Event Details - IAPF Seminar - Investing in Ireland

When: 11/06/2026 for 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Where: Stephens Green Club, 9 Stephens Green, D02 C891
Cost: Members: Free of Charge,

Sponsored By

 
IFOURT

Introduction

Investing in Ireland: Making Ireland Investable for Pension Schemes & Workplace Savings Schemes

The EU’s Savings and Investment Union is a cornerstone of its growth and competitiveness agenda, mobilising long-term capital to support innovation, the energy transition, digitalisation and resilience. Yet most Irish pension schemes have little or no domestic investment, with growth assets concentrated in US equities. This raises a critical question of how we make Ireland an attractive ,  investable option for long-term pension capital without compromising value for money.

This information session brings together trustees, policymakers, asset managers and industry leaders to explore practical, investable solutions.

We will examine:

  • Real investment opportunities in Ireland that could meet the needs of Irish pension schemes. 
  • The fund and market infrastructure required for trustees to allocate with confidence
  • New investment accounts are planned for 2027 and we will discuss how these assets are likely to be invested in practice
  • We will discuss how fee pressure is driving asset concentration and the risk of a “race to the bottom”.

This session is about building momentum, from shared understanding to credible structures and investable pathways that allow pension and workplace savings to support Irish growth while delivering for members.

 

Delegate Pack

CPD

This event has been allocated CPD hours by the IAPF for on-going trustee training requirements. We have received 2 CPD hours in category Pensions and Savings & Investment from the LIA (LIA20255_2026), IOB (pending) and the IIPM.

Agenda

Timetable

 | IAPF Seminar  |   4:00pm to 6:00pm  |  Thursday 11 June

4:00PM


Welcome 
Brendan Lacey, Managing Director, IFOURT

 

Panel 1: The Investment Case for Ireland
Chair of Panel: Fiona Furlong, IAPF Investment Committee, PIMCO
Panel: Ross Morrow, DunPort Capital Management,  Marie Hunt, IPUT Real Estate,  James Brennan, NTMA,  Dave O’Brien, TirNua,  Brendan Lacey, IPUT

 

Panel 2: 

Irish Assets within global portfolios: constraints, opportunities and a practical evolution
Chair of Panel: Thomas Donohoe, IAPF Investment Committee, Insight Investments
Panel: Evelyn Ryder, Bank of Ireland, Anthony Linehan, NTMA

 

Discussion 3: 

From inertia to action: Applying pension learnings to the Savings and Investments initiative
Chair of Discussion: Aaron Gaynor, Irish Life
Panelist: Paul Kilcullen, CEO, Bank of New York  






6:00PM

Discussion 4. Financial Literacy – Creating the Value Case
Panelists: Ger Fitzgerald, Chair, IAPF Investment Committee, Unio, Anna-Marie O’Sullivan, IAPF Investment Committee, Aon


 Ends

Speakers

click on image for biography Brendan Lacey
Irish Forestry Unit Trust Forestry Management Ltd. (IForUT)
click on image for biography Noel Friel
IAPF Investment Committee/ESB Pensions
click on image for biography Fiona Furlong
IAPF Investment Committee/PIMCO
click on image for biography Ross Morrow
DunPort Capital Management
click on image for biography Marie Hunt
IPUT Real Estate
click on image for biography David O'Brien
TirNua Capital Partners
click on image for biography Thomas Donohoe
IAPF Investment Committee/Insight Investment Management
click on image for biography Anthony Linehan
NTMA
click on image for biography Evelyn Ryder
Bank of Ireland Group
click on image for biography Aaron Gaynor
Employer Solutions at Irish Life
click on image for biography Ger Fitzgerald
IAPF Investment Committee / Unio Wealth Management
click on image for biography Anna-Marie O'Sullivan
IAPF Investment Committee / Aon
click on image for biography Paul Kilcullen
Ireland CEO BNY Fund Services Ireland & Country Manager
click on image for biography James Brennan
ISIF
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