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Feature articles

Our employees regularly communicate in the media on subjects related to occupational benefit planning. A fundamental part of our company culture is embodied in this popularisation of occupational benefit planning concepts.

How to inform with greater transparency? (14 June 2010) Download in pdf formatHow to inform with greater transparency?

By Laurent Pittet (in Prévoyance professionnelle suisse)

Legal measures enforcing better information and greater transparency in occupational benefit planning came into effect in 2004 with the first revision of the LLP law. This did not, however, have much effect on policyholders. Pension funds must put in place a more decisive, targeted, and user-friendly communications strategy if they are to impact their policyholders more effectively.

Stock market fluctuation reserves (19 April 2010) Download in pdf formatStock market fluctuation reserves

By Stéphane Riesen (in Prévoyance professionnelle suisse)

In the microcosm of public pension funds, using a mixed financial system, the question regularly arises: Should they include a reserve for stock fluctuations even if their cover ratio is below 100%?

How to soak up the deficit? (19 April 2010) Download in pdf formatHow to soak up the deficit?

By Bernard Romanens (in L'Agefi)

The streamlining measures that a pension fund may use to absorb their deficit are linked to the nature and extent of that deficit. They also depend on the specific situation of the fund.

The new face of financial advertising (19 April 2010) Download in pdf formatThe new face of financial advertising

By Laurent Pittet (in Point de mire)

The crisis has only slightly curbed the use of advertising by the financial industry in the Swiss French-speaking press. A brief analysis of the behaviour of the different parties reveals a new face of financial advertising.

Technical interest rates: the LIBOR (19 April 2010) Download in pdf formatTechnical interest rates: the LIBOR

By Olivier Kern (in Sécurité sociale AWP)

Two schools of thought go head-to-head: one recommends a market-based or no-risk rate, the other leans towards the application of a rate based on expected return.