Why Choose Canada Life
Canada Life is one of Ireland's leading providers of Life, Pensions 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 500 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 160 experienced financial advisers.
Through our investment management partners we offer a full range of investment
options covering the entire risk/reward spectrum. Our investment manager,
Setanta, was established in 1998 as the asset management subsidiary of Canada Life in
Ireland. Funds under management with Setanta now amount to over $5 billion and
derive from mandates across the spectrum of bonds to specialist equities.
Setanta 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 Merrill
Lynch and SEI, the world leader in Manager of Managers.
Canada Life was bought by Great-West Lifeco Inc. in 2003, one of the world's leading
financial services companies with more than $164 billion in assets under administration.
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 Lifeco and its group of companies serve the financial security needs
of individuals and organisations in Canada, the United States and Europe.
