Swiss pension funds: funding ratio, discount rate, and asset allocation

Abstract The funding ratio is a financial indicator to measure the viability of pension funds. The paper analyzes how Swiss occupational pension funds’ technical discount rate and asset allocation are related to the funding ratio. The paper shows that funds with weaker funding ratios apply higher ra...

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Main Author: Jorma J. Schäublin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-022-00092-6