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My pension plan at PUBLICA

The FAOA pension plan

Whether you are an active or former employee, this page offers a wealth of useful information about your pension plan: the name of your contact, the members of your parity commission, your interest rates, savings contributions and plan type (standard/management), as well the pension plan’s key figures and legal basis.

Also worth knowing

There is no entry threshold for the FAOA pension plan. You can join whatever your salary level. Another advantage is that, as your employer, the Federal Audit Oversight Authority will pay the risk premium in full. 
In addition, you can make voluntary savings contributions to top up your pillar 2 retirement assets. You can choose between two voluntary options and simulate them onmyPublica.

Current funded ratio

As at 31.03.2024 the regulatory funded ratio stands at 103.1%.

Performance in past years

Contributions for pension plan types

Active members and their employers pay contributions based on the insured salary to fund retirement, disability and death benefits. The savings contributions vary, depending on the pension plan type (standard/management) and age. You can also make additional, voluntary savings contributions to top up your retirement assets. Depending on your plan type (standard/management), you can choose from a number of percentage options for your voluntary savings contributions.

 

a) Standard plan, for employed persons with a relevant annual salary of up to CHF 130,000
Age group Employee’s savings contribution Employer’s savings contribution Total retirement credits
22 - 24 5.85% 7.90% 13.75%
25 - 34 5.85% 7.90% 13.75%
35 - 44 7.25% 10.00% 17.25%
45 - 54 9.40% 15.30% 24.70%
55 - 70 12.50% 19.75% 32.25%
b) Management plan, for employed persons with a relevant annual salary of more than CHF 130,001
Age group Employee’s savings contribution Employer’s savings contribution Total retirement credits
22 - 24 5.95% 7.80% 13.75%
25 - 34 5.95% 7.80% 13.75%
35 - 44 7.25% 10.00% 17.25%
45 - 54 9.70% 17.90% 27.60%
55 - 70 12.80% 22.30% 35.10%

 

Voluntary savings contributions - Special savings account

Standard plan    
Classe Option 1 (%) Option 2 (%)
22 - 70 2.00 3.00
Managementplan    
Classes

Option 1 (%)

Option 2 (%)
22 - 44 2.00 3.00
45 - 70 2.00 5.00

 

Risk premium

PUBLICA levies a risk premium of 2% of the insured salary to insure the risks of death and disability. The employer pays this in full.

Interest rates and key figures

From 1 January 2024, the OPA minimum interest rate is 1.25%.

Your pension plan’s parity commission has set the following interest rates for retirement assets and for vested benefits paid out during the year as follows:

  • Interest rate on retirement assets in 2023: 1%​​​​​​
Interest rates 2024
Interest on arrears for subsequent payment of benefits 2.25%
Interest on reimbursement 1.25%
Default interest on reimbursement 2.25%
employment relationship prior to the 1 January after the 21st birthday 0.00%
Interest on vested benefits 1.25%
Default interest on termination benefits 2.25%
Interest on arrears for subsequent payment of termination benefits 2.25%
Interest on reimbursement of vested benefits 1.25%
Interest rates of previous years

Legal basis

Parity commission

The following people were appointed to the FAOA parity commission for the term of office from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027:

 

Employee representative
Name Employer Function Contact
Jennifer Yousef Federal Audit Oversight Authority FAOA Member
Silke Bradtke Kaindl Federal Audit Oversight Authority FAOA President
Employer representative
Name Employer Function Contact
Reto Sanwald Federal Audit Oversight Authority FAOA Member
Heinz Meier Federal Audit Oversight Authority FAOA Vice-Chair

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