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Provider profile

Zurich Life

Swiss-owned pensions specialist

Founded

1978

Parent

Zurich Insurance Group

Assets under management

€35bn+

Regulated by

Central Bank of Ireland

About Zurich Life

Zurich Life is the Irish arm of the global Zurich Insurance Group, headquartered in Switzerland. It has built a strong reputation among Irish financial advisers for its multi-asset fund range (Prisma) and particularly for the long-running Performance Fund, which has one of the most widely-cited 10-year track records in the market. Distribution is almost exclusively through financial brokers rather than direct-to-consumer.

Strengths

  • The Performance Fund has one of the strongest long-term records among Irish equity-weighted pension funds — 10.2% annualised over 10 years in illustrative data.
  • Prisma range is clearly risk-banded (Prisma 2 through 5), making it easy to match a fund to your risk tolerance.
  • Strong broker-adviser relationships — you'll find Zurich funds recommended across most of Ireland's financial advice firms.

Watch-outs

  • No direct-to-consumer channel — you'll need to go through an adviser, which can add adviser fees on top.
  • AMC of 0.75–0.85% is competitive but not the cheapest in the market for passive-style exposure.
Flagship funds

Zurich Life funds we track

Illustrative data — always consult the latest provider factsheet before making an investment decision.

FundTypeRiskAMC5yr p.a.10yr p.a.Size
Prisma 3
 Pension Risk 3/7 0.75% +5.8% +5.6% €1100m
Prisma 4
 Pension Risk 4/7 0.75% +8.6% +7.9% €2400m
Prisma 5
 Pension Risk 5/7 0.75% +10.2% +9.1% €1800m
Performance Fund
 Pension Risk 6/7 0.85% +10.9% +10.2% €5600m

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