Finanz und Wirtschaft

Will the second pillar be able to cope with rising interest rates?

When people talk about the stability of Swiss occupational pension funds, the focus is usually on increasing life expectancy or the level of the conversion rate. But the most serious challenge lies in the low-interest rates, as shown by a recent study that examines the direct and indirect effects of the evolution of interest rates on the stability of the second pillar. As a member of the research team behind the study GSEM Professor Olivier Scaillet discusses their findings.

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