by Francis Conroy | Apr 3, 2024 | Hot Topics
UK FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT (UKFIU) have released their Annual Statistical report on Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) It has been another very busy year for the UKFIU, and SARs continue to play a critical role in alerting law enforcement to potential instances of...
by Francis Conroy | Apr 3, 2024 | Hot Topics
Key points of note in the Central Bank’s first Quarterly Bulletin for 2024 include: Falling inflation and a recovery in real incomes, combined with a robust labour market and ongoing fiscal supports suggest conditions in 2024 should support consumption growth....
by Francis Conroy | Apr 3, 2024 | Hot Topics
This Note examines the non-mortgage consumer credit market in Ireland, which represents just over one-tenth of all household credit in Ireland. Consumer credit has trended upwards since 2016, within a context of overall deleveraging in the household sector. Consumer...
by Francis Conroy | Mar 1, 2024 | Hot Topics
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) have issued the first of what will be an annual report. The Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook (RSO) report which sets out the Banks perspective on the key trends and risks that are shaping the financial sector operating landscape...
by Francis Conroy | Feb 28, 2024 | Hot Topics
Minister McGrath in the company of Minister Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, signs Commencement Order to implement Phases 1 and 2 of the Credit Union Amendment Act 2023. At the event held in the Department of Finance,...
by Francis Conroy | Dec 21, 2023 | Hot Topics
The 19th issue includes a number of items that will be of interest to credit unions, including 2023 Financial Year- End, Annual Information Seminar, Lending Framework Review, Member Personal Current Account Services changes and a Consumer Protection Code Review...