The Number One European Stock to Own in 2015 Is... From Russia?
at The Street - Fri Dec 19, 3:53PM CST
Wrapping up the week-long countdown of the top European stocks to own for 2015, TheStreet's Jack Mohr's number one pick is CTC Media, the leading TV broadcaster in Russia.
RIG: 18.77 (-0.37), CTCM: 4.89 (-0.20), IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), TESO: 12.71 (-0.42), MT: 11.08 (-0.09)
Warren Buffett’s 'Huge Mistake' May Be the Stock to Own in 2015
at The Street - Thu Dec 18, 3:57PM CST
Tesco comes in at No. 2 in this week's countdown of the best European stocks for 2015.
RIG: 18.77 (-0.37), IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), TESO: 12.71 (-0.42), MT: 11.08 (-0.09)
Stock of Steel: ArcelorMittal Poised for Major Bounce Back in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 17, 5:02PM CST
ArcelorMittal comes in at number three in this week's countdown of the best European stocks for 2015.
RIG: 18.77 (-0.37), IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), MT: 11.08 (-0.09)
Bank of Ireland Could be Your Lucky Stock Pick for 2015
at The Street - Mon Dec 15, 4:28PM CST
Bank of Ireland, the leading bank in a growing Irish economy, comes in at No. 5 in this week's countdown of the best European stocks for 2015.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Outlook lifted for Bank of Ireland
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 12:18PM CST
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Leading Policymakers and Economists to Discuss Eurozone Instability, Austerity at Levy Economics Institute Conference in Athens, Greece, November 21-22
GlobeNewswire - Fri Nov 14, 4:03PM CST
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College will gather high-level policymakers, distinguished economists, and leading banking and investment professionals at the conference "Europe at the Crossroads: A Union of Austerity or Growth Convergence?" in Athens, Greece, to explore the ongoing economic crisis in Greece and other eurozone countries. Coorganized by the Levy Institute and Economia Civile, with support from the Ford Foundation, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Marinopoulos AE, the conference takes place Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, and is free and open to the public.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), MS: 38.81 (-0.14)
Analysis of Allied Irish Banks
M2 - Fri Nov 14, 4:14AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2pz237/analysis_of) has announced the addition of the "Analysis of Allied Irish Banks" company profile to their offering. Allied Irish Banks is one of the major commercial banks in Ireland and provides banking as well as financial and other similar services. The Group offers investment banking, asset management, commercial banking, along with insurance. With its entry into the Baltic countries in 2008, the Allied Irish Banks has spread its presence across Europe. However, in spite of its expansion, the Group continues to be plagued by financial problems. In 2009, the bank had to take a rescue package of Euro 7 billion from the Irish government has its capital value had fallen to Euro 486 million. With the Irish government announcing further plans to inject more capital into the AIB, the bank is well on its way to becoming nationalized. It remains to be seen how AIB comes out of this situation with all major analysts and financial organizations keeping an eye on the Bank's performance. The report Analysis of Allied Irish Banks is a highly comprehensive research analysis on the Allied Irish Banks and its competitors: - Bank of Ireland - Barclays Plc - HSBC Holdings Plc - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC The analysis on the Allied Irish Banks includes a complete and comprehensive analysis of the AIB Group, an overview of the banking industry that AIB now operates in, a PEST Framework Analysis of the banking industry, and then moves on to analyzing the Group itself. The Analysis of Allied Irish Banks 's includes a history of the company, a business segment analysis of the segments AIB operates through, a look at the organization structure of AIB, a geographical operating segments analysis, an analysis of the company's major competitors. Having had a net profit of Euro 767 million in FY2008, a decrease of nearly 60% from FY2007, AIB is at a financial crossroad. Therefore, a very important part of this analysis if the financial analysis of the Allied Irish Banks that is presented in the report. This includes a ratio analysis, basic profit and loss analysis, presentation of the company balance sheet, and much more. A SWOT Framework Analysis of AIB along with its competitors completes this in-depth product - Analysis of the Allied Irish Banks. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2p...nalysis_of
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), HSBC: 47.71 (+0.18), RBS: 12.31 (+0.14)
5 Big Stocks to Trade for Gains as QE3 Ends
at The Street - Thu Oct 30, 10:02AM CDT
Here's how to trade some of the biggest Stocks on Wall Street as the Fed calls for an end to quantitative easing.
PM: 83.15 (-0.15), DFS: 65.95 (-0.22), COF: 83.23 (-0.05), IRE: 15.64 (+0.02), CHTR: 167.46 (-0.31)
Grant Thornton, Bank of Ireland and Matheson to Sponsor Irish International Business Network Event
Business Wire - Tue Oct 28, 8:01AM CDT
The Irish International Business Network (IIBN), a not-for-profit organization which brings together leading Irish business men and women, announced today that Grant Thornton, Bank of Ireland and Matheson are the primary sponsors of the OpportUnity conference, its fourth annual global conference taking place on November 6th and 7th in New York City.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
CoreFiling's XBRL Disclosure Management Platform(TM) Proving Its Worth at the Bank of Ireland
Business Wire - Thu Oct 16, 3:31AM CDT
CoreFiling, the leading developer of XBRL software products for regulators and XBRL report filers, have announced that the Bank of Ireland has been using the company's XBRL Disclosure Management Platform(TM) (XDMP) to meet its regulatory reporting obligations under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) since the start of the new filing regime in June this year.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Red Rocks Capital and Carolon Capital Announce Intention to Launch European UCITS Fund Focusing on Listed Private Equity
Business Wire - Tue Oct 14, 10:04AM CDT
Carolon Capital Ltd ("Carolon"
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Ireland Cards and Payments Industry Report 2014
M2 - Wed Oct 01, 6:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jtm78p/irelands_cards) has announced the addition of the "Ireland's Cards and Payments Industry" report to their offering. Irish payment cards registered positive growth during the review period (2009-2013), recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.75%, to reach 6.3 million cards in circulation by the end of 2013. Improvements to banking infrastructure such as the increased installation of point-of-sale (POS) terminals in merchant outlets drove the growth. In terms of transaction value, payment cards valued EUR49.1 billion (US$65.1 billion) in 2013, after registering a review-period CAGR of -0.22%. However, it is expected to expand over the forecast period (2014-2018), at a CAGR of 3.23%. In terms of transaction value, debit cards accounted for a 77.9% share in 2013, which is expected to rise further over the forecast period. The banking sector transformed and adopted new technologies during the review period, which helped enhance customer experience by simplifying and speeding up many banking activities. Allied Irish Banks (AIB) took a vital step via its Learn About Banking (LAB) store. LAB is a high-street learning and research store which enables customers to understand the benefits of new banking technology. It collects feedback from users to understand their preferences and improve the service. Mobile money is emerging as a popular alternative payment instrument in Ireland. Many banks offer the service, which only requires a recipient's mobile number to enable a funds transfer. Ulster Bank added the Pay Your Contacts function to its service portfolio in October 2013. Pay Your Contacts is a smartphone app that saves the users financial details once during installation. Via the app, users can send money to anyone in their contact list, provided the recipient also has the app. Similarly, Permanent TSB introduced a MobileMoney service in June 2014, and AIB launched its Me2U mobile money app in January, 2014. - A large number of customers, primarily within the high-income bracket, are engaged in philanthropic activities. To cater these customers, banks have introduced programs whereby customers can donate a percentage of their total credit card expenditure to charitable programs. Bank of Ireland (BOI) offers the Affinity Credit Card which donates to the customer's choice of associated colleges such as the University College (UCD), University of Limerick, the National University of Ireland (NUI) Maynooth, NUI Galway, Trinity College and University College Cork (UCC). Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 Analysis of the Industry Environment, Key Trends and Drivers 3 Cards and Payments Industry Share Analysis 4 Regulatory Framework and Card Fraud Statistics 5 Emerging Consumer Attitudes and Trends 6 Analysis of Payment Cards and Growth Prospects 7 Analysis of Credit Cards Market and Growth Prospects 8 Analysis of Debit Card Payments and Growth Prospects 9 Merchant Acquiring 10 Company Profiles of Card Issuers 11 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Allied Irish Banks (AIB) - Bank of Ireland (BOI) - MasterCard - Permanent TSB - Ulster Bank - Visa For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jt...ands_cards
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
New Fiserv White Paper Shares Opportunity, Best Practices for Cross-Selling via Mobile Banking
Business Wire - Tue Sep 30, 8:01AM CDT
Sibos Stand B09 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of financial services technology solutions, today released a white paper that outlines how financial institutions can leverage the mobile channel as a sales platform. Titled, "Sold! Cross-Selling in the Mobile Channel", the white paper discusses how financial institutions can promote and cross-sell products and services via mobile banking to increase wallet share and strengthen customer relationships.
FISV: 72.65 (-0.38), IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Bank of Ireland Has Returned 7.2% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (IRE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Sep 22, 5:11PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) on August 14th, 2014 at $15.09. In approximately 1 month, Bank of Ireland has returned 7.22% as of today's recent price of $16.18.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Bank of Ireland Shares Up 9.2% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (IRE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Sep 15, 11:07AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) on August 14th, 2014 at $15.09. In approximately 1 month, Bank of Ireland has returned 9.21% as of today's recent price of $16.48.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Downgrade Alert for Bank of Ireland (IRE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Sep 09, 6:54AM CDT
Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) was downgraded from Buy to Neutral at UBS today. The stock closed yesterday at $16.83 on volume of 414,000 shares, above average daily volume of 395,000. The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland provides a range of banking, life insurance and other financial services to customers in Ireland and United Kingdom. Services include branch banking, personal and business loans, loan insurance, mortgages, foreign exchange, correspondent banking, credit cards and stockbroking.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
Bank of Ireland Has Returned 12.7% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (IRE)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 05, 10:03AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Bank of Ireland (NYSE:IRE) on August 14th, 2014 at $15.09. In approximately 3 weeks, Bank of Ireland has returned 12.72% as of today's recent price of $17.01.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)
EVO Payments International signs major long-term deal with Bank of Ireland
PR Newswire Europe - Wed Sep 03, 9:01AM CDT
EVO Payments International (EVO), a leading card payment acquirer and payment service provider operating in the United States, Canada and Europe, has announced today that it has entered into a long-term, exclusive relationship with Bank of Ireland to provide merchant acquiring services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
IRE: 15.64 (+0.02)