2018 Annual Report of the Pension Fund

Against the backdrop of a difficult market environment, the Pension Fund of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) achieved a performance of -2.2% as of the end of 2018 (previous year: 9%). The coverage ratio fell slightly from 115.6% to 112.1%.

Insurance certificate from the Pension Fund on MyPension

Your insurance certificate from the Pension Fund is available for download on your insurance portal MyPension. The certificate shows your individual pension benefits.

Introduction of 1e savings plans and improvement of death and disability benefits in January 2020

The Pension Fund of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) will introduce 1e retirement capital savings in January 2020. This savings plan gives insured with a gross salary subject to AHV contributions of more than CHF 127,980 the opportunity to codetermine the investment strategy that is used to invest their pension assets. At the same time, death and disability benefits will be improved for all insured.

Your account statements from the Pension Fund are now available on MyPension

The individual account statements from the Pension Fund show all transactions in the past year relating to the pension capital and retirement capital pension pots, such as personal payments into the Pension Fund, your savings contributions and those of the employer, and the interest paid.

Interest rates and new Pension Fund regulations

The interest rate for Pension Fund assets is 1.25% for 2018.

From 2019, a five-year period will apply to cohabiting partner's and surviving spouse's pensions.

Set Your Contribution Option for 2019

The Pension Fund of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) offers you the opportunity each year to choose the amount of your savings contributions within a pre-defined framework. Take advantage of this flexibility and set your desired contribution option in MyPension by no later than December 1.

Pension Fund insurance certificates and individual account statements from previous years available only until the end of 2018

You have access to your insurance certificates and account statements from previous years in MyHR > Employee Self Service until the end of December 2018. After that time, only the more recent documents will be available on the MyPension portal.

Purchase of Pension Benefits until 1st December

On your MyPension portal, you have received a letter with payment slip under "Documents and Forms."

Your pension is going digital thanks to MyPension

The Pension Fund of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland) is launching MyPension, a new online portal for its members. The portal not only enables you to keep an eye on your current pension; you can also review it and make adjustments at any time thanks to the simulation calculator.

Change to the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund Credit Suisse

The Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group AG has appointed Michel Degen, Managing Director, Head of Credit Suisse Asset Management Switzerland & EMEA, and Christian Stark, Managing Director, Head of Group Performance Analytics & Governance, as new members and employer representatives to the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund of Credit Suisse Group (Switzerland). Both will assume their role with immediate effect.