IPE institutional market survey: Managers of Irish institutional assets 2025
IPE’s latest survey of Ireland’s institutional asset management market covers €294.9bn in total assets managed by 23 domestic and global managers for Irish institutional clients, with €108.9bn invested by pension funds.
- Pension funds dominate
Irish institutional clients have €294.9bn under management:
- €108.9bn for pension funds.
- €27.9bn for insurance companies.
- €47.9bn for other institutional clients.
Segregated accounts predominate with €72.2bn, while pooled funds account for €17.5bn. Where stated, active management (€63.3bn) outweighs passive (€8.8bn).
The leading managers for pension fund assets include Irish Life Investment Managers (€71.4bn), Legal & General IM (€39.7bn), and Mercer (€32.1bn).
- Irish institutional assets grew by 21% in the past year
- Irish institutional assets grew from €243.5bn in 2024 to €294.9bn in 2025.
- Specialist mandates are prevalent, totalling €58.5bn.
- The five largest institutional asset managers (Irish Life, LGIM, Mercer, Insight, State Street) control a significant share of the market.
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This summary shows headline data. The full dataset includes more detailed data on individual managers and is available to subscribers at ipe.com/research. To subscribe to IPE visit ipe.com/membership and for further information about the research or to participate in future surveys, contact dominic.gane@ipe.com
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