Irish pension managed funds experienced mixed fortunes during January 2017, declining 0.3% on average over the month. Standard Life Investments topped the table over the first month of the year, with a return of 0.7%, while Merrion Investment Managers lagged the peer group over the month, with a return of …

Irish pension managed funds rallied again during December, gaining 2.3% on average over the month. Zurich Life and New Ireland topped the table over the final month of the year, with returns of 2.8%, while Friends First/BMO lagged the peer group over the month, with a return of 1.6%. With …

Irish pension funds rallied strongly during November, gaining 2.7% on average over the month. Setanta Asset Management delivered the best performance this month with a gain of 3.8%, while Standard Life Investments delivered the worst, with a return of 1.3%. Despite a strong November, pension funds have failed to make …

Irish pension funds delivered another lacklustre performance during October, resulting in a loss of 0.1% on average over the month. New Ireland turned in the best performance this month with a gain of 1.0%, while Standard Life Investments delivered the worst, with a return of -1.0%. So far this year, …

Irish pension funds declined 0.3% on average during September. Standard Life Investments topped the league table with a gain of just 0.1%, while Merrion Investment Managers lagged the peer group with a return of -0.8%. However, gains in two of the last three months mean that managed funds made strong …

Irish pension funds gained 0.7% on average during August. New Ireland turned in the best performance this month with a gain of 1.0%, while Merrion Investment Managers delivered the worst, with a return of 0.2%. Two consecutive months of gains have somewhat boosted the returns for the year to date, …

Irish pension funds gained 2.7% on average during July. Aviva Investors turned in the best performance this month with a gain of 3.6%, while Merrion Investment Managers delivered the worst, with a return of 1.6%. 2016 has been a somewhat disappointing year so far, with pension funds up just 0.4% …

Irish pension funds declined 1.6% on average during June, as stockmarkets fell following the surprise “Leave” victory in the so-called Brexit referendum in the UK. Setanta Asset Management took top spot this month with a return of 0.0%, while Aviva Investors and Merrion Investment Managers propped up the league table …

Irish pension funds gained 2.7% on average during May, with strong performances from all of the main managed funds. Aviva Investors, Merrion Investment Managers and Zurich Life shared top spot this month with returns of 3.0%, while New Ireland propped up the league table with 1.6% gain. 2016 has been …

Irish pension funds gained 0.5% on average during April, but this average disguises mixed fortunes. New Ireland ranked top this month with a gain of 1.2%, while Merrion Investment Managers propped up the league table with a loss of 0.1%. 2016 has been a bleak year so far, with pension …