Day: July 3, 2022

Jul 03
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Fraudulent firm clones Fire Financial Services Limited T/A fire.com and Fire

It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a fraudulent entity has been claiming to be a retail credit firm in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. In this instance the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firms in order to deceive consumers. […]

Jul 03
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Renfrew Capital Management (Clone)

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a scam entity by the name Renfrew Capital Management (Ireland and Bermuda), formerly operating the website https://renfrewcapitalmgmt.com, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this […]

Jul 03
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Parker Prime

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a scam entity by the name Parker Prime (Estonia / United Kingdom) formerly operating the website addresses: https://parker-prime.com and https://clientzone.parker-prime.com, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate […]

Jul 03
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – Scam entity clones authorised The World Markets Umbrella Fund plc

It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a scam entity by the name World Market Funds (Ireland), formerly operating the website https://wmfunds.co.uk/, has been claiming to be an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance the […]

Jul 03
Hiring top crypto talent can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be

Building a career or constructing a team in decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto relies on finding talent, skills and the right attitude anywhere, in anyone. While this is no different than other industries, what makes ours unique are the much-needed, specialized skill sets combined with finding a good culture fit in an international and remote […]

Jul 03
Web5 vs. Web3: The future is a process, not a destination

On June 10, many were surprised by the news that TBD, a subsidiary of Block, Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey, announced the launch of the Web5 platform. Web 1, 2, 3 and now Web 5? But where is Web 4? Those who don’t care about number sequences can just downloaded Web 7. But first, so that […]

Jul 03
Ethereum average gas fee falls down to $1.57, the lowest since 2020

For nearly two years, between Jan. 2021 and May 2022, the average gas fee required by the Ethereum network was roughly $40, with May 1, 2022 recording the highest average daily gas cost of $196.638. 2060 Total views 52 Total shares The Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem’s biggest roadblock to mainstream dominance is often attributed to the […]

Jul 03
Labour market recovery after the pandemic – Central Bank report

Q4 2021 saw 2.5 million people in employment, the highest on record. Strong employment was supported by the domestic labour force, with migration playing a smaller role Two groups drove this labour force expansion; under 25s and women over 35.  Evidence that there are longer running trends that have encouraged women to remain part of […]

Jul 03
Central Bank of Ireland hosts inaugural meeting of the Climate Forum and publishes Sustainable Investment Charter

Climate Forum will meet twice yearly and brings together climate change experts, industry representative bodies, regulated firms, and Central Bank representatives. Central Bank also publishes its first Sustainable Investment Charter. Charter provides a guide to apply sustainable investment principles to the Central Bank’s investment assets. The Central Bank of Ireland has hosted the inaugural meeting […]

Jul 03
Statement – Post CEO Roundtable

The Central Bank of Ireland welcomes the statement from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) following Tuesday’s CEO roundtable meeting, at which the retail banks set out the programme of work being undertaken by the sector to manage the migration of personal and business bank accounts. The work outlined focuses on the four areas […]