The maximum pension: Ireland’s new Standard Fund Threshold
Ireland’s pension ceiling is rising to €2.8 million by 2029. When you draw down could be worth six figures, and the real limit is higher than the published one.
Ireland’s pension ceiling is rising to €2.8 million by 2029. When you draw down could be worth six figures, and the real limit is higher than the published one.
With oil near $100, rates rising and equities at record highs, Fordel’s Q4 2026 outlook looks at whether a sell-off is coming and why Irish bonds now offer an alternative that bank deposits can’t.
Fordel has become a Corporate Patron and Sponsor of the Dublin International Piano Competition(DIPC) for the next three years. This is Fordel’s first formal partnership supporting the arts, and one we are particularly proud of.
For many Irish business owners, the sale of a company is seen as the finish line. In reality, it is a transition point. What was once concentrated, illiquid wealth becomes immediate liquidity. The challenge shifts from building value inside a business to structuring, preserving and deploying capital outside of it.
The data. The rankings. The voice of Irish investors – brought together by Fordel to reveal how Ireland invests, what matters, and who’s leading the way.
We’re proud to announce Fordel’s new partnership with Newstalk’s ‘The Hard Shoulder’, one of Ireland’s most listened-to drivetime programmes, hosted by Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman.
For many owner managed businesses in Ireland, success quietly creates a new
problem: excess cash on the balance sheet. What once felt like security can
quickly become inefficiency. With inflation eroding value and deposit rates still
structurally weak, idle cash is no longer neutral, it is a drag on long term wealth.
A practical guide for Ireland’s high earners on turning financial success into lasting wellbeing, freedom, and sustainable wealth.
As we look forward to next year – and reflect on 2025 – we are immensely proud of everything that has been achieved at Fordel over the past twelve months.
Nearly a year after Liberation Day shook markets, a new geopolitical escalation involving Trump and the Middle East has rattled investor confidence, prompting renewed volatility and raising questions about the implications for asset prices and portfolio positioning.