News - Irish Life Corporate Business
In this weeks podcast Ciaran Hancock discusses how Turkey has been hit with a currency crisis and also Aryzta announces that it intends to raise €800 million from investors.
Initiative will accelerate innovation to further improve customer experience
Irish Life, one of Ireland’s largest financial services companies, has joined Plug and Play’s Insurtech platforms in Munich, Germany and Silicon Valley, California.
The deal is one of the core elements of Irish Life’s on-going commitment to the use of innovation and new technologies to improve customers’ experience across its life and health insurance, and pensions and investment solutions.
The relationship between Leslie Buckley and his employers turned sour, as revealed by an exhange of letters between solicitors acting for Buckley and INM
Ciaran Hancock and co-host Michael O'Keefe of Teneo PSG sit down with the CEO of the Football Association of Ireland John Delaney, to talk about his role and how the beautiful game is run in Ireland.
Shamrock Rovers experienced financial difficulties over the years, did the Australia-based investment and strategy work out? Enjoy the update as well as a business of sport round up.
Irish Life formally broke ground on its new customer centre in Dundalk.
The Difference in a Decade: Irish Life data shows potential pension gains with 10-year head start
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Irish Life pension data shows the current age starting a company pension plan is 37 with 11.4% contribution rate on average
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Potential boost in retirement income of 50%-120% if people started pension 10 years earlier
- “Younger for longer” trend emerging; average age of getting married and having children are on the rise and big decisions like pensions are being deferred
- Inertia is an issue - 29% say they just never get around to starting
A Bill compelling employers to publish data on their gender pay gaps received Cabinet approval this week; the team discuss the pros, cons and the impact this may have. Ciarán talks to John Browne, CEO of last year's winner of the Irish Times Innovation Awards as the deadline approaces; and IMF MD Christine Lagarde's visits Dublin.
Our new online budget planner is now available in Pension Planet Interactive.
How much will people need to live on in retirement?
Recent research shows that only 26% of people know what they are targeting to live on in retirement. 40% of people don’t know what to target and 34% say they are not planning for retirement at all. (Source: Coyne Research, December 2017)
Rip it up and start again - A whole new approach to tackle the housing crisis is what is needed, according to Orla Hegarty. Ciaran also speaks to David Duffy about his group's take-over of Virgin Money.
