Pittet Associés | Pittet Associates https://www.pittet.net/en/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Real Estate: A Weakening Pillar for Pension Funds https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/real-estate-a-weakening-pillar-for-pension-funds/ https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/real-estate-a-weakening-pillar-for-pension-funds/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:43:10 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/real-estate-a-weakening-pillar-for-pension-funds/ Article in French by Julie Müller-Pellegrini (in Le Temps, 04.04.2026). Indispensable aux portefeuilles, la pierre oblige aujourd’hui les caisses de pension à composer avec des rendements en recul, des contraintes croissantes et un accès plus difficile aux investissements. Pour Marc Fournier, Directeur général adjoint de Pittet Associés, “l’immobilier reste une valeur refuge clairement recherchée par […]

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]]> Article in French by Julie Müller-Pellegrini (in Le Temps, 04.04.2026). Indispensable aux portefeuilles, la pierre oblige aujourd’hui les caisses de pension à composer avec des rendements en recul, des contraintes croissantes et un accès plus difficile aux investissements. Pour Marc Fournier, Directeur général adjoint de Pittet Associés, “l’immobilier reste une valeur refuge clairement recherchée par la plupart des institutionnels suisses.”

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/real-estate-a-weakening-pillar-for-pension-funds/feed/ 0 The quiet strength of the second pillar https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/the-quiet-strength-of-the-second-pillar/ https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/the-quiet-strength-of-the-second-pillar/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:22:17 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/the-quiet-strength-of-the-second-pillar/ Column in French by Timothée Maurer (Pittet Associates) (in Le Temps, January 16, 2026). Faudrait-il pouvoir choisir son institution de prévoyance ? Si elle peut paraître tentante, cette possibilité est une fausse bonne idée, écrit l’expert en prévoyance professionnelle Timothée Maurer: le risque a besoin de stabilité, ce qui passe par le 2e pilier, collectif […]

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]]> Column in French by Timothée Maurer (Pittet Associates) (in Le Temps, January 16, 2026). Faudrait-il pouvoir choisir son institution de prévoyance ? Si elle peut paraître tentante, cette possibilité est une fausse bonne idée, écrit l’expert en prévoyance professionnelle Timothée Maurer: le risque a besoin de stabilité, ce qui passe par le 2e pilier, collectif et sur la durée.

Read the full interview on the Le Temps website

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/the-quiet-strength-of-the-second-pillar/feed/ 0 Vaudoise acquires Ecofin Investment Consulting https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/vaudoise-acquires-ecofin-investment-consulting/ https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/vaudoise-acquires-ecofin-investment-consulting/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:12:31 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/vaudoise-acquires-ecofin-investment-consulting/ The Vaudoise Insurance Group acquires Ecofin Investment Consulting SA, Zurich, a leading investment advisory firm for pension funds. Following the acquisitions of Pittet Associates SA and Prevanto SA, Vaudoise is consolidating its position as the leading advisor to pension funds in Switzerland. Read the full press release on the Vaudoise Group website (in French)

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]]> The Vaudoise Insurance Group acquires Ecofin Investment Consulting SA, Zurich, a leading investment advisory firm for pension funds. Following the acquisitions of Pittet Associates SA and Prevanto SA, Vaudoise is consolidating its position as the leading advisor to pension funds in Switzerland.

Read the full press release on the Vaudoise Group website (in French)

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/vaudoise-acquires-ecofin-investment-consulting/feed/ 0 Competition between pension funds is not without risk https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/competition-between-pension-funds-is-not-without-risk/ https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/competition-between-pension-funds-is-not-without-risk/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:32:07 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/?p=247072 Interview with Marc Fournier (Pittet Associés) (in French, in Le Temps, 09/29/2025). Low interest rates, volatile markets, and growing competition between collective foundations: the Deputy CEO of the consulting firm Pittet Associés explains how pension fund managers are seeking returns in a challenging environment. Read the full interview on the Le Temps website (in French)

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]]> Interview with Marc Fournier (Pittet Associés) (in French, in Le Temps, 09/29/2025). Low interest rates, volatile markets, and growing competition between collective foundations: the Deputy CEO of the consulting firm Pittet Associés explains how pension fund managers are seeking returns in a challenging environment.

Read the full interview on the Le Temps website (in French)

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/competition-between-pension-funds-is-not-without-risk/feed/ 0 Latent cases of disability: an actuarial approach https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/latent-cases-of-disability-an-actuarial-approach/ https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/latent-cases-of-disability-an-actuarial-approach/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:24:02 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/?p=246961 Article in French by Dominique Grütter (Deprez Experten) and Timothée Maurer (Pittet Associates) (in Revue Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse). Les cas latents d’invalidité sont trop souvent ignorés, car non-annoncés et donc inexistants. Pour une IP, ne pas voir ces cas, c’est sous-estimer la sinistralité à venir. Cela peut fausser à la fois le provisionnement et le […]

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]]> Article in French by Dominique Grütter (Deprez Experten) and Timothée Maurer (Pittet Associates) (in Revue Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse). Les cas latents d’invalidité sont trop souvent ignorés, car non-annoncés et donc inexistants. Pour une IP, ne pas voir ces cas, c’est sous-estimer la sinistralité à venir. Cela peut fausser à la fois le provisionnement et le niveau de la cotisation risque.

Read the article published in the monthly magazine Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/latent-cases-of-disability-an-actuarial-approach/feed/ 0 Le Groupe Vaudoise reprend Prevanto https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/le-groupe-vaudoise-reprend-prevanto/ https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/le-groupe-vaudoise-reprend-prevanto/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:16:55 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/le-groupe-vaudoise-reprend-prevanto/ Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA a acquis le 29 avril 2024 100 % du capital-actions de la société Prevanto SA, active dans le conseil aux institutions de prévoyance publiques et privées en Suisse. Cette reprise vient compléter celle de Pittet Associés SA en 2019, entité qui a ensuite intégré l’équipe d’experts LPP de SwissLife Pension Services […]

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]]> Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA a acquis le 29 avril 2024 100 % du capital-actions de la société Prevanto SA, active dans le conseil aux institutions de prévoyance publiques et privées en Suisse. Cette reprise vient compléter celle de Pittet Associés SA en 2019, entité qui a ensuite intégré l’équipe d’experts LPP de SwissLife Pension Services en 2022. Elle permet au Groupe Vaudoise de devenir leader du marché du conseil actuariel aux institutions de prévoyance en Suisse. Tous les emplois sont conservés dans le cadre de cette acquisition.

Lire le communiqué en entier sur le site du Groupe Vaudoise

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/le-groupe-vaudoise-reprend-prevanto/feed/ 0 OFAS Study : update as of the end of 2022 https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/study-on-the-effects-of-interest-rates-update-as-of-the-end-of-2022/ https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/study-on-the-effects-of-interest-rates-update-as-of-the-end-of-2022/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:36:19 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/study-on-the-effects-of-interest-rates-update-as-of-the-end-of-2022/ Following the study carried out for the Federal Social Insurance Office (OFAS) in 2022 on the effects of interest rate trends on the financial capacity of the Swiss 2nd pillar, the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) and Pittet Associates updated their calculations and scenarios, taking into account the major contextual changes between 2020 and 2022. An […]

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]]> Following the study carried out for the Federal Social Insurance Office (OFAS) in 2022 on the effects of interest rate trends on the financial capacity of the Swiss 2nd pillar, the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) and Pittet Associates updated their calculations and scenarios, taking into account the major contextual changes between 2020 and 2022. An SFI Public Discussion Note reports on this update. It is available online in its entirety and freely accessible.

Read the full note (PDF format)

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/study-on-the-effects-of-interest-rates-update-as-of-the-end-of-2022/feed/ 0 FSIO study : the German version is available https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/fsio-study-the-german-version-is-available/ https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/fsio-study-the-german-version-is-available/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 15:12:36 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/fsio-study-the-german-version-is-available/ In 2022, at the request of the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) and in collaboration with Prof. Olivier Scaillet (University of Geneva, Geneva Finance Research Institute, Swiss Finance Institute), Pittet Associates carried out a study on the “Effects of a Long Period of Low Interest Rates on Occupational Pension Plans”. The aim of the study […]

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]]> In 2022, at the request of the Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) and in collaboration with Prof. Olivier Scaillet (University of Geneva, Geneva Finance Research Institute, Swiss Finance Institute), Pittet Associates carried out a study on the “Effects of a Long Period of Low Interest Rates on Occupational Pension Plans”. The aim of the study was to show the direct and indirect effects of interest rate trends on the financial capacity and soundness of the 2nd pillar. Another objective was to review investment provisions to determine whether or not they constitute an obstacle to sustainable investment policy.

Originally published in French, the study is now available in German and is available online free of charge.

Read the full study in German
Read the full study in French
Read the report in the journal “Sécurité Sociale CHSS” in German
Read the report in the journal “Sécurité Sociale CHSS” in French

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/fsio-study-the-german-version-is-available/feed/ 0 Takeover of SLPS actuarial activity https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/takeover-of-slps-actuarial-activity/ https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/takeover-of-slps-actuarial-activity/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:27:24 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/takeover-of-slps-actuarial-activity/ We are pleased to inform you that as of 1 January 2023, Pittet Associates will welcome occupational pension and actuarial experts of Swiss Life Pension Services (SLPS) to its various offices as new employees of Pittet Associates. The latter are currently providing actuarial consulting services to pension funds (expert consultancy) within SLPS until 31 December 2022. […]

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We are pleased to inform you that as of 1 January 2023, Pittet Associates will welcome occupational pension and actuarial experts of Swiss Life Pension Services (SLPS) to its various offices as new employees of Pittet Associates. The latter are currently providing actuarial consulting services to pension funds (expert consultancy) within SLPS until 31 December 2022.

This unique opportunity, which Pittet Associates and its employees are delighted about, has been made possible because SLPS has decided to focus its services on administration, international accounting and IT in the future due to the changing regulatory environment. The Vaudoise Group believes that this opportunity is fully in line with the strategy expressed at the time of the acquisition of Pittet Associates in 2019, namely to strengthen our company, specifically in German-speaking Switzerland.

This is a takeover of employees and occupational pension consultancy mandates only. Pittet Associates remains fully independent as before. In fact, the employment of these new employees will enable us to strengthen the skills of Pittet Associates and thus continue to provide a quality service to our clients.

 

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]]> https://www.pittet.net/en/actualite-en/takeover-of-slps-actuarial-activity/feed/ 0 ALM and the importance of Governance https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/alm-and-the-importance-of-governance/ https://www.pittet.net/en/articles-de-presse-en/alm-and-the-importance-of-governance/#respond Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:50:34 +0000 https://www.pittet.net/non-classifiee/alm-and-the-importance-of-governance/ L’article ALM and the importance of Governance est apparu en premier sur Pittet Associés | Pittet Associates.

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Article by Yann Schorderet and Philippe Clivaz from Pittet Associates (in Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse). In order to ensure credibility, ALM should reflect principles of good governance. Specific organisational effects should be taken into account when setting the cap.

Read the article published in the magazine Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse in French in PDF format

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