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‘A pension is a really important benefit because it’s a very tax efficient way of saving for retirement,’ says Maeve McCleane of Lidl Ireland. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

We are delighted to launch the next phase of our digital roadmap for corporate pensions - fixed direct debit contribution updates for Group Pension and Group PRSA schemes.
We are delighted to announce that our latest nationwide advertising campaign and the first to feature the Zurich Master Trust and Corporate Pensions is now live.
We’re all very familiar with the ago old saying – it’s time, not timing, that matters in investment markets.
‘Getting underwriting decisions as quickly as possible’ - this is one of the most common pieces of feedback we receive. With that in mind, we are delighted to announce our latest improvement to our risk journey.

In this investment podcast recorded on April 8th 2022, Ian Slattery, Zurich Investment Consultant, speaks about recent market movements, what this might mean for investors and what Zurich's Investment outlook is in relation to the Zurich funds. All the information contained in this podcast was accurate at the time of recording.

Stocks finished lower last week as the minutes from the last Federal Reserve FOMC meeting were released, writes Ian Slattery. 
Equities slipped late last week as the first quarter of 2022 closed out, writes Ian Slattery. 
Stocks finished higher once more and are now at their highest level since 10th February, writes Ian Slattery. 
We are pleased to announce that we have updated our ‘illustrations software’ and ‘Product Profiles’ and these are now available for immediate download from the Secure Broker Centre homepage.
We're delighted to be sponsoring the Brokers Ireland Spring CPD sessions. We have three 1 hour webinars scheduled, covering Investments, Protection, and Pensions. Each will qualify for 1 hour CPD.
Stocks finished the week higher as the Federal Reserve announced its new policy statement which came with a quarter-point interest rate increase, the first rate rise since 2018, writes Ian Slattery.