The new school year, underway last month marks the beginning of a 13-year spending spree by parents for primary and secondary education, according to the results of research announced by Hibernian Life & Pensions today.

HIBERNIAN LIFE & PENSIONS, Ireland’s third largest life and long-term savings provider, is reopening its successful Irish Property Fund.

HIBERNIAN Life & Pensions has appointed Stuart Purdy, currently managing director of parent company Aviva’s India-based operations, to a new role as deputy chief executive in Ireland.

THE ISEQ Index closed higher for the second consecutive day, mirroring trends across Europe.

THE ISEQ Index closed higher for the second consecutive day, mirroring trends across Europe. The Dublin exchange jumped 34.78 points to 7922.18.

THE cost of putting a child through school and college could reach €30,000, parents have been advised.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares is down 20.41 points to 7566.13 after today's trading.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares is down 29.94 points to 7556.6 after this morning's trade.

AIB has completed its transaction for a new bancassurance joint venture between long-term savings players Hibernian Life & Pensions and Ark Life.

THE white flag finally went up at AIB’s life and pensions subsidiary yesterday as the bank offloaded its struggling Ark Life business to Hibernian, one of the unit’s biggest rivals.

DESPITE three out of four workers in the private sector not having a pension plan, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) has come out against the extension of the mandatory State pensions system.

The Hibernian group today announced the appointment of Jackie Hunt as its new group finance director.

LOWER insurance payouts and fewer claims for damage caused by bad weather meant good news for Hibernian last year, as the company reported a 34% hike in operating profits yesterday.

Hibernian chief executive Bryan Jenkins announced today that current group finance director Tony O’Riordan has been appointed to the position of managing director of Hibernian Life & Pensions.

Hibernian Life & Pensions has launched a new investment product that offers a capital guarantee if funds invested are left with Hibernian for five years.

Hibernian Life & Pensions has today launched the Hibernian Guaranteed Fund - a fund developed following a survey of Irish consumers.

Hibernian Life & Pensions, Ireland’s largest provider of saving and investment products, has launched the Hibernian Guaranteed Fund.

Life and pensions company Aviva has confirmed that 46-year-old Andrew Moss will take up his new position as group finance director on May 10, 2004.

NEW business sales at Hibernian Life & Pensions fell by 40% in the first nine months of the year as the closure of the Government’s SSIA sponsored saving scheme to new accounts hit sales.

PARENTS with a child starting school for the first time next week face bills of at least €54,000 over the lifetime of their offspring’s education, a costs survey has shown.

WORKERS without pensions will be able to take out special low-cost saving accounts from today to encourage them to save for their retirement.