http://www.islandsbanki.isNewsLiSA Live RSS-generatorThu, 20 Jun 2013 05:23:49 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/06/06/Two-covered-bond-tap-issuances-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland-/Íslandsbanki has tapped into two outstanding issuances of covered bonds that were listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland in March 2012. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=970fd437-dd72-42bf-8d9f-0ae0e8ebdd95http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/06/06/Islandsbanki-publishes-a-new-macroeconomic-forecast-/Íslandsbanki´s Research has published a new economic forecast. The main findings in the forecast are following: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:44:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=acce7739-a803-4b3e-8e6a-902aefde6a95http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/30/Interim-consolidated-financial-statements-1Q2013/Profit after tax was ISK 4.6bn in 1Q13, compared to ISK 5.6bn for the same period in 2012. The difference is primarily driven by lower net interest income and fluctuations in the ISK.Thu, 30 May 2013 09:22:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ce1195fa-bca4-4c29-9069-172b33e58a81http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/23/Islandsbanki-1Q2013-interim-financial-results-published-Thursday-30-May/Íslandsbanki will publish its 1Q2013 consolidated interim financial results before market opening on 30 May 2013. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4f706431-8f4a-4064-8499-2c07dcdd60e7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/16/Investments-in-the-Arctic/VIB and The Centre for Social and Economic Research (RSE) held a meeting on Wednesday May 16th on possible investment opportunities in the Arctic region.Thu, 16 May 2013 14:58:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6a2ac06f-41e9-4b27-b313-5490befb3a7bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/14/Islandsbanki-focuses-on-the-North-Atlantic-region-/Íslandsbanki has defined a new strategy for overseas business. In recent years the bank undertook international advisory business through its US subsidiary Glacier Securities. Tue, 14 May 2013 14:44:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=347159b3-6870-451c-bbe1-35eaa2f688d8http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/08/Issuance-of-3-and-6-month-commercial-paper/Íslandsbanki hf. has today sold 3 and 6 month commercial paper. The total issuance in each series cannot exceed ISK 1.5bn in nominal terms. Wed, 08 May 2013 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=b18e917c-36fd-49a2-b856-2cc472553a7chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/08/Islandsbanki-publishes-a-Risk-Report-/Íslandsbanki has published for the third time a separate Risk Report. The report provides detailed information on the Bank´s risk profile and risk management. Wed, 08 May 2013 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=48e17adf-6c7d-44e3-b282-2b201c393c53http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/05/03/Non-CPI-linked-Covered-bond-tap-issuance-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Íslandsbanki hf. has tapped into an outstanding issuance of covered bonds. The non CPI linked three year issuance, ISLA CB 15, was tapped for an amount of ISK 780,000,000 at a real yield of 6.3%Fri, 03 May 2013 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=00c967bf-ea31-48ce-a871-88f3d79b32edhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/04/23/Islandsbanki-issues-North-Atlantic-Seafood-Market-report/Íslandsbanki has issued a new report on the North Atlantic Seafood Market. The report will be distributed to participants in the European Seafood Exposition that will commence in Brussels 23 – 25 of April 2013.Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=714c15e8-18e1-4b05-967f-0e0a27aa82edhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/04/19/Islandsbanki-publishes-the-2012-Annual-Report-/Íslandsbanki has published its 2012 Annual Report. The Annual Report centres on three key themes; the company's operations and strategic direction, the 2012 financial accounts and risk management.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:35:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=47f3bde9-4d54-4799-8d83-84ddde880677http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/04/18/Islandsbankis-Annual-General-Meeting/Íslandsbanki held its Annual General meeting today. Fridrik Sophusson, the Chairman of the Board said in his speech that the bank’s staff, management and Board members had worked continuously to strengthen Íslandsbanki’s infrastructure and operations. 2012’s strong results were the results of these effortsThu, 18 Apr 2013 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=020985f3-8874-405c-912f-02feb2f253d7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/04/03/Supplement-to-Base-Prospectus-of-Bond-programme/Íslandsbanki has published a supplement to the Base Prospectus for its bond programme listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf.Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1ff3ff67-8540-4a30-b047-c509274eb8f1http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/03/22/Islandsbanki-the-first-financial-institution-to-list-commerical-paper/Íslandsbanki hf. has today sold 3 and 6 month commercial paper. The total issuance in each series cannot exceed 1,500,000,000 ISK in nominal terms.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6b0071ff-ac89-4f11-9c31-73175ed5ea70http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/03/14/Supplement-to-Base-Prospectus-of-Covered-Bond-programme/Íslandsbanki has published a supplement to the Base Prospectus for its covered bond programme listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf.Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:58:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=3dadd6ef-6446-4e9a-8596-c225de05d3c0http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/03/07/Two-covered-bond-tap-issuances-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland-/Íslandsbanki has tapped into two outstanding issuances of covered bonds that were listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland in March 2012. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:47:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=313e4600-5177-4849-83d8-8352081d61e9http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/03/06/Islandsbanki-at-a-Geothermal-Conference-/Íslandsbanki sponsors the IGC, Icelandic Geothermal Conference that takes place in Reykjavík between 5th and 8th March. Around 500 people from 40 countries participate in this international conference that focuses on three main phases of the geothermal value chain.Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e2527bd2-cef6-4049-bac9-22ba16d611bahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/02/28/Annual-consolidated-financial-statements-2012-/Profit after tax was ISK 23.4bn in 2012 compared to ISK 1.9bn in 2011. The entire goodwill from the acquisition of Byr was impaired at year‐end 2011 which resulted in a one‐off charge of ISK 17.9bn.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=26667b9a-4c01-4af3-94c0-ced22b7b392fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/02/21/Customers-receive-interest-refund-from-Islandsbanki/Approximately 20,000 of Íslandsbanki's customers will see a refund of 30% of the interest payments made on mortgages and general debt over the course of 2012.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=48b6c470-34c8-4b08-b3e8-eefa70de2562http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/02/19/New-report-on-Icelandic-municipalities/Íslandsbanki has published its first report on the issues, and finances, of Icelandic municipalities. The report analyses the operations of municipalitiesTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1c5f48c0-c2c3-4ee1-ba5f-6288bb0e2a41http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/02/05/A-new-pension-savings-product/Audur Capital and Íslandsbanki have agreed to combine their private pension savings products, FramtidarAudur and Islandsbanki´s Pension Savings, under the name Fratmtidaraudur VÍB (Future Wealth VÍB). Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:50:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=603fa8bf-53d4-4ee4-827e-dcd3a7a8e1f3http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/01/31/Covered-bond-tap-issuance-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Íslandsbanki hf. has today concluded an offering of an outstanding issuance of covered bonds. The non-indexed three year issuance, ISLA CB 15, was tapped for an amount of ISK 500,000,000 at a real yield of 6.5%Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=775c0f6c-4047-4479-94bd-1fadf0d454c9http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/01/29/Application-of-the-EFTA-Surveillance-Authority-in-the-case-of-Icesave-dismissed/The EFTA Court announced yesterday its judgement in the EFTA Surveillance Authority's case against Iceland concerning the so-called Icesave accounts.Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=39b44768-7128-4ad8-b54c-4036ac568126http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2013/01/18/New-Supreme-Court-ruling-on-illegal-loans-in-foreign-currencies-/Yesterday, the Supreme Court in Iceland once again ruled that some loans were illegally linked to the value of foreign currencies. The ruling will now be reviewed by the Bank. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:31:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=7205b4aa-13b2-4518-9451-9b6a02b96ea3http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/12/14/Two-covered-bond-tap-issuances-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Íslandsbanki hf. has concluded an offering of three outstanding issuances of covered bonds; ISLA CBI 19, ISLA CBI 24 and ISLA CB 15 that are listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland.Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:31:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=8274c876-1650-4912-a581-4fa0b1b9a106http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/12/05/Main-findings-in-Danske-Banks-economic-forecast-for-Iceland-presented-at-VIB-open-meeting-/Lars Christensen, at Danske Bank Research & Analysis, presented the bank's new economic forecast for Iceland at a meeting hosted by VÍB, Íslandsbanki's Wealth Management, at the Nordica Hilton hotel this morning. This is the third time that Danske Bank publishes a forecast for Iceland, one in 2006 and one in 2011. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:50:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1015ddb4-40df-4909-9d6d-75e7dca250fahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/11/29/9M2012-Interim-Financial-Statements-/Profit after tax was ISK 16.2bn compared to ISK 11.3bn for the first 9 months in 2011. Profit after tax for 3Q2012 was ISK 4.6bn compared to ISK 3.3bn in 3Q2011. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=c4a03ae6-2ec9-47f9-ab0d-32dc1b35c56chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/11/27/Islandsbanki-drops-three-court-cases-to-speed-up-restructuring-/After the Supreme Court judgment of 15 February 2012, 11 cases were selected by the 3 major banks to clarify issues that the Court judgment had not clarified.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:39:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=0f8f591a-b749-41ae-9d4a-88a3241bad7dhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/11/21/NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland-publishes-the-Prospectus-for-Fjarskipti-hf.-Vodafone-in-Iceland-/Íslandsbanki Corporate Finance has in recent months prepared the Prospectus for Fjarskipti hf. („the Company“). The Prospectus was written in relation to the Company‘s prospective Public Share Offering and subsequent listing of the Company‘s Shares on the Main Market of NASDAQ OMX Iceland. The Prospectus was published on 19 November 2012. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:24:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bfe29b81-39d8-43ec-9d27-0113b7b6b2bahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/11/13/Two-covered-bond-tap-issuances-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland-/Íslandsbanki has tapped into two outstanding issuances of covered bonds that were listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland in March 2012. The two tap issuances, which are both CPI-linked, are on the one hand a 7 year issuance, ISLA CBI 19, for an amount of ISK 400,000,000 at a real yield of 2.80%, and on the other hand a 12 year issuance, ISLA CBI 24, for an amount of ISK 950,000,000 at a real yield of 3.2%. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4477fe39-80e3-467f-a5ff-28d65857e44ahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/30/-Public-offering-of-Eimskips-shares/Today, Tuesday 30 October 2012, at 10.00 am a public offering of Eimskip‘s shares initiated. The offering will close at 16.00 pm on Friday 2 November 2012.Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:09:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=5d1355c2-e296-4beb-b9ac-08be56e87569http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/19/New-Supreme-Court-ruling-on-illegal-loans-in-foreign-currencies-/Yesterday the Supreme Court in Iceland passed a ruling that affects how banks in Iceland have recalculated loans that are illegally linked to the value of foreign currencies.Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:51:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=0d9b8098-abba-47e5-974b-ded0e734a08fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/18/New-covered-bond-issue-/Íslandsbanki has issued a new covered bond. The issue is a 3-year non-indexed issue, ISLA CB 15, for an amount of ISK 1,240,000,000 at a real yield of 6.5%. The bonds pay 6.4% semi-annual interest.Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:58:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=faad019f-9f62-48d6-95d9-9eeec4c42edchttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/10/VIB-meeting-John-Dizard-speaks-on-the-future-of-the-Euro-Zone/John Dizard, a columnist for the Financial Times, was a speaker at a meeting today hosted by VÍB, Íslandsbanki´s Wealth Management division. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ad462368-b707-412c-bd5c-0e2a11ce2c90http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/03/Changes-to-the-board-of-directors-of-Islandsbanki/Shareholders meeting of Íslandsbanki hf. has approved the nomination by the Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI) of María E. Ingvadóttir as a new member of the Board of Directors. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:44:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=3795d41d-f209-4ce1-966a-c4df02ed3f88http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/10/03/Breaking-through-the-crust-of-Ice-Economic-outlook-for-the-autumn/Íslandsbanki Research's has published new output growth forecast, entitled; Breaking through the crust of ice: Economic outlook for the autumnWed, 03 Oct 2012 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e9758600-bb52-47b1-b5d6-486b0620e6d9http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/08/30/Consolidated-interim-financial-results-1H2012/Profit after tax was ISK 11.6bn compared to ISK 8.1bn in 1H11. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:19:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=94aee228-7b93-44da-abc7-b42dc56c9a36http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/08/21/Glacier-Securities-acts-as-lead-advisor--to-Chiles-Camanchaca-in-the-sale-of-Centromar-S.A.-/Glacier Securities LLC, the New York-based subsidiary of Iceland’s Islandsbanki, acted as lead advisor providing investment banking services to Compania Pesquera Camanchaca S.A.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=d31b32f5-6732-469a-b009-ed6e70ac5d27http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/08/14/A-record-in-registrations-and-donations-in-the-Reykjavik-Marathon/Four days before the Reykjavík marathon nearly 8,000 runners have registered to participate. This is a 16% increase from the same time last year, when all previous records were broken. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:38:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=84ed2408-8271-4756-91c4-adb38c5d2d9fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/08/14/The-Reykjavik-Marathon-in-a-new-social-media-experiment/Islandsbanki and The Reykjavik Sports Union have launched Reykjavík Runs Us, an innovative new promotional campaign for The Reykjavik Marathon.Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:22:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ac317d0d-4780-45e8-b378-62a345f6db1fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/07/11/Measures-regarding-money-market-funds-compatible-with-EEA-agreement/The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has today concluded that the decision by the then Board of Directors of New Glitnir to acquire assets from a money market fund is compatible with EEA agreement.Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:40:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=43303054-0827-4445-b3c9-0464b6dedfcfhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/07/09/Vodafone-Iceland-selects-Islandsbanki-to-oversee-preparations-for-the-Companys-public-listing-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Vodafone Iceland, has engaged Íslandsbanki to act it’s advisor for the proposed listing of the Company on the NASDAQ OMX Iceland. Prior to the proposed listing, investors, along with the general public, will be given the opportunity to subscribe to shares in Vodafone Iceland.Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:43:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=69a1e86a-21e4-4ca6-b413-381c199fffebhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/06/27/Restructuring-of-Islandsbanki-approved-by-the-EFTA-Surveillance-Authority/The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has approved the measures taken in 2008, when Íslandsbanki was established on the domestic operations of its predecessor Glitnir and received support from the Icelandic State, as compatible with EEA rules. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=55f8037b-5399-4307-b888-d9b823c45e67http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/06/25/Excess-demand-in-a-private-offering-of-shares-in-Icelandair-Group-hf/In a private sales offering, Íslandsbanki accepted bids for 514,460,932 shares or 10.29% of the issued share capital in Icelandair Group hf. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=b4378ed3-1f79-49b5-97bd-476ce5f51eb2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/06/22/Economic-forecast-by-Islansbanki-Research/Íslandsbanki Research expects economic growth in Iceland to be 2,8% this year and similar growth is expected in the next two yearsFri, 22 Jun 2012 14:02:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=954de017-2315-4e15-8cb0-b9caafbf9291http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/06/20/Islandsbanki-hf.-intends-to-reduce-its-shareholding-in-Icelandair-Group-hf/Íslandsbanki hf. has decided to sell, through private offering, 5% share in Icelandair Group hf. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6467159d-dcb6-476d-bdee-4b8a0607acfahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/05/31/Board-change--ISFIs-alternate-member-takes-a-seat-on-the-banks-Board-of-Directors/Kolbrún Jónsdóttir, representing the Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI) on the Board of Directors of Íslandsbanki hf., has resigned.Thu, 31 May 2012 16:57:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=c54d6c97-a6dd-4573-9258-fa7aa63befc2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/05/30/Consolidated-interim-financial-results-1Q-2012/Profit after tax, was ISK 5.6bn compared to ISK 3.6bn in 1Q11.Wed, 30 May 2012 19:54:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=fb2d6abd-bfe6-4659-a13c-4be7bc3df2c6http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/05/24/Islandsbanki-1Q2012-interim-financial-results-published-in-week-22-of-2012/Íslandsbanki will publish its 1Q2012 interim financial results in week 12 of 2012, or after close of markets 30 May 2012. Thu, 24 May 2012 07:42:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bbb1774b-cd79-4650-a0e8-782f85df88abhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/05/11/Eimskip-selects-Islandsbanki-to-oversee-preparations-for-the-Companys-public-listing-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Eimskip has engaged Íslandsbanki and Straumur Investment Bank to act as advisors for the proposed listing of the Company on the NASDAQ OMX Iceland.Fri, 11 May 2012 21:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=7edc04bc-40a5-4be3-8f1e-6494568fb08fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/05/04/Islandsbanki-Two-covered-bond-tap-issuances-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Íslandsbanki has tapped into two outstanding issuances of covered bonds that were listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland in March 2012.Fri, 04 May 2012 09:27:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2ef14035-bbfb-4f88-88ac-a4a114b93143http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/04/27/Islandsbanki-issues-a-Global-Compact-Report/Íslandsbanki has been adhering to the United Nation´s principles for corporate social responsibility over the last three years. The UN Global Compact strategic policy initiative is an agreement which sets the parameters within which Íslandsbanki works.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a9a7e3f1-feeb-4f8e-beb2-683f949056b5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/04/27/VIB-meeting-Manuel-Hinds-speaks-on-unilateral-adoption-of-currency-/Manuel Hinds, an economist and the former Minister of Finance of El Salvador, was a speaker at a meeting hosted by VÍB, the wealth management division of Íslandsbanki, today. The topic of the meeting was “Unilateral adoption – a realistic solution to the currency crisis?” Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=9f77baa6-d493-40d0-9fbb-050cad64ae51http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/04/20/Islandsbanki-Iceland-chosen-as-Home-Member-State/Íslandsbanki hf. has chosen Iceland as its Home Member State in accordance with paragraph 3, article 3 of Act No 108/2007 on Securities Transactions, as per subparagraph ii), i) of paragraph 1 of article 2 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15 December 2004, on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=165c205f-3f1e-4c61-aacb-897926e70d29http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/04/13/Glacier-Securities-acts-as-advisor-in-a-15-million-loan-facility-in-the-US-Geothermal-Sector/Glacier Securities LLC, the New York-based subsidiary of Iceland’s Islandsbanki, acted as advisor in a $15 million loan facility to be provided by Geothermal Regional Center (GRC) for U.S. Geothermal, Inc.’s (USG) San Emidio North Project.Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:03:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4f7b8ac7-fc58-4898-838d-98dcd870d7afhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/04/10/Islandsbankis-2011-Risk-Report/Íslandsbanki has published its 2011 Risk Report. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:06:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4be3fa22-c0f1-4951-8b8d-65b319f4a1c2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/27/Islandsbankis-Annual-General-Meeting-2012/Íslandsbanki´s Annual General Meeting was held today.Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=383f6104-7f3a-4f4e-9f76-d1f6781abd19http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/27/Islandsbanki-The-2011-Annual-Report-and-Risk-Report/Today, Íslandsbanki published its 2011 Annual Report and Risk Report. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=873dbb8a-6591-46fc-bae2-c5e6566dade8http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/20/Consolidated-annual-financial-results-2011/Profit after tax from regular operations was ISK 13.9bn, compared to ISK 17.8bn in 2010. Profit after tax, including one-off items like goodwill impairment, costs associated with the Byr merger, loan portfolio net valuation change, and fair value gains from shares, was ISK 1.9bn, compared to ISK 29.4bn in 2010. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:53:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a1a7bc6c-5251-4531-8543-accd2fdc7606http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/16/Islandsbanki-FY2011-results-presentation-held-on-Tuesday-20-March-2012/Íslandsbanki will publish its 2011 consolidated financial results before market opening on 20 March 2012. Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:39:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=86cd784e-7276-47c4-840b-f1997da2009chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/13/Islandsbanki-Correction-of-final-terms-for-covered-bonds-ISLA-CBI-19-and-ISLA-CBI-24/In the final terms published 7 March 2011 for covered bonds ISLA CBI 19 and ISLA CBI 24, section B of the final terms for ISLA CBI 19 was published in the final terms of ISLA CBI 24 and vice versa. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:26:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6b87d42a-319d-4d99-8e1f-7fb8df394755http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/12/Islandsbanki-and-Glacier-launch-a-new-report-on-Canadian-Seafood-Market/Íslandsbanki and Glacier Securities have released a new Canadian Seafood Market Report at the Boston Seafood Show which takes place on the 11th - 13th March. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:02:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=34dc10cb-ea75-4feb-bdb1-6473fa0e5d8ahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/08/Islandsbanki-MP-bank-market-maker-for-covered-bond-ISLA-CBI-24/Íslandsbanki hf. has selected MP bank as market maker for the Bank's ISLA CBI 24 covered bond. The market maker is obligated to submit bids for at least ISK 20,000,000 nominal value, each day before the market opens. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:03:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=323368b9-40c1-4c8f-8d13-95b6be39d611http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/08/Islandsbanki-MP-bank-market-maker-for-covered-bond-ISLA-CBI-19/Íslandsbanki hf. has selected MP bank as market maker for the Bank's ISLA CBI 19 covered bond. The market maker is obligated to submit bids for at least ISK 20,000,000 nominal value, each day before the market opens. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=0a4586a1-676e-4907-8424-51c4f4841ee6http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/06/Islandsbanki-2011-Full-year-financial-results-published-in-week-12-of-2012/Íslandsbanki will publish its 2011 full-year financial results in week 12 of 2012.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ed8d5ea8-b98a-4014-a45d-d47d2f3bf45bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/03/05/Islandsbanki-Two-new-covered-bond-issues-on-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland/Íslandsbanki has sold two new covered bonds issuances on NASDAQ OMX Iceland hf. This follows on the back of Íslandsbanki’s successful covered bond issue in 2011, the first securities listed in the Icelandic stock exchange after the financial crisis in 2008. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4438143b-caab-4f10-b43e-14c1f9cef2bchttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/02/28/The-significance-of-the-Ocean-Cluster-for-the-Icelandic-Economy/In collaboration with the project Iceland Ocean Cluster, Íslandsbanki has published a report on the significance of the ocean cluster for the Icelandic economy. The report is based on research carried out during the past two years. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:46:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2d9c9588-519d-49cc-9d4e-d0d183738932http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/02/28/Islandsbanki-comes-top-in-customer-satisfaction-survey/Íslandsbanki has the most satisfied customers of any Icelandic financial Institutions according to Íslenska Ánægjuvogin. Íslenska Ánægjuvogin is a part of a collaboration of several European nations that measures customer satisfaction of leading companies in several industries. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1d1237c8-c82a-458f-8192-658c6914c17chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/02/27/Open-Sales-Process-of-Bluebird-Cargo-ehf/PwC has been appointed to act as an advisor in the formal sales process of a 100% share in Bluebird Cargo efh., owned by SPW ehf., a subsidiary of Miðengi ehf. Based in Iceland, the airliner specialises in freight cargo and provides ACMI (wet-leases) to forwarding agents around the world – especially in Europe. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2940f68b-e38e-4393-8d5a-2e3674aadcd7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/02/15/Supreme-Court-ruling/On 15 February 2012, the Supreme Court in Iceland passed a ruling (No.600/2011) that affects how banks in Iceland have recalculated loans that are illegally linked to the value of foreign currencies. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:50:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=5a435f5a-bf0d-4f0c-93e7-498301a65827http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/02/15/Only-ISK-CPI-linked-mortgages-in-Islandsbankis-covered-bond-pool/As Íslandsbanki has listed covered bonds on the NASDAQ OMX Iceland, the Bank would, in light of the ruling on mortgage loans in foreign currencies by the Supreme Court of Iceland 15 Feb 2012, like to make known: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:40:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e8fead5b-5ef4-4d5f-b349-fd080f223619http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/01/19/Glacier-Securities-acts-as-lead-advisor-in-American-Seafoods-Groups-acquisition-of-Good-Harbor-Fillet-LLC-/Glacier Securities LLC, the New York-based subsidiary of Iceland’s Islandsbanki, acted as lead advisor providing investment banking services to American Seafoods Group LLC in its acquisition of the business and assets of Good Harbor Fillet LLCThu, 19 Jan 2012 09:56:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=de7cc0a3-2502-4a08-9fcc-bb05833f439bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/01/14/SF-III-signs-an-agreement-to-acquire-an-82-stake-in-Iceland-Drilling-from-Midengi-ehf/SF III slhf., an investment fund operated by Stefnir hf., has signed an agreement to acquire an 82% stake in Jarðboranir hf. (Iceland Drilling) from Miðengi ehf., a subsidiary of Íslandsbanki hf.Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:56:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bfdb4fc2-2444-445b-b32b-3a4c4f655602http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2012/01/03/Islandsbanki-extends-an-ISK-3.5bn-loan-to-national-power-company-Landsvirkjun/Íslandsbanki acted as the lead arranger in a syndicated loan to Icelandic electricity company Landsvirkjun in the amount of ISK 10.5bn (USD 86m).Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=dadb264b-12d8-4a6a-88bb-4879c2f5e45fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/12/20/Treatment-of-goodwill/As a part of the merger of Íslandsbanki hf. and Byr hf., Íslandsbanki plans to make fair value adjustments to assets from Byr in the opening balance sheet of the combined entity. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:12:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1686c464-14a1-4a39-a817-cd19e5b12d23http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/12/16/IS-Funds-becomes-a-member-of-SFF-/The Icelandic Financial Services Association (SFF) has approved the independent membership of IS Funds, a subsidiary of ÍslandsbankiFri, 16 Dec 2011 11:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1471e5d4-ce56-4f3d-b1a5-9d935d14b044http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/12/07/Islandsbanki-lists-covered-bonds-on-the-NASDAQ-OMX-Iceland-/Íslandsbanki will become the first financial institution since the collapse in 2008 to complete a primary transaction on the NASDAQ OMX Iceland, when trading commences this morning on a covered bond issued by the Bank. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=c5917688-b97d-4c09-96c1-9a7e61575dcbhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/12/07/Islandsbankis-9M-results-for-2011/Annualised return on equity was 11.9%, which is in line with the return targets of the Icelandic State Financial Investments and the Bank's other ownerWed, 07 Dec 2011 11:11:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e56921f4-5e6e-48f3-b0ed-5bbbb90ce0c6http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/11/29/Staff-reductions-at-Islandsbanki-/Íslandsbanki announced today that the bank has reduced staffing following its acquisition of Byr. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:21:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=20e6d640-15a1-4030-acdf-082caea925adhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/11/24/The-merger-of-Islandsbanki-and-Byr-approved-/The sale of the government's 11.8% stake in Byr to Íslandsbanki hf. has been approved by the Parliament. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6f8fb511-d7c6-40ec-9f4e-25aae670eb02http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/11/22/The-Parlament-approves-the-sale-of-Byr-to-Islandsbanki/n Thursday the 18th of March the Icelandic Parliament approved a supplementary budget, and thereby accepted the sale of the governments holding in Byr Bank to Islandsbanki.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:21:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e648526d-ea6a-44ac-aae8-ae184318d5d6http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/11/22/BLIH-sold-to-Erna-Gisladottir-/Miðengi (a subsidiary of Íslandsbanki) and leasing companies SP Fjármögnun and Lýsing have completed the sale of BLIH, a holding company, to a company owned by Erna Gísladóttir. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:19:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=47b56103-ebc4-46ed-aec7-779f8e1334c0http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/11/22/Islandsbanki-provides-financing-for-new-container-vessels/Eimskip, Iceland's largest shipping company has signed a contract, commissioning the construction of two new container vessels.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:13:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a1744334-d4ab-4694-b595-3856cea754c4http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/27/Martin-Wolf-on-a-VIB-meeting-An-impressive-recovery-in-Iceland/Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, was a speaker at a meeting held by VÍB, the wealth management division of Íslandsbanki, yesterday. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:54:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2a16dcf6-a212-490f-8912-591b691e3607http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/26/VIB-meeting-Martin-Wolf-from-FT-on-Iceland--economic-recovery-or-policy-crisis/Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, will discuss the economic situation in Iceland at a VÍB, the wealth management division of Íslandsbanki, meeting tonight at 8 PM, Icelandic time. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:46:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ebcc1631-6e46-436d-b4c7-51da0649cf39http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/25/Islandsbanki-introduces-new-terms-for-mortgage-loans/The bank will raise the loan to value ratio from 70% to 80% by market value and at the same time lower the nominal interest rate on mortgage loans.Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:52:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=d7d00960-ab8f-41a4-8c49-69409a1d5b72http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/24/Islandsbanki-Release-a-New-Report-on-the-United-States-Geothermal-Energy-Market-/Íslandsbanki is proud to release its fifth annual United States Geothermal Energy Market Report.Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:45:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ada807b9-ca07-40ae-925d-1d8c14d4a28chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/21/Statement-from-Islandsbanki-/The Supreme Court has ruled that hire purchase contracts offered by ERGO (Islandsbanki's asset backed finance) are loan agreements.Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:44:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e57d26d8-d44c-4cb9-a0e5-60e575dd57a5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/19/ESA-State-aid-in-connection-with-the-merger-of-Byr-and-Islandsbanki-cleared/EFTA Surveillance Authority has concluded on two state aid issues in connection with the merger of the Icelandic banks Byr Hf. and Íslandsbanki. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:50:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bee6ee23-bd66-4621-afd7-534f3cb47fe2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/18/Financial-Supervisory-Authority-approves-the-merger-of-Byr-and-Islandsbanki/The Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) has approved the merger between Byr hf. and Íslandsbanki based on the 106th of. Act no. 161/2002 on Financial Institutions. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:43:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=14ed221b-fe5d-4357-b685-7b4c2cfe6202http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/17/Important-step-in-the-merger-of-Islandsbanki-and-BYR/The Icelandic Competition Authority has concluded that it will not act on the proposed merger of Íslandsbanki and Byr hf. The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) had previously reached the conclusion that Íslandsbanki is eligible to acquire a qualifying holding in Byr to the extent that Byr hf.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:49:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2960899e-0dab-4f8b-88bd-da78d287c7f4http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/17/Economic-forecast-for-Iceland/Íslandsbanki Reasearch has published a new economic forecast for Iceland. The forecast assumes that the Economic growth will be slow in the quarters ahead and there will be a slowdown between 2011 and 2012.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:33:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bbb9956a-816c-4d6f-81fe-6d884bf2fd29http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/11/Islandsbanki-enhances-its-credit-card-operations/In 2011, Islandsbanki acquired all the shares in Kreditkort hf. The bank had previously had a 55% stake in the company.Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=3478e858-5aa4-4a1d-a5e2-04b23e052651http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/10/New-CFO-at-Islandsbanki/Jón Gudni Ómarsson has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer of Íslandsbanki.Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=064174c5-1a4f-4063-bc8f-df9b3c4a11cdhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/06/Islandsbanki-permitted-by-the-FSA-to-issue-Covered-Bonds/Islandsbanki has been granted a licence by the Icelandic Financial Surveillance Authority (FSA) to issue Covered bonds. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:47:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bb940b85-56b2-4603-bce7-5fbf2d4c14efhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/05/Islandsbanki-publishes-report-on-the-Icelandic-Seafood-Market/Íslandsbanki has published the Iceland Seafood Market Report. In the report, the bank looks at the role and importance of the seafood industry in the Icelandic economyWed, 05 Oct 2011 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=96fcd4bf-2878-44fa-b48e-27ab7524cbbehttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/05/Islandsbanki-eligible-to-acquire-a-qualifying-holding-in-Byr/On 26 September, the Financial Supervisory Authority concluded that Íslandsbanki is eligible to acquire a qualifying holding in Byr to the extent that BYR hf.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=fa39c959-312d-46c7-94e5-7c5ee2f43a5fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/10/02/Islandsbanki-U.S.-Geothermal-Industry-Overview-report/Íslandsbanki publishes its first U.S. Geothermal Industry Overview report. With this report we provide an overview of the U.S. Geothermal industry´s landscape from plants in operation, to those in development and the companies involved.Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=c52a2102-31f0-43a3-808a-cd4359fbdf33http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/09/13/Islandsbankis-1H-2011-results/Annualized return on equity for the period was 12.9% compared to 17.3% in 1H 2010. This is in line with return targets of the Icelandic State Financial Investments and the Bank´s other owner.Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=8d9b7f23-c295-44fc-a114-5f446a8f438ehttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/09/05/New-Managing-Director-of-Markets-/Tryggvi Björn Davíðsson has been appointed Managing Director of Markets. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e6d60eac-785c-46d7-b1c9-3f6fe44a9cc0http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/09/01/Ingvar-Helgason-and-B-L-offered-for-sale/Íslandsbanki's Corporate Finance has been mandated to manage a formal and open process for the sale of up to 100% equity share in BLIH ehf.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:40:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=f6bd8933-4bb3-432c-9b0f-ac41f99f7d9ehttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/08/18/New-Report-U.S.-Geothermal-Development--Where-do-we-go-from-here/Íslandsbanki has published a new report on the North American geothermal energy industry. The report reviews the performance of publicly listed companies in recent years and offers thoughts on the future of the sector.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:01:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=34273209-21ea-450e-aad7-dc6e8e690be5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/08/11/Shares-in-Jardboranir-hf.-offered-for-sale/Miðengi ehf., the owner of Jarðboranir hf. (Iceland Drilling Ltd.), has mandated Íslandsbanki Corporate Finance (ISB CF) to manage a formal process for the sale of up to 100% of the share capital in Jarðboranir hf.Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:51:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=83785ee4-2f68-492c-babe-514b421bab44http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/07/13/Islandsbanki-and-Byr-to-merge/Following the sale process of Byr hf. the Board of Directors of Byr hf. has decided to negotiate with Íslandsbanki on new share issuance. The two companies have signed an agreement to that effect.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:08:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6cad7615-4210-471c-ae9c-18e8813b0aaahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/06/14/Statement-from-Islandsbanki/In a ruling passed on 9 June 2011, the Supreme Court of Iceland found that a foreign currency loan taken out by a company named Mótormax ehf. at Landsbanki Íslands was in fact an ISK denominated loan that was illegally linked to the value of foreign currrencies.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:10:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6639bc1b-4b25-48b3-9782-aefd1f3dee18http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/05/27/Islandsbankis-Q1-2011-results/Íslandsbanki hf. presents its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended 31 March 2011, which have been prepared on a going concern basis.Fri, 27 May 2011 10:54:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=84809a79-d481-4d23-a142-d017aa0b7f96http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/05/04/Islandsbanki-publishes-Risk-Book-2010/Íslandsbanki has for the first time published a special report with additional details on risk management and risk assessment: Risk Book 2010.Wed, 04 May 2011 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=3ad090d4-bcef-4cc1-ad15-26dc85d7cbe7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/05/03/Dr.-Daniel-Levin-appointed-to-the-Board-of-Directors-of-Islandsbanki/Dr. Daniel Levin was elected to the Board of Directors at an extraordinary general meeting of Íslandsbanki held today. He is replacing Raymond Quinlan which was recently hired as an Executive Vice President at CIT Group in the US. Quinlan is now a member of the Board of Glacier Securities, a subsidiary of Íslandsbanki in the US.Tue, 03 May 2011 14:14:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2bcfc946-d205-4759-bc52-9b1835d78639http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/04/12/Main-findings-in-Danske-Banks-economic-forecast-for-Iceland-presented-at-VIB-open-meeting/Lars Christensen, head of Danske Bank Research & Analysis presented the bank's new economic forecast for Iceland at an open meeting hosted by VÍB, Íslandsbanki's Wealth Management, at the Nordica Hilton hotel this morning.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6cde515d-63eb-4295-ab85-28320c4eef11http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/04/07/Danske-Bank-to-present-new-research-report-on-Icelandic-economy/Lars Christensen, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, will present a new research report on the Icelandic economy on Tuesday 12 April. The presentation will be given on the report's publication date at a meeting held by Íslandsbanki's asset management arm, VÍB.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=4937a8ee-4753-4ff2-9b3a-be1b063e6ea5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/03/30/Glacier-Securities-acquires-Broker-Dealer-license-in-the-USA/Over the past months, Glacier Securities, a subsidiary of Íslandsbanki, has undergone the application process with the US financial regulator FINRA, to obtain an operational licence in the US.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:31:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e7bd7ec7-5861-416b-8e8b-38accd9ea350http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/03/30/Islandsbankis-General-Meeting-2011/Íslandsbanki's Annual General Meeting was held at the Bank's headquarters in Iceland yesterday, 29 March 2011.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e2149847-081b-4d26-b23c-2c1cefcc6ee5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/03/03/Islandsbankis-2010-results/Íslandsbanki presents its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 2010, which have been prepared on a going concern basis. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:23:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=b06208f5-98a8-41f4-8b49-1f8b1a979dd8http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/02/25/Islandsbanki-Geothermal-Industry-Dashboard/As part of our continual efforts to promote geothermal energy, Íslandsbanki is proud to announce the launch of our Geothermal Industry Dashboard.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:03:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=9fc4d78f-52fe-4517-8b29-30c17adab8a3http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2011/02/10/Islandsbanki-U.S.-Geothermal-Industry-Overview-report/Íslandsbanki publishes its first U.S. Geothermal Industry Overview report. With this report we provide an overview of the U.S. Geothermal industry´s landscape from plants in operation, to those in development and the companies involved.Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e9cddfff-642a-485c-9425-980a546f4522http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/12/22/Execution-Policy-updated/Íslandsbanki has updated its Execution Policy in regards to securities transactions. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2abbc1b9-bac2-4f07-b895-2a7921f18d39http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/12/01/Islandsbanki-Wealth-Management-signs-a-partnership-agreement-with-DnB-NOR-Asset-Management/Íslandsbanki Wealth Management have signed a partnership agreement with DnB NOR Asset Management (DNAM), the asset management arm of DnB NOR, The agreement covers distribution of DNAM's products and services in the Icelandic market towards all client segments, i.e. institutional investors, individuals and corporates.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:20:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a69708a0-5e58-4cb8-aeef-e0b444a686cfhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/12/01/Islandsbankis-9M-2010-results/According to the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared on a going concern basis for the first nine months of 2010, Íslandsbanki's profit for the period was ISK 13.2bn, with income tax estimated at ISK 3.9bn.Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:19:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6da20683-c420-44fe-b0a9-99cab9841d0dhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/10/31/Shares-in-Sjoklaedagerdin-hf.-offered-for-sale/Íslandsbanki's Corporate Finance ("ÍSB Corporate Finance") has been mandated to manage a formal process for the sale of Íslandsbanki´s 33,34% equity share in Sjóklaedagerdin.Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=58f701b4-7f8a-4e7f-9f14-a90566b69001http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/10/28/Islandsbanki-releases-4th-annual-U.S.-Geothermal-Energy-Market-Report/Íslandsbanki releases its 4th annual U.S. Geothermal Energy Market Report, this year with a special feature on the Canada Geothermal Energy Market.Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=7da28f33-1c04-4507-bbf5-17bf6eb0b45dhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/09/24/New-board-member-appointed-to-Islandsbankis-Board-of-Directors/A new board member was appointed to Íslandsbanki's board of directors at a shareholders meeting on 23 September. Kolbrún Jónsdóttir was appointed to the board replacing Martha Eiríksdóttir who recently was hired as CEO for Kreditkort ehf. in Iceland. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:08:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=61c34505-a9b9-4852-9b8f-9dda7ff6e8eahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/09/23/Islandsbanki-publishes-new-report-on-the-U.S.-Seafood-Market/Íslandsbanki is has decided to reinstate its research on the United States seafood industry with the release of its new U.S. Seafood Market Report.Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=39227a9c-48dd-49a7-9e8c-5a33ed3d38d3http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/09/17/Recalculation-of-foreign-currency-car-loans-following-Supreme-Court-ruling/In light of the judgment passed yesterday by the Icelandic Supreme Court, Íslandsbanki has resolved to expedite work on the recalculation and settlement of foreign currency car loans, hire-purchase agreements and leases to individuals.Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=9bfd2f74-03bb-452a-903a-ddde8dd4ceedhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/09/07/Islandsbankis-H1-results-2010/According to the reviewed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared on a going concern basis for the first half of 2010, Íslandsbanki returned a profit of ISK 8.3bn during the period, with income tax estimated at ISK 2,347m.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=ef9a423a-269f-4e8a-a136-50166b942415http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/08/11/Islandsbanki-releases-new-Report-on-the-Canadian-Geothermal-Energy-Market/In an ongoing cooperation with the industry, Íslandsbanki is proud to release its Canada Geothermal Energy Market Report.Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:56:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=fd3fe391-fef5-4c26-8d2c-6bf1fcec7b11http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/07/01/Islandsbankis-Q1-results-2010/According to unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared on a going concern basis for the first quarter of 2010, Íslandsbanki returned a profit of ISK 3.6bn during the period, with income tax estimated at ISK 807m.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:16:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=df834800-7b59-4535-8b52-fb1326210d4dhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/06/24/In-view-of-recent-events/Over the past few days, Íslandsbanki has carefully examined the verdict of the Supreme Court of Iceland concerning automobile loans denominated in foreign currency and assessed the conceivable impact of the court’s verdict on the equity positions of Íslandsbanki.Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=0e8a4a23-36c0-4453-8f96-714ebbaf0e83http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/06/09/New-report-on-the-Iceland-Seafood-Market/Today, Íslandsbanki published a report on the Iceland Seafood Market. In the report, the bank looks at the role and importance of the seafood industry in the Icelandic economy, the fishing activities and export statistics, the Icelandic fishery management system, as well as the current financial situation of the sector.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=10e23d84-07c4-4ab3-b580-06ff8e501a3fhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/04/28/Islandsbanki-General-Meeting-2010/Islandsbanki's General Meeting was held at Bank's headquarters in Reykjavik this afternoon. At the meeting the current Board of Directors was re-elected. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:03:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a9364d18-4855-4b1b-b65d-239fd92a4596http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/04/20/New-report-on-the-Icelandic-geothermal-energy-market/At a meeting with industry representatives, Íslandsbanki released a new report on the Icelandic geothermal energy market. The report looks at the energy market in Iceland, the political and legal framework in the country and the investment needs for currently planned geothermal power projects.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:01:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=60c09e75-71cc-4aa7-8424-cee54cad25cbhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/04/14/Islandsbankis-2009-full-year-results/Íslandsbanki turned a profit of ISK 23.9bn in 2009, with income tax estimated at ISK 4.7bn. The Bank's total capital ratio of 19.8% exceeds the 16% minimum set by the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME). Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:57:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1de6691e-e7b4-4465-8813-6da08e664f4bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/03/29/Security-in-business/Icelandic banks, savings banks and leasing companies, with endorsement from the Icelandic Financial Services Association (SFF), have joined hands in an ongoing campaign to promote awareness of the inportance that their customers verify their identity by showing valid and legitimate identification.Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=5c6c16c5-9a19-4c5e-8259-c01307c7f291http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/03/19/Islandsbanki-endorses-the-MIT-Global-Startup-Workshop-2010/Islandsbanki is supporting the annual MIT Global Startup Workshop (MIT GSW) 2010 in Reykjavik. The workshop brings together entrepreneurial leaders, financiers, students, professors, government officials and private parties to build a global support network for entrepreneurship.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1f1f821c-98a0-4d6d-8913-c4aa9d53b488http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/02/08/12-offers-received-for-Sjova-Almennar-hf/Íslandsbanki's Corporate Finance division has received 12 indicative offers for the share capital of Sjóvá Almennar tryggingar hf. Most of the offers are made for the company's entire share capital.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e85a3dc9-9466-471d-b5d2-1f3f51831bffhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/01/25/New-Board-of-Directors-appointed-for-Islandsbanki/A new Board of Directors has been appointed for Íslandsbanki. Six members out of the seven are appointed by ISB Holding ehf. owned by Glitnir banki hf. which holds a 95% share in the bank. The Icelandic State Banking Agency (ISBA) appoints one member based on nominations from a selection committee.Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6fac1e58-d4b3-441c-9be5-916df9a68097http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/01/15/Shares-in-Sjova-Almennar-tryggingar-hf.-offered-for-sale/Íslandsbanki's Corporate Finance ("ÍSB Corporate Finance") has been mandated to manage a formal process for the potential sale of Sjóvá-Almennar tryggingar, which is today owned 90.7% by SAT Eignarhaldsfélag and 9.3% by Íslandsbanki.Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:12:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=53f9acdc-ebb3-4415-84d7-514e7c02c529http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2010/01/07/Financial-Supervisory-Authority-authorises-ISB-Holding-ehf.-to-own-qualifying-holding-in-Islandsbanki/The Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) has granted ISB Holding ehf. permission to own a qualifying holding in Íslandsbanki on behalf of Glitnir Bank hfThu, 07 Jan 2010 11:07:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=300c3a3e-3da0-4346-bdd6-da1ca9f888behttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/12/31/Islandsbankis-1H-2009-results/Profit after tax ISK 8.1 bn, estimated income tax due for the period ISK 1.37 bn million. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:20:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=f0685f08-cfe4-4624-8b07-d97747f4a137http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/12/07/Islandsbanki-15-October--31-December-2008-results/Profit after tax ISK 2.366 bn, estimated income tax due for the period ISK 364 million. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=1a9938ae-9ed7-4e66-af70-353bf37f84b2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/11/11/NYT-writes-about-Islandsbankis-Geothermal-Energy-Report/On the 11th of November, the On-line edition of the New York Times published an article on Islandsbanki´s Geothermal Energy Report.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=29e57a20-e220-4ad1-9e47-c410477809f5http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/10/15/Creditors-Acquire-95-of-Share-Capital-in-Islandsbanki/Glitnir's Resolution Committee has, on behalf of its creditors, decided to exercise the option provided for in its agreement with the Icelandic state and take over 95% of share capital in Íslandsbanki.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:13:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=348109b0-1bb2-4e15-a59d-ca23438d6ec9http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/10/07/Islandsbanki-releases-3rd-annual-U.S.-Geothermal-Energy-Market-Report/In continuation of its research activities in geothermal energy globally, Islandsbanki (formerly Glitnir) is issuing its third annual U.S. Geothermal Energy Market Report.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=dddc12be-99b9-4b34-a11a-d1d5ed737e38http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/09/28/Islandsbanki-publishes-opening-balance-sheet/Following the conclusion of agreements between Íslandsbanki, Glitnir's Resolution Committee on behalf of creditors, and the Icelandic state, Íslandsbanki has decided to publish its opening balance sheet, dated 15 October 2008. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:11:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e5b4956f-df74-48a1-abe1-6ceb23711106http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/09/13/Agreements-with-Creditors-Signed/Íslandsbanki, Glitnir's Resolution Committee, on behalf of its creditors, and the Icelandic state have signed agreements on thesettlement of the asset transfer between the old and new banks and on the recapitalisation of Íslandsbanki. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:07:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=05b53d4b-2c67-45a2-9c9b-e5fb395b8b78http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/09/02/External-trade-surplus-in-July/Islandsbanki Research News: According to final figures published this morning by Statistics Iceland (SI), the July surplus in external goods trade proved to be ISK 6.8 billion (bn), or slightly higher than SIs provisional figure earlier this month of a surplus of ISK 6.4bn, due to somewhat higher exports.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e5b8cdc6-0b9e-47b0-8633-0700917b9de6http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/08/14/Islandsbankis-share-capital-increased-to-ISK-65-billion/A shareholders' meeting of Íslandsbanki held 14 August, agreed to increase the bank's share capital.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=d759adef-f138-4fc1-9220-3d295eb82ea8http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/07/20/Press-release-from-the-Ministry-of-Finance/Earlier today, the Ministry of Finance in Iceland issued a press relase regarding the agreement on the capitalisation of Islandsbanki.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:35:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=6cab93d7-7a8e-4084-baf5-9f3a97993006http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/07/20/Agreement-on-the-capitalisation-of-Islandsbanki-complete/Agreement has been reached on Íslandsbanki's capital structure. Under the agreement, Glitnir banki hf. has the right to subscribe for a majority shareholding in Íslandsbanki. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:10:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=84193d30-7564-48b1-8e3e-0f176993ac5bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/05/18/Islandsbanki-hf.-obtains-42-percent-of-shares-in-Icelandair-Group-hf/Íslandsbanki hf. has, as of today, obtained 42% of shares in Icelandair Group hf. The shares were acquired at the price of ISK 4.5 per share which is the last trading price of the company’s shares.Mon, 18 May 2009 12:09:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=f625a100-037b-45e9-9e0b-c41bbaf3c6d7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/04/29/ISK-strengthens-on-foreign-markets/Islandsbanki Research: The ISK exchange rate quoted abroad has risen considerably recently and Reuters now lists a EUR/ISK cross rate around 220 off-shore, similar to that of around six weeks ago.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=95a1f49d-7c15-4bd2-a893-ca02a6a11312http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/04/16/A-good-start-for-the-Government-Portfolio/Íslandssjóðir's Government Portfolio has been excellently received since the fund's inception in December. It invests exclusively in government-backed bonds with a short maturity as well as deposits with financial institutions.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:08:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=2d1427b3-206a-4019-a91b-6ef0c599b091http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/04/04/Straumurs-deposits-transferred-to-Islandsbanki/As of today, Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf. (Straumur) has disposed its Icelandic deposit obligations to Íslandsbanki hf. Deposits created in relation to settlement of prior debts before maturity are excluded. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:29:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=8c155aa9-1a22-4991-9834-90e2341cfdc9http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/03/23/International-money-transfer-works-well-in-Islandsbanki/Due to media coverage for the past weeks on International money transfer in Iceland, Íslandsbanki wants to clarify that the bank has been using its currency accounts at JP Morgan, Danske Banka, Svenska Handelsbanken, SEB and Commonwealth Bank of Australia to transfer money for its clients since the beginning of 2009. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:16:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=e9028707-75a4-43df-8fe5-950ec14faa2bhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/03/11/Even-Repayment-Schedules-for-foreign-currency-mortgages/Even Repayment Schedules enable people to reduce their debt service on foreign-currency loans temporarily and lessen the effect of currency fluctuations on individual repayments. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:13:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bf78b20e-1df6-43d1-be9b-f20c9ddd6282http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/02/27/Government-Portfolio-well-received/In December 2008, Íslandsbanki launched a new mutual fund named the Government Portfolio. The fund invests exclusively in government-guaranteed bonds and deposits with financial institutions. Its purpose is to meet the currently high demand for low-risk investment options.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:38:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=bb1270c0-6281-41fd-92bb-ba1ba32eeed7http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/02/26/Financial-literacy-course/Many Íslandsbanki customers have expressed the view that the bank should provide training in financial literacy for the general public. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:22:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=61734b93-91c0-4eca-a10b-f6d5b50c4507http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/02/24/Large-gathering-at-opening-of-Kvosin-Innovation-Centre/About one hundred people attended the March opening of the Kvosin Innovation Centre, located at Íslandsbanki's Lækjargata premises in the heart of Reykjavík.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a8c1a748-e615-44af-8292-58da7616a3e2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/02/20/More-transparency-and-solutions-for-customers/Change and uncertainty have characterised the Icelandic economy over the past few months. During this period, Íslandsbanki's staff has focused on finding solutions for customers and framing the strategy and corporate vision on which the bank will build. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:15:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=a4bf5256-75bb-4be2-b184-cc22ebf1e28chttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/02/20/Islandsbanki-is-back/As of today, New Glitnir becomes Íslandsbanki. The change in name was formally announced at a press conference today at the bank's headquarters at Kirkjusandur. The proposed change of name was first introduced in December last year.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:14:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=65807bd9-1b2d-4972-846d-cb1d7203bbafhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/01/26/Sale-of-Morgunbladid-publisher/Árvakur hf, the publisher of the Icelandic daily newspaper Morgunblaðið, has appointed New Glitnir Corporate Finance to act as financial advisor and manager of a capital-raising exercise.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:21:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=0dfaaffb-13d6-4080-b554-52c85b0a4e2ahttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2009/01/26/New-Glitnir-Bank-cuts-interest-rates/- Improving the corporate operating environment and reducing household debt burden a priorityMon, 26 Jan 2009 12:19:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=73a7bdca-243d-4859-9564-70ae055707dfhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2008/10/30/Glitnir-Funds-liquidate-Fund-9-and-settle-balances-in-cash/The fund's redemption value is 85,12% . This value is based on the closing price of Fund 9 on October 6th 2008. The amount owed to each holder will be deposited into a high interest savings account in each individual‘s/company´s name.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:24:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=8005538e-af87-4de5-bb81-a57f950f0bafhttp://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2008/10/21/Financial-crises-have-a-beginning-and-an-end/Glitnir Research has published a report on the prospects for the Icelandic economy following the current financial and currency crisis. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:34:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=119c2f47-3dcc-4bb4-9cbb-a8adbc59bad2http://www.islandsbanki.is/english/about-islandsbanki/news/news-item/2008/10/15/Birna-Einarsdottir-appointed-CEO/A new bank in the ownership of the Icelandic government will today begin operations.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.islandsbanki.is/?PageID=00465d20-9586-4e2c-8a40-082cdc3afe10&NewsID=543cc836-5064-40f8-b565-77939ef6cf35