Sam from Irish Pensions and Finance was recommended to me through a colleague and I was delighted to meet with him earlier this year. Sam worked around my busy work schedule to arrange an initial a... See more
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Irish Pensions & Finance was established in 1993 and specialises in the provision of financial advice to Public Sector employees. Over the past 30 years, we have built up a wealth of experience in dealing with employees working in the Public Sector and currently administer over 137 AVC schemes with a combined membership of over 25,000 members. Current schemes include Civil Service, HSE, Voluntary Hospitals, AGSI and Local Authorities. We have a team of over 60 Financial Advisors who work with clients from initial consultation through ongoing servicing and monitoring. Our goal is to guide our clients towards making the right decisions regarding their own financial priorities and concerns. As part of our service, we provide online and in-person information sessions for Public Sector staff. These sessions give staff a breakdown of their superannuation entitlements and the options available to enhance these benefits. Staff are also offered the opportunity to meet a Financial Advisor on a one-to-one basis for an individual financial consultation, free of charge. We specialise in the provision of retirement/ financial planning advice.
Suites 3 & 4 Gowna Plaza, Bracetown Business Park, D15 XW31, Clonee, Ireland
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James was wonderful - his knowledge and efficiency of service was exemplary throughout.
Andrew was a fantastic consultant. He talked me through where my money would be and the investment opportunities that were available to me. Cannot recommend enough, fantastic customer service.
I felt heard in what I was looking to achieve in my retirement plan and confident that I came to the right conclusion at the end of consultation.
Nicole was very helpful and made everything very straight forward. She also reminded me to claim tax back on my income protection payments for last year, which I had forgotten to do! It was very reassuring to see how easy it is to update AVC's at any time. Nicole reiterated that it's no problem to increase, or decrease, AVC's at any time depending on personal circumstances e.g. pull them back a bit in times when there are other high monthly expenses and increase them when possible or as salary increases etc. come through. All very helpful and reassuring.
Easy understand way that Yasmin spoke with me about starting an AVC meant i was confident going forward with it. Very helpful.
IPF have been very informative and helpful in sorting out my finances and AVC’s. Their customer service has always been excellent over the years and no question is too much trouble.
I recently engaged with Charlotte Maher re set up of AVC's, very straight forward process. Charlotte was extremely informative and not at all pushy
Yasmin made starting my AVC so easy. All questions were answered and I am confident moving forward.
Very good at explaining about your investments and pensions and easily contacted if you have any questions
John
Have been dealing with IPF for a number of years now...started first when my wife was about to retire...we spoke with Michelle F. who got my wife's fiances and AVC sorted....was so impressed with her knowledgeable of pensions and AVCs and how she explained it I made my own consultation with Michelle and got my pension and AVC set up....she keeps in regular contact to make sure my needs are met..very professional
Exceptional advice offered. very clear and sound advice. made a complicated issue easy and that worked well for me
Julian took the time to clearly explain everything to me, and was patient in answering any questions I had. The follow-on from the meeting was very clear and productive.
Very helpful in advising & help to set up AVC
Detailed explanations and always ready to answer any questions
Sophie Murphy was extremely helpful when I went through the process of setting up an AVC and income protection. She made everything really straightforward and it really gave me peace of mind knowing that I was putting plans in place to prepare for the future.
I can say I had a very negative experience trying to get a mortgage with the help of IPF. They insisted PTSB was our best option even when our own research suggested otherwise. When I suggested we try applying for a green mortgage with BOI, as we qualified and this seemed the best option, these messages were ignored and they continued to push PTSB. Eventually we just applied ourselves and it was all problem free. Our time working with IPF was a complete waste of time and we were left feeling these people were not interested in doing what was best for us.
I have been guided professionally having taken out a top up pension plan 6 years before retirement. My financial adviser is John Kennedy, a gentleman, so professional and always there for me. Very happy with the service.
I've had good experiences with IPF across a few different products. Shannon Moran helped me set up an AVC, and then later I went through IPF for my mortgage, with Ryan Flood helping me most recently. Shannon also helped us secure mortgage protection then. Everything has gone smoothly, with good communication and quick answers from everyone at IPF. Highly recommend!
I dealt with Aaron and found him very professional. He gave me good advice about my pension. His information was detailed and made it easy to understand .
He is available and returns my calls promptly
I’ve been dealing with Michelle Farrelly for a few years now she is brilliant gives comprehensive advise and most importantly listens to your concerns and answers your questions
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