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The Fed will meet this week, and the market’s confidence in a 25-bps rate cut was strengthened after the CPI release on Wednesday, writes Ian Slattery. 

Recently we reached a significant milestone for Zurich’s range of Managed funds – the Balanced, Performance, and Dynamic funds – as they celebrated 35 years of delivering for investors.

The latest Financial Broker newsletter has been published.
Major US indices finished the week higher as investors shared a similar sentiment to consumers seen in Friday's release, writes Ian Slattery. 
We are pleased to announce that our Regular and Single Premium Savings quotations are now available online in the secure Broker Centre. 

In late November, Zurich were delighted to pick up two awards at the prestigious 2024 Provider Excellence Survey Awards, based on a comprehensive survey of members of Brokers Ireland.

In October, global markets displayed a mix of resilience and caution, marked by significant volatility due to fluctuating economic indicators, writes Richard Temperley.

In the US, major equity indexes ended the week on a positive note, recovering some of the losses from the previous week, despite uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Trump administration’s policies contributing to rising geopolitical tensions, writes Ian Slattery.

Following an election week packed full of record highs, last week was a sobering one for US equities, writes Ian Slattery. 

At Zurich we wish to protect clients against the financial impact of certain unforeseen life events, which is why we assess the risk of these events occurring to them. Doing so enables us to offer your clients protection against the correct price and most importantly to pay out claims when they arise.

We are now delighted to extend this enhancement to Investment Bond products. 

The results of the US election created a wave of positivity in the US equity markets last week, principally founded on the belief that Trump’s administration will fulfil its promise of lower taxes and lighter regulation, writes Ian Slattery.