Award winning EMPOWER Master Trust pension solution

We guide your employees through their pension journey. We partner with over 2,000 companies to build strong workplace pension plans. Together, we help more than 150,000 employees build better futures.

As Ireland’s leading pension provider, we offer the largest Master Trust in Ireland managing in excess of €10 billion worth of assets (LCP, 2025). Our EMPOWER Master Trust is a multi-award-winning defined contribution pension solution.

Beyond pensions, we offer complete employee benefits. We combine protection, health, wealth and wellbeing for a better, more connected experience.

What a master trust is, and what we offer

What a master trust is

A trust protects pension members by legally separating pension plan assets from company assets, keeping retirement savings secure. A master trust is simply a “master” pension plan, which allows multiple company plans to combine under one large trust.

Engaged and supported members

Irish Life’s EMPOWER Master Trust offers meaningful member engagement with timely reminders and educational content for your employees, along with easy-to-use member platforms.

Personalised investment experience

It provides a unique, personalised default investment strategy which aims to deliver the best outcome for each member, plus a wide range of investment options.

Strong, independent governance

The EMPOWER Master Trust is overseen by a fully independent trustee, risk manager and auditor, responsible for ensuring the highest standards of governance are applied.

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Benefits of joining the EMPOWER Master Trust

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Benefits to your business

    Trustworthy market leader

    A market-leading, award-winning solution from Ireland’s top pension and investment provider. Trusted by over 2,000 employers, we’re guiding over 150,000 pension savers toward better financial futures. (LCP, 2025)

    Proactive, practical employer support

    Our pension specialists provide forward-thinking expert advice for your business. As a trusted partner, we’ll help reduce workload for your HR and benefits teams so they can focus on the future.

    Intelligence that shapes strategy

    Our advanced digital platforms provide employers with valuable insights into employee benefits data and benchmarking intelligence. Smart analytics guides your business strategy and fuels growth.

    Efficient governance

    A fully compliant and cost-effective solution for your company. Professional Trustees apply strong oversight to the Master Trust, acting in members’ best interests.

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Benefits to your employees

    Investment choice and flexibility

    A broad range of investment fund options to cater for all risk appetites including sustainable choices. And a default option that grows with them. Flexibility means your employees can easily adjust contributions, their retirement age, or switch funds.

    Easy online access

    Employees can track their pension savings, make top-ups and switch funds through the MyIrishLife app and web portal.

    Support throughout their career

    Tools, calculators and webinars guide them through their career, and retirement planning and advice is available from our pension education team and consultants.

    Independent supervision and expert governance

    Fully independent, experienced, professional trustees and key function holders, combined with Irish Life’s trusted pension expertise.

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Why choose Irish Life’s EMPOWER Master Trust?

Better results for your people

User-friendly digital tools and investment choices help employees plan better and retire with more security. Employees get real-time information, projections and timely nudges.

Financial wellbeing support

Members can access support from our pension education team, useful content and financial advice, helping them make informed decisions throughout their pension journey.

Strong, independent governance

A fully independent, experienced Professional Trustee and key function holders apply strong oversight to the Master Trust, ensuring a compliant and cost-effective solution that acts in members’ best interests.

Our investment strategy

Our EMPOWER Master Trust reflects our best investment thinking, across default, multi-asset and asset class funds. We carefully monitor and update our fund choices and strategies regularly.

Our EMPOWER Master Trust reflects our best investment thinking, across default, multi-asset and asset class funds. We carefully monitor and update our fund choices and strategies regularly.

Personalised default investment strategy

Our pension investment fund experts have created a unique, personalised default investment strategy to achieve a better  outcome for each member. Through our partnership with Irish Life Investment Managers, Ireland’s leading investment manager, we offer a full range of investment strategies to meet the different needs of members. 

How EMPOWER funds are invested

Your employees can select from a range of multi-asset funds, as well as individual asset class funds to give exposure to equities, bonds, alternatives and cash. Find out more about the variety of funds we offer and see fund factsheets.  

Free consultation

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Show your people that you are truly invested in their future. Together, we can guide your employees on their pension journey with expert retirement planning, financial education and advice.  


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Partner with Irish Life if you want:

To guide your employees to act earlier, retire stronger and build better futures

A trusted, market-leading pension and benefits provider with 85 years of experience

A robust company pension plan, smart investment strategies and proactive employee support

A better, more connected employee benefits experience that helps grow your business.

Warning: If you invest in this product you will not have access to your money until your retirement date.
Warning: If you invest in this product you may lose some or all of the money you invest.
Warning: The value of your investment may go down as well as up.
Warning: The value of the fund may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.
Warning: Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance.

Other benefits from Irish Life

Protection Benefits

Protect your employees with life, illness and income cover

corporate health

Bespoke health plans for your employees

wellbeing programme

Tailored wellbeing programmes to meet your employees’ needs