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Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is delighted to have been rated highly across a number of categories in the latest 2020 United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) assessment report.

 

We'd like to wish you and yours a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 

As 2020 draws to a close, now is an opportune time to look back at the year gone by – a year that has been truly remarkable in every sense.

The Dividend Growth Fund undergoes periodic reviews, and one which occurred in 2020.

Equities hit new highs in the middle of last week, before closing the period in negative territory, writes Ian Slattery.

In the second round of funding, €1.3 million was awarded to 20 projects nationwide in the community and social enterprise sector, for their innovative response to COVID-19.

Broadcasting legend, Mike Murphy talks to Zurich about pensions, life in retirement and why saving into a pension is a smart decision regardless of age.

Aidan Crotty wins the Portrait Prize and Eva McParland has been crowned the winner of the Young Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland’s Zurich Portrait Prize which was held as a virtual event this year.

Equities edged higher last week as the markets historic rally extended into the first week of December, writes Ian Slattery.
Equities were mixed last week, as investors grappled with a confluence of events, writes Ian Slattery.

Zurich welcomes the publication of this detailed report which focuses on the commitments made in the Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023.

Stocks railed for the second consecutive period last week, as most major indexes saw decent gains, writes Ian Slattery.