IAPF Spring 2018 Irish Pensions Magazine

Irish Pensions: A Crisis of Unpreparedness & the Role of Financial Literacy May 24, 2018, 12.00 p.m. – 2.45 p.m., Hayfield Manor, Cork Speakers: Regina Doherty: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Andrew Nugent: Pensions Authority of Ireland Niall O’Sullivan: Cork University Business School Zola Sookias: Investanalitix Hosted by Cork University Business School in Association with Investanalitix A free seminar aimed at corporate HR managers, pension managers, pension trustees, finance personnel, educators & training providers and related functional roles. For further details and booking inquiries, contact Mairead Geaney in University College Cork on 021-490-2574 or E-mail mairead.geaney@ucc.ie Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis Why are formal investment education and financial literacy initiatives not seen as essential components of a corporate pension package? Can investment education promote member participation and engagement? Can improved financial literacy engender greater retirement readiness in the working population? What strategies can corporations adopt to address this issue? How can companies best structure their pension benefits’ package to cater to disparate plan member needs? This forum will re-evaluate the crisis of retirement unpreparedness in Ireland from the often-neglected perspective of financial literacy and provide actionable answers to these fundamental questions.