Day: July 13, 2022

Jul 13
Credit union members will benefit from improved insurance coverage

The New Brunswick Credit Union Deposit Insurance Corporation (NBCUDIC) has extended its deposit protection coverage to include more savings products at insured credit unions. Effective July 1, 2022, members of New Brunswick credit unions insured with NBCUDIC will now receive insurance coverage for their Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs), Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) and […]

Jul 13
Crypto winter presents an opportunity amid chaos, says asset group exec

Alex Tapscott told Cointelegraph that bear markets lead to great ideas being formed and new businesses being built. 1180 Total views 47 Total shares Bear markets often result in investors showing extreme fear in tools that measure the market’s sentiments. However, despite the uncertainties during a crypto winter, some prefer to focus on the opportunities […]

Jul 13
`Peak inflation will have to wait’: Traders see three more 8%-plus CPI readings despite falling gas prices

“Staggering.” “Ugly.” “Brutal.” And …. “out-of-date.” Those are some of the words that investors, analysts — and even President Joe Biden — used to sum up the June consumer price index report released on Wednesday. The report produced a 9.1% annual headline rate, an almost 41-year high, that surprised financial markets by coming in even […]

Jul 13
Central Bank highlights weaknesses in Virtual Asset Service Providers’ AML/CFT Frameworks

Central Bank seeks to anticipate and support innovation in the financial services industry Firms in novel areas must ensure their businesses will not be used to launder the proceeds of crime or to finance terrorism Central Bank issues a bulletin to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assist them in strengthening their applications and frameworks […]

Jul 13
Central Bank of Ireland welcomes publication of the International Monetary Fund’s assessment of Ireland’s financial sector

The IMF’s review recognises considerable progress in strengthening the framework for financial sector regulation, supervision and crisis management in Ireland. An increasingly large, complex and rapidly evolving financial system in Ireland raises new challenges for the future. Review makes targeted recommendations for further work, which will be considered by the Central Bank as it implements […]

Jul 13
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 13
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 13
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 […]

Jul 13
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 13
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 […]