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# ntma - Thursday 23 May, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
NTMA and NAMA staff will lose exemption from new public pay cuts
Some staff at the NTMA refused to take voluntary pay cuts – so now the agency will be liable to mandatory deductions.
# ntma - Thursday 16 May, 2013
€500m worth of T-Bills sold at auction
The bills were sold at a lower interest rate this month than last month.
# ntma - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Another €500m of T-Bills for sale this week
The NTMA will hold another auction this Thursday as it attempts to help Ireland return to normal lending markets.
# ntma - Friday 10 May, 2013
No more consultations on salary waivers for NAMA/NTMA staff on over €200k
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said there will be no further discussions with three members of staff who refused to waive 15 per cent of their salaries.
# ntma - Thursday 9 May, 2013
NTMA paid PR company €630,000 to “keep taxpayers in the dark”
NAMA and NTMA paid more than €630,000 to one media relations company since 2010
# ntma - Saturday 4 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added man getting swallowed by a hippo
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# ntma - Friday 26 April, 2013
Three NTMA staff earning over €200k won’t take pay cut this year
Finance Minister Michael Noonan had asked the 13 staff earning over €200,000 at the National Treasury Management Agency to continue voluntary pay cuts this year but some have refused.
# ntma - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Ireland sells €500m of Treasury Bills at auction
The T-Bills were sold at a yield of 0.19 per cent.
# ntma - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Ireland sells €500m of Treasury Bills at auction
The T-Bills have a maturity of three months and were sold at an annual interest rate of 0.24 per cent.
# ntma - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Ireland buys back €500 million of its own bonds
The NTMA cancels €500 million of debts due to mature next month, after buying the bonds on the second-hand market.
# ntma - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Ireland to auction €500 million in T-Bills
The next sale is slated for Thursday, 21 March.
# ntma - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Ireland sells first 10-year government bonds since before bailout
The NTMA planned to raise about €3bn in an auction – but got bids for over four times as much, leading to the sale of €5bn.
# ntma - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
NTMA announces issue of new 10-year bond ‘in due course’
The bond will help restore market confidence in Ireland.
# ntma - Thursday 21 February, 2013
SOLD! Ireland sees slightly higher cost of borrowing on T-Bills
The NTMA sold €500 million worth of short-term bonds at auction this morning.
# ntma - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Ireland to auction off €500 million of Treasury Bills on Thursday
The auction is the latest attempt to test the waters for Ireland’s eventual return to normal lending markets.
# ntma - Friday 8 February, 2013
Ireland’s cost of borrowing falls as NTMA formally issues new bonds
The body that manages Irish debt has formally issued new bonds to replace the promissory notes.
# ntma - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Here is how much was won on Prize Bonds last year
The amount has increased significantly over the past three years as people sought safe places to put their money.
# ntma - Saturday 26 January, 2013
24 staff at State’s debt management agency have company cars
In addition, at least one of two company cars used by employees on work-related travel was bought after the State guarantee of the banks in 2008.
# ntma - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Dáil reform, Ireland’s EU birthday and national debt
Gay Mitchell will address the Seanad today on the role of the EU in solving the world’s great problems.
# ntma - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Ireland to sell €500 million Treasury Bills this week
The auction is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by the National Treasury Management Agency as it looks to return Ireland to normal lending markets.
# ntma - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
NTMA in talks with investors on selling new 10-year bonds
The body in charge of Ireland’s borrowing says it’s looking at trying to sell Ireland’s first 10-year bond since 2010.
# ntma - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Ireland raises another €2.5bn at the bond markets
The short-notice auction is the biggest since we were bailed out – and helps build up a cash buffer ahead of fiscal independence.
# ntma - Monday 7 January, 2013
NTMA to tap bond markets
The decision will see money raised through medium-term bonds.
# ntma - Monday 17 December, 2012
Prize Bond prizes to fall as cost of borrowing goes down
The NTMA, which issues prize bonds, has lowered the rate it uses to calculate the overall number of prizes on offer.
# ntma - Thursday 22 November, 2012
NTMA Chief says State Street “perpetrated a fraudulent act”
State Street said the individuals involved in improperly taking commission are no longer with the company.
# ntma - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Ireland’s cost of borrowing drops as another €500 million is raised
Today’s T-Bills auction was oversubscribed.
# ntma - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
# ntma - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
Ireland to go back to the markets again
The auction of T-Bills is set to raise another €500 million.
# ntma - Friday 2 November, 2012
Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
# ntma - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Ireland’s cost of borrowing stable as €500 million raised on markets
The auction was oversubscribed and the cost of borrowing remained at 0.7 per cent.
# ntma - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Ireland to raise €500 million on bond markets
The auction will be Ireland’s fourth since the bailout programme was initiated in November 2010.
# ntma - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Bond auction sees Ireland’s cost of borrowing fall dramatically
The NTMA successfully raises €500 million at a cost far lower than two months ago.
# ntma - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
NTMA chief: It’s looking good for ‘sustainable’ re-entry to markets
However, John Corrigan does warn that “wider uncertainties” in the eurozone could be risk factor to Ireland’s progress.
# ntma - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
NTMA to raise another €500m on bond markets this week
The treasury agency will auction €500 million of three-month bills on Thursday.
# ntma - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Irish 9-year bonds fall below 6% for the first time since 2010
Bond yields have fallen to their lowest rate since 19 October 2010, when Ireland entered into a bailout agreement with the EU/IMF.
# ntma - Friday 27 July, 2012
Irish bond auction welcomed but ‘country is still on life support’
The NTMA auctioned over €4 billion in Irish bonds yesterday in the first long-term debt sale since the bailout.
# ntma - Thursday 26 July, 2012
Ireland raises €4.19 billion in first return to bond markets
Investors were willing to give us €4.19 billion in loans maturing in 2017 and 2020 – but they come at a cost.
# ntma - Thursday 19 July, 2012
At least 3 more bond auctions before year end, says NTMA
National Treasury Management Agency sets out its roadmap for bond auctions over the next 18 months.
# ntma - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Cannabis, beer and T-bills: the week in stats
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