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Ireland

The majority of Ireland ’ s ratings are in the Good range . There are of course two clear exceptions , Technology at 4.98 and Securities Lending at 3.75 . However , Securities Lending is a category which has seen a decline in multiple countries in Western Europe this year . Relationship Management ( 5.87 ) has received the highest score with Asset Safety and Risk Management follows it up with a score of 5.48 . Overall , the average score sits at a comfortable 5.11 . Although this sits below the global average , Ireland is off to a strong start for its first appearance in the Agent Banks in Major Markets survey .

Ireland	Ireland 2024	Ireland 2023	Global Average	Difference to Global
Account Management	5.12	4.68	5.83	-0.70
Asset Safety and risk management	5.48	5.22	5.73	-0.25
Asset Servicing	5.11	4.56	5.59	-0.48
Cash Management and FX	5.13	4.81	5.46	-0.33
Client Service	5.21	4.47	5.84	-0.63
Data Services	5.13	5.00	5.44	-0.31
Service Innovation	5.18	4.67	5.43	-0.25
Liquidity Management	5.01	4.64	5.41	-0.40
Pricing	5.05	4.50	5.20	-0.16
Regulation and Compliance	5.43	5.11	5.57	-0.14
Relationship Management	5.87	4.95	6.15	-0.28
Securities Lending	3.71	4.57	5.17	-1.45
Technology	4.98	4.65	5.33	-0.35
Average	5.11	4.76	5.55	-0.44

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