Pensions Awareness Week is back!  

Pensions Awareness Week is an initiative to raise awareness about retirement planning, and help people take charge of their long-term savings.

This year, we’re going digital. Taking place from 21 to 25 September, we will host webcasts, offer content and consultations, and speak up in the media.  

We’ve got guest speakers from among the best in the industry, plus fresh ideas from outside, as well as the voices of regular people getting to grips with their pensions.

Interested?  Read about the webcasts we’re running, and register using the links below.

Starting a pension

Monday, 21 September, 1pm

When over 900,000 Irish workers have no pension savings, it’s clear that the hardest part of pensions is making a start.  This session will focus on the practical aspects of starting a pension.

With Future Beauty founder Liz Dwyer, and Aviva’s Stephen Rice.

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Pensions for business owners

Tuesday, 21 September, 1pm

Directors and management in SME businesses have unique opportunities to use pensions as a way to extract value from a company in a highly efficient manner, and to help their people sort their financial futures.

With Ross McCarthy, chair of ISME, Tara Clements, chair of ACCA Ireland, Zurich’s Kristen Foran, and Michael Houghton of Firepodcast.ie.

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Property and your pension

Wednesday, 23 September, 1pm

A pension is one of the most attractive ways to build wealth through bricks and mortar.  

Find out how with Carol Tallon of PropertyDistrict.ie, Aviva’s property fund manager Suzie Nolan, David Jelly of Property Bridges, and David O’Meara of Greenman Investments.

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Women and pensions

Thursday, 24 September, 1pm

We all know that women are worse off when it comes to pay. What’s becoming clearer is the lifetime effect, and the need to take action now.  We’ll discuss why women lose out when it comes to pensions, and what can be done about it.

With Susan Elliott, former head of employee engagement at AIB, Teresa Kelly-Oroz, head of public policy at Irish Life, and Leanne Long of FinanciallyFit.ie.

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We look forward to seeing you!

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