Why Choose Canada Life
Canada Life is one of Ireland’s leading providers of Life, Pension and Investment products. We have over 100 years experience in the Irish market serving the financial planning needs of our clients. Canada Life employs over 600 people in our head office and branch network. We distribute our products through a network of over 1500 independent brokers and our direct sales force of 150 experienced financial advisors.
Through our investment management partners, we offer a full range of investment options covering the entire risk/reward spectrum. Our investment manager, Setanta Asset Management, was established in 1998 as the asset management subsid- iary of Canada Life in Ireland. Funds under management with Setanta Asset Manage- ment now amount to €4.7 billion and derive from mandates across the spectrum of bonds to specialist equities.
Setanta Asset Management offers our investors active management, believing that its primary task is to identify opportunity for investors. It does this by operating relatively concentrated portfolios, which reflect an acute, coherent view of opportunity. These portfolios are carefully assessed in terms of risk.
Other investment management partners on our platform include global leaders Blackrock Merrill Lynch, SEI - the world leader in Manager of Managers, Oppenheim Investment Managers and Morgan Stanley.
In 2003, Canada Life became part of The Great-West Life Assurance Company one of the World's leading life assurance companies making us one of the largest and strongest Life & Pension companies operating in the Irish market. Great-West consistently earns excellent financial strength and bond ratings from the principal international ratings agencies; A+ (A.M. Best), AA (S&P) and AA+ (Fitch). Great-West Life and its group of companies serve the financial security needs of individuals and organisations in Canada, the United States and Europe.
