Tag: CBI Ireland

Jun 23
Central Bank calls on firms to prevent IBAN discrimination

IBAN discrimination is an issue across Europe as more firms offer financial services cross border The Central Bank has contacted regulated firms and business representative bodies in Ireland to reinforce all organisations’ responsibilities under SEPA Supporting consumer choice to choose a provider with a non-Irish IBAN is important as Ulster Bank and KBC exit the […]

Jun 23
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Insurance Ireland’s Annual Industry Lunch

Insuring for our Future Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to address you today.1 A well-functioning insurance market provides important benefits and supports for society as a whole. Insurance protects people from financial loss, should unforeseen events arise.  At a macro level you have an important role in channelling savings into financial markets and ultimately […]

Jun 23
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on the publication of the Financial Stability Review 2022:1

Thank you for joining us today for the release of the first FSR of 2022. It gives me particular pleasure to welcome some of you in person for today’s event after more than two years, our first hybrid version of the release of the Review. We are meeting today at a time when a series […]

Jun 23
Governor Makhlouf launches Central Bank of Ireland’s Financial Stability Review 2022:1

Medium-term risks have grown in the past six months, with the focus shifting from pandemic related distress to concerns around the impact of lower global growth expectations, significant price pressures and tightening financial conditions. Inflationary pressures present new challenges for borrowers, which are mitigated by the building of resilience over the past decade. The Central […]

Jun 23
Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthotised Entity – Cofino Capital

It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a fraudulent entity, Cofino Capital, operating the website www.cofino-capital.com (Not Active), has been operating as a retail credit firm in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. In this instance, the fraudulent entity claimed to be a partner of the […]

Jun 22
Second Employers’ Liability, Public Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Report of the NCID published

Report provides key statistics on employers’ liability, public liability, and commercial property insurance in Ireland; including data on claims costs and settlement channels. On average, employers’ liability and public liability claims settled through litigation cost more and take longer to settle than claims settled directly or via the PIAB. Insurers’ income and expenditure on Employers’ […]

Jun 22
Central Bank contacts business groups regarding Financial Sanctions obligations

The adoption of sanctions places legally binding obligations on all individuals and entities The Central Bank is sharing information with business representatives regarding individual and firm-level obligations Sanctions breaches must be reported to An Garda Siochana Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the introduction of EU Regulations relating to financial sanctions, the […]

Jun 22
Central Bank calls on firms to prevent IBAN discrimination

IBAN discrimination is an issue across Europe as more firms offer financial services cross border The Central Bank has contacted regulated firms and business representative bodies in Ireland to reinforce all organisations’ responsibilities under SEPA Supporting consumer choice to choose a provider with a non-Irish IBAN is important as Ulster Bank and KBC exit the […]

Jun 22
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf at Insurance Ireland’s Annual Industry Lunch

Insuring for our Future Good afternoon, it is a pleasure to address you today.1 A well-functioning insurance market provides important benefits and supports for society as a whole. Insurance protects people from financial loss, should unforeseen events arise.  At a macro level you have an important role in channelling savings into financial markets and ultimately […]

Jun 22
Remarks by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on the publication of the Financial Stability Review 2022:1

Thank you for joining us today for the release of the first FSR of 2022. It gives me particular pleasure to welcome some of you in person for today’s event after more than two years, our first hybrid version of the release of the Review. We are meeting today at a time when a series […]