ITC win at the YIBA Awards!

The Young IBA awards took place yesterday in The Round Room, Mansion House as part of the 2013 Annual IBA Lunch.  We are delighted to announce that Colin O'Neill of ITC took home the prestigious Judges Choice Award.

Colin joined Independent Trustee Company in 2008 and holds the position of assistant client services manager.  He is responsible for the administration of our products and services for a portfolio of clients.  This involves daily interaction with our clients and their advisors. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Finance from University College of Cork in 2006.  Colin went on to become a Qualified Financial Advisor in 2009.  Most recently, Colin qualified as a Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) in August 2013 where he came 4th in Ireland in his final paper.

The management and staff in ITC would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Colin on his award and are delighted that his hard work has been acknowledged by the Young IBA.

Colin O'Neill is pictured below with Des Cahill and Aidan McLoughlin, Managing Director of ITC Group.

ITC to sponsor Young IBA Climb 2013

Independent Trustee Company are delighted to once again support the YIBA annual charity event for the fourth consecutive year. The charity of choice for 2013 is St. Vincent de Paul.

The event will take place on 20th July this year and the challenge once again is Croagh Patrick! All details of accommodation, the online donation page and registry links are available here.

Interested in climbing Croagh Patrick with your industry peers in aid of St. Vincent de Paul? Join the YIBA Committee, broker staff, insurance staff, family, friends and ITC staff on 20th July 2013 as we ascend the Reek followed by some food, drink, music and plenty of craic. No entry fee, no minimum amount to be raised- just turn up, climb and raise as much as you can for St. Vincent de Paul. It is guaranteed to be a great weekend so if you are interested in taking part, or donating to the cause, please click on the above link.

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Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 4

In the fourth part of our video blog series on the presentation to the Orieachtas, Aidan McLoughlin discusses an innovative idea that would allow early access to tax free lump sums.

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 3

In the third part of our video blog series on the presentation to the Orieachtas, Aidan McLoughlin discusses the recent announcement that the government are to review the costs of pensions. Could applying international standards improve the pensions industry?

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 2

This is the second of four video blogs where Aidan McLoughlin outlines the main points raised in the presentation to the Oireachtas Committee. Here Aidan outlines the impact that the 4 year plan has had on pensions.

Lobbying the Oireachtas Committee - Part 1

Aidan McLoughlin was part of a group of IBA Committee members who presented to the Oireachtas this week on Wednesday 8th February. Over the coming weeks, we will have a series of video blogs highlighting the main points discussed, the first of which can be viewed here.

Canvassing Irish Government on Pensions Issues