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Irish banks

Banks monthly: Individual Investment Accounts

Individual Investment Accounts (IIAs) should provide a welcome tailwind to Irish retail investing. We expect adoption to be gradual with flows captured at the margin from existing...

Bank of Ireland

Q3 results: strong lending with guidance upgrades

Bank of Ireland’s (BIRG) Q3 update demonstrates continued strong momentum, with upgrades to FY26 net interest income (NII), loan growth and capital generation guidance. Credit demand...

Banks

Product rates begin to increase

Both lending and deposit betas have been at, or close to, zero since the European Central Bank (ECB) began to increase rates in June. This will now change but only modestly initially,...

AIB Group

Further progress on P2R

While modest, the reduction in Pillar 2 Required (P2R) is welcome, with total P2R reduced by 55bps since the 2023 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). Of this reduction,...

Banks

Strong mortgage activity in Q3

Mortgage activity continued its upward trajectory with strong momentum in both drawdowns and approvals recorded for September. While re-mortgaging growth will catch the headlines,...

XPS Group

H1-27 trading update: strong revenue growth, modest guidance upgrade

Strong revenue growth was ahead of expectations, driven by outperformance across both Advisory and Administration. Regulatory change remains a key structural demand driver,...

Banks

Budget 2027 – SIA details revealed and bank levy rolled over

The final details of the savings and investment account (SIA), released today as part of Budget 2027, are broadly in line with expectations and will provide a long-term platform for...

Irish banks

Banks monthly – rate expectations

Money markets are pricing in four additional European Central Bank (ECB) rates rises over the next 12 months, with high levels of volatility since the Iranian/Middle Eastern conflict...

Banks

August mortgage approvals – strong growth continues

August mortgage approvals remained firmly on an upward trajectory, with double-digit growth in both value and volume. First-time buyers (FTBs) continue to underpin market activity....

Banks

Structure of savings accounts revealed

The Savings and Investment Accounts (SIAs) are a welcome move to simplify a highly complex retail investing market. We await details on the finer, quantitative aspects of the scheme....