The Irish Pension Challenge and its Implications for the 2020s

The Irish Pension Challenge and its Implications for the 2020s

This guest blog comes from our friends at LIA for Pensions Awareness Week 2023. Kevin McConnell, Chief Executive, GEM Strategic This is a summary of a full article that first appeared in the September 2023 issue of LIA’s The Advantage journal. Ireland’s...
Bonds: The Great Reset

Bonds: The Great Reset

An article by one of our sponsors – DAVY The fixed income asset class has been shunned by global investors for many years – and who can blame them? Bond yields have traded at low or even negative levels up until recently. At a staggering US$127 trillion,...
Starting a Pension for Business Owners & Company Directors

Starting a Pension for Business Owners & Company Directors

This guest blog comes from our friends at Zurich Life for Pensions Awareness Week 2023.Today, despite the many challenges faced by customers because of high inflation and the cost-of-living rises,many SME businesses have shown remarkable resilience and flourished...
How can I get myself financially ready to retire early?

How can I get myself financially ready to retire early?

This guest blog comes from our friends at Royal London Ireland for Pensions Awareness Week 2023. I’m 50 and would like to retire when I’m 55. While I have a pension through work, I can only accessit at the age of 65. I own two rental properties – both of which will...
The Conundrum of Employee Health

The Conundrum of Employee Health

This guest blog comes from our friends at Empeal for Pensions Awareness Week 2022. In a recent interview, someone asked me “how come you are getting traction with companies with your proposition? You are showing them where the problem is with employee health and once...
The Gender Pensions Gap – what next?

The Gender Pensions Gap – what next?

This guest blog comes from our friends at Insurance Ireland for Pensions Awareness Week 2022. According to an ESRI report from September 2019, Ireland has a gender pensions gap of 35%. This means that in retirement, women will earn 35% less than male counterparts. A...
How to manage your pension pots as you approach retirement

How to manage your pension pots as you approach retirement

This guest blog comes from our friends at Royal London Ireland for Pensions Awareness Week 2022. I’m coming up to my retirement in 2022. I had two defined contribution pension funds, which I recently consolidated into one. While I’ve done well in terms of maintaining...
The fundamentals of choosing pension funds

The fundamentals of choosing pension funds

This guest blog comes from our friends at Zurich Life, a leading supplier of investments and pensions in Ireland. In it, they explain why Zurich Life’s active management means careful investment strategies can drive retirement income, despite what’s going on in the...