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Weekly investment news

06/05/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Equities reclaim their old moxie

As a month filled with uncertainty and speculation ended, investors were emboldened last week by several growth indicators.
28/04/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Tariff talks continue

Equities finished the week sharply higher led by the Magnificent Seven which were up over 8%.
31/03/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Global equities fall as trade war looms

US stocks rallied on Monday following indications from US President Trump that tariffs may be more targeted than anticipated. However, just when there were hopes that the US market was beginning to regain its old moxie, weak consumer confidence readings released on Tuesday hampered the mood. 

Monthly investment news

25/10/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

October 2024 monthly investment news

Last month was a busy month for global central banks as the US Federal Reserve implemented a 50-basis point rate cut, writes Richard Temperley.

23/09/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

September 2024 monthly investment news

August was an eventful month for investors. Early on, the release of disappointing US economic data, coupled with an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, triggered a significant sell-off in global equity markets, writes Richard Temperley.

26/08/2024 | Zurich Ireland | Richard Temperley

August 2024 monthly investment news

July saw mixed performance across asset classes with global equities experiencing corrections in some major markets, writes Richard Temperley.

Yearly investment outlook

14/01/2025 | Zurich Ireland

Maintaining perspective: Investment outlook 2025

As we enter 2025, we look to maintain perspective and to balance the risks across respective asset classes.

17/01/2024 | Zurich Ireland

Balancing Act – Investment Outlook 2024

As we enter 2024, we have a broadly balanced asset allocation stance, namely a neutral weighting in equities and a much-increased weighting in bonds. This follows a steady reduction in equity exposure throughout the last quarter of 2023.

16/01/2023 | Zurich Ireland

Pivotal year ahead: Investment Outlook 2023

As we look forward to 2023, we maintain a preference for equities over other asset classes. The prevailing market consensus is that inflation has now peaked, and that rates will therefore peak by the middle of 2023.

Responsible investments

02/03/2023 | Zurich Ireland

Responsible Investment with Zurich

Responsible investment means different things to different people. For Zurich Insurance Group, Responsible Investment is all about doing well and doing good, and this is echoed by the activities of Zurich in Ireland.

20/12/2021 | Zurich Ireland

Save for your retirement the right way

Zurich Life’s active investment strategy is about doing well - and doing good at the same time. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

21/12/2020 | Zurich Ireland

Zurich receives high scores in Responsible Investment assessment report

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.

 

19/11/2019 | Zurich Ireland

Talking about Responsible Investment

Ian Slattery, Investment Consultant with Zurich examines the concept of responsible investing and explains why it’s such an important talking point in the DC pensions market.