Category: Starting a pension

2026 is shaping up as a year which will reward a more sophisticated approach than simply buying the global stock index. The narratives of 2025 – AI acceleration, global interest rate cuts and tariff hokey cokey – are giving way to picking winners and losers, regional divergence and opportunities beyond the stock and bond indexes. … Continued

Auto-enrolment – the practice of automatically signing up workers to pay into a pension – is coming to Ireland from January 2026. The regime has been christened My Future Fund. There’s no doubt it’s a positive development for the people of Ireland, and the affordability of pensions in the decades to come. But it will … Continued

If your company is like most in Ireland, its accounting year ends in December.  And that means now’s the time to think about making a special contribution to your company pension – especially if you’ve experienced a strong trading year. Read on to find out what’s good about topping up a company pension before year … Continued

Changing jobs – or leaving employment entirely – is a moment of opportunity when it comes to your pension. Whether you’re heading for a new role, a career break, or stepping back from the workforce, the pension decisions you make before you finish can have a lasting impact. Here are five pension questions to ask … Continued

Everything you need to know to make a last-minute pension contribution ahead of the 2024 income tax deadline Making a lump sum pension contribution is a great way to rapidly increase your pension provision and secure your financial future. And now is a great time to top up your pension – sometimes called an Additional … Continued

Are you are a 1980s child remembering carefree summers listening to your mixtapes? On the face of it, the answer to when can you retire is some way off. In order to receive the State pension in Ireland, you’ll be waiting until at least 2046. But by making some changes now and taking charge of … Continued

Investing your money in the first half of 2025 was a lesson in the basics.  If you chose to spread your money among different geographies, asset classes and industries, and stuck to your plan, you’ll have done all right. If you made major changes, things could have gone either way. On any given day, things … Continued

The world – and investment markets – can seem a volatile place right now. Global markets are adjusting to tariff announcements and reversals, changing interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and a shifting economic landscape.  That’s unlikely to change anytime soon. In times like these, financial resilience – your ability to withstand shocks and recover from them – is … Continued

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is one of the world’s biggest index fund managers, managing over €4.7 trillion across 30 countries. In Ireland, SSGA’s funds can be found on New Ireland’s pension and investment platform through the Prime range of funds, and direct to investors as part of larger investment portfolios. To understand index investing … Continued