale is slated for Thursday, 21 March.
# bonds - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
# Bonds
# Bonds
The bond will help restore market confidence in Ireland.
# bonds - Thursday 21 February, 2013
# Markets
# Markets
The NTMA sold €500 million worth of short-term bonds at auction this morning.
# bonds - Monday 28 January, 2013
# Open Thread
# Open Thread
It’s back on the agenda as the Irish government seeks a deal to avoid paying back €3.06 billion due in March, but what do you want to know about those pesky promissory notes?
# Sentiment
# Sentiment
RaboDirect’s Investor Barometer has also shown that 42 per cent of investors would prefer to invest in emerging markets.
# bonds - Monday 14 January, 2013
# Bond
# Bond
The repayment is part of over €17 billion that will be paid to bondholders by Irish banks in 2013.
# bonds - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
# Bailout
# Bailout
Michael Noonan said the sale marks the start of the process of recovering money for the Irish taxpayer.
# bonds - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# bonds - Friday 28 December, 2012
# Bondholders
# Bondholders
The only one of Ireland’s main banks not under State control makes the final payment to bondholders today bringing to over €20 billion the amount paid out by it and other banks this year.
# bonds - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
# NAMA
# NAMA
This means NAMA has reduced its indebtedness by over €5 billion since its establishment three years ago.
# bonds - Thursday 13 December, 2012
# Fundraising
# Fundraising
The beleaguered bank has ventured back into the fundraising markets.
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