Switzerland Investment and Pensions
The financial situation of the compensation fund AHV, the largest of the three under management of public institution Compenswiss, will deteriorate in the years to come. Therefore, the government and the parliament are trying to find funding sources to keep AHV’s funding ratio in balance until 2040. The occupational pension supervisor OAK BV will keep a close eye on multi-employer pension funds to make sure they have enough reserves to fend off market turbulences, while ESG reporting standards for Pensionskassen turn the focus on quality.
Pension Funds in Switzerland - Country Report
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TOP SWISS PENSION FUNDS 2025
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
- Compenswiss/Swiss Federal Social Security Funds | 51,429,510
- Kanton Zürich (BVK) | 45,592,404
- PUBLICA | 45,193,869
- ASGA Pensionkasse | 33,089,316
- UBS Pensionskasse | 32,251,486
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The pension fund ended the latest financial year with a funding ratio of 113.6%, up from 109.3% a year earlier
TOP MANAGERS: SWISS INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- Zürcher Kantonalbank | 259,829*
- UBS Asset Management | 257,813[1]
- Swiss Life Asset Management | 131,028
- Pictet Asset Management | 72,132*
- AXA Investment Managers | 66,904
- BlackRock | 55,609
- Record Currency Mangement | 53,436***
- Vontobel | 51,459*
- Mesirow Currency Management | 47,619**
- Baloise Asset Management | 38,295
As at 30.6.24, *31.8.24, **30.9.24 ***28.6.24
[1] Excludes Credit Suisse Asset Management AUM
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IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN SWITZERLAND AWARD WINNERS
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- 2022 - CERN Pension Fund
- 2021 - Pensionskasse Bosch Schweiz
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