Skip to main content

Broker News

A round up of the latest news, views, commentary and analysis on the insurance, pensions and investment industry.

Follow us on

Zurich Ireland won Best Use of Search in the Finance category at this year’s Global Search Awards, which took place in Dublin’s Mansion House on Wednesday 22nd October.
There were a number of positive drivers last week that helped global equities to steam ahead on the current rally.

Zurich was awarded 'Fund Management Company of the Year 2025' at the recent Business & Finance Financial Services Awards for the third year in a row.

Last week was characterised by large swings in the major asset classes as investor sentiment shifted in response to market news. 

US equities continued their upward trend in September, driven by optimism in technology, shifts in monetary policy, and positive labour market developments.

In this edition of the Zurich monthly investment review podcast, our investment solutions experts Daniel Finucane and Jacqueline Hogan delve into the latest market developments and share key investment updates.

Zurich’s AAA and Prisma multi-asset funds have reached an impressive milestone, with total assets under management now exceeding €15bn. This achievement is driven by two key factors: strong investment performance† and continued new inflows from investors who value our active management and investment expertise.

Zurich employees took time out of work to volunteer for two big beach clean events organised by Clean Coasts.
It was a week that felt all too familiar as another French prime minister resigned (before subsequently returning) and US stocks fell sharply following another tariff announcement.
Paschal Donohoe (Minister for Finance) and Jack Chambers (Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation) delivered the 2026 Budget to the Dáil.

As we head into Pension Season, it’s the perfect time to highlight the importance of building a solid pension. As we encourage clients to optimise their pension contributions and prepare for a comfortable retirement, let’s take a moment to reflect on the importance of protecting their financial resilience today.

Global equities posted marginal gains in EUR terms last week. This was despite a few market jitters in the US after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments that “by many measures…equity prices are fairly highly valued”, which prevented major indices from setting their fourth record in a row on Tuesday.