Canada Life Ireland

Approved Retirement Funds - 12 years on. Are they doing the job?

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The good news is that we are continuing to live healthier and longer in retirement...The bad news is that both State and private pension structures are facing increasing difficulties in providing us with secure income during our retirement years.

Focus 15 Report October 2011

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for October 2011 is now available for download.

Canada Life launches innovative guaranteed retirement income product to Irish market

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Canada Life has today announced the launch of the Canada Life Approved Retirement Fund with lifelong income benefit. Now for the first time in Ireland, an Approved Retirement Fund (ARF) is available with lifelong income benefit which gives people a secure, predictable and guaranteed income for life.

The Canada Life/Setanta Income Opportunities Fund is now open for business

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Canada Life / Setanta Income Opportunities Fund aims to deliver income and real returns by applying a dedicated value investment philosophy to multiple asset classes.

Focus 15 Report August 2011

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for August 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report July 2011

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for July 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report June 2011

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for June 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report May 2011

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for May 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report April 2011

Wed, 18 May 2011 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for April 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report March 2011

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for March 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report February 2011

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for February 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report January 2011

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for January 2011 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report November 2010

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for november 2010 is now available for download.

Irish Times - Canadian Business Report

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Interview with Ruair� O'Flynn, Managing Director, Canada Life Ireland. Possibly the best known and longest established Canadian firm in Ireland is Canada Life. We have been here since 1903 and we have grown the business over the years in a very good reflection of modern Ireland. We now have well over 500 staff here making us the largest Canadian employer in Ireland. Canada Life Ireland will continue to remind our parent of the value of operating in Ireland and we will play our role in helping to attract further inward investment to Ireland from Canada.

Focus 15 Report October 2010

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for October 2010 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report September 2010

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for September 2010 is now available for download.

Canada Life Launches the Secure Euro Track Bond Series II

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT

The Secure Euro Track Bond Series II is a new investment product from Canada Life designed to combine security with the potential growth of equity markets.

Pension decisions ..What's Different this year?

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Phoenix Magazine Article, October 8th, 2010 Pat Ryan, Head of Pensions at Canada Life Assurance (Ireland) Ltd. It is time to finalise tax affairs for 2009

Setanta Asset Management Limited generates new business of C$300m in assets under management from Canada

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Setanta Asset Management Limited ("Setanta") is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage C$300m of new investment mandates in the Canadian market in the first half of 2010. These include new mandates from The Great-West Life Assurance Company, a leading Canadian insurer, and also include two large related pension funds. The additional assets under management are invested in the flagship Setanta Global Equity strategy as well as the EAFE Equity strategy and the Global Dividend Fund.

Canada Life 'Into the West' sponsored cycle 2010

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Once more Canada Life sponsored the 'Into the West' charity cycle to raise funds for breast cancer research carried out by the National Breast Cancer Institute (N.B.C.R.I.).

Focus 15 Report August 2010

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for August 2010 is now available for download.

Canada Life launches new Secure Euro Track Bond

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Canada Life has launched a new investment bond, The Canada Life Secure Euro Track Bond. This new investment product is designed to combine security with potential growth in equity markets.

Canada Life Group announces 50 new jobs in its Irish Operations

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Canada Life Group is presently seeking to fill over 50 new positions based in Ireland. This is a further development of Canada Life's strategy to grow and expand its presence in the Irish market.

Focus 15 Report July 2010

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for July 2010 is now available for download.

July boost sees pension funds recover some lost ground

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Investors got a brief respite from continuing market turmoil in July when pension funds recovered some lost ground, buoyed by risng global equities and euro zone bonds.

Focus 15 Report June 2010

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for July 2010 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report May 2010

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for May 2010 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report April 2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for April 2010 is now available for download.

Canada Life bucks the trend leading Life Assurance Group to recruit over 100 Financial Advisors

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Canada Life is to recruit over 100 new self-employed Financial Advisors to its direct sales force on a nationwide basis over the next 12 months. This is a further development of Canada Life's strategy to grow the size of its direct sales force in Ireland.

Focus 15 Report February 2010

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for February 2010 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report January 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for January 2010 is now available for download.

Focus 15 Report December 2009

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT

The Focus 15 Report for December 2009 is now available for download.

Canada Life fund performance outperforms the markets in 2009, January 27th, 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Recent investment performance figures show that several of Canada Lifes investment funds outperformed their respective benchmarks in 2009*. Canada Lifes flagship fund, the Canada Life/ Setanta Global Equity Fund, outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, this year by 4.6% with a return of 30.5%. Commenting on this result, Michael Hayes, Investment Development Manager, said: