Do you want to invest pension assets profitably and in a manner that increases value? You’ll find the advice and products you’re looking for at the Swiss Life Investment Foundation. No matter what your needs are, you’ll find the right investment groups. And you’ll do so with partners who have the best qualifications.
The Swiss Life Investment Foundation is a foundation established by Swiss Life. The purpose of the investment foundation is the collective investment and management of pension assets for our third-party clients.
Tax-exempt Swiss employee benefits institutions may become affiliated with the investment foundation. Primary among these are autonomous and semi-autonomous pension funds, but also collective foundations that manage the savings process and risk insurance separately. The latter are especially suitable for smaller and medium-sized companies that want to outsource their employee benefits completely.
Board of Trustees
The board of trustees is appointed by the investors in a meeting and is largely composed of investor representatives.
Supervisory authority
Our Investment Foundation is subject to supervision by the Supervisory Commission for occupational pensions (OAK BV).
Auditor
The auditor is PricewaterhouseCoopers AG.
Legal
Basis for the Investment Foundation's business (learn more).
Partners
The investment foundation works with the following partners:
- Swiss Life Asset Management AG – for the management of the investment groups.
- UBS Switzerland AG – as the custodian bank for the investment foundation.
- Northern Trust Global Services SE, Leudelange, Luxembourg, Basel Branch – for accounting security
- Swiss Life Asset Management AG – for accounting and the calculation of net asset values.
The investment philosophy – for a positive alpha
Swiss Life investments are integrated in the core-satellite approach. Performance is systematically monitored by an independent controlling unit.
Take advantage of the offer and benefit from our professional investment options. The Swiss Life Investment Foundation offers you in-depth knowledge, vast experience and a track record of success.
Our products are in line with a modern investment philosophy. The best proof of its confidence in the performance of this philosophy is the fact that Swiss Life uses the core-satellite approach for its own employee benefits institutions.
Objective selection of asset managers
The most suitable investment managers are selected on the basis of objective criteria and taking into consideration the particular requirements of the investment groups. One or more asset managers may be used, depending on the structure of the investment group.
Independent and consistent monitoring
The independent investment controller monitors the investment activities of the selected asset managers regularly and systematically on the basis of qualitative and quantitative criteria.
Structuring within the investment groups
The portfolios within the investment groups have a contemporary structure. The equity investment group thus follows a core-satellite approach.
Risk-optimised products
The product range consists of fund-like investment groups provided to specific clients segments by the Swiss Life Investment Foundation. All investors are tax-exempt Swiss employee benefits institutions.
The investment groups can be used by autonomous and semi-autonomous employee benefits institutions as building blocks for an individual investment strategy.
- Bonds CHF Domestic
- Bonds CHF Foreign
- Bonds Global (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Governments+ (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Corporates Short Term (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Corporates (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Emerging Markets Short Term (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Emerging Markets Corporates (CHF hedged)
- Equities Switzerland
- Equities Switzerland Large Caps Indexed
- Equities Switzerland Small & Mid Caps
- Equities Switzerland Protect Flex
- Equities Foreign ESG
- Equities Foreign ESG Indexed
- Equities Global ESG
- Equities Global Small Caps
- Equities Emerging Markets ESG
- Equities Global Protect Flex (CHF hedged)
- Real Estate Switzerland ESG
- Real Estate Switzerland Retirement and Healthcare ESG
- Commercial Real Estate Switzerland ESG
- Real Estate Funds Switzerland
The special PM tranches incur reduced costs and can only be acquired from Swiss Life Asset Management within the asset management mandate.
- Bonds CHF Domestic PM
- Bonds CHF Foreign PM
- Bonds Global PM (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Governments+ PM (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Corporates Short Term PM (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Global Corporates PM (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Emerging Markets Short Term PM (CHF hedged)
- Bonds Emerging Markets Corporates PM (CHF hedged)
These investment groups can be acquired by clients as part of a 3a pension solution or a Swiss Life Wings Invest vested benefit solution.
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