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Irish managed pension funds make good returns

Irish managed pension funds delivered positive returns for September, according to figures from Rubicon Investment Consulting.

The average return for the month was 1.1%.

Merrion Investment Managers took the top spot with a return of 1.7% in September followed by State Street Global Advisers, who recorded gains of 1.5%.

The latest figures follow positive returns for July and August which brought average gains for Irish managed funds to 5.2% in the third quarter.

Standard Life Investements' Fund delivered the top-ranking return of 6.2% during the quarter.

The average managed fund return for the past three years has been 7.5%.

The five year returns are mostly negative, however, with an average return of -1.7% per annum over that period.