Occupational pension provision – Rising interest rates are good for old-age provision

The “third contributor” is back in the occupational pension scheme – thanks to the turnaround in interest rates. SRF business editor Susanne Schmugge explains how this affects the pension fund assets and the problems of old-age provision. Open the people box Close the people box Susanne Schmugge is a business editor at SRF. She studied history with a focus on economic history and social sciences and has been working at Radio SRF since 2008. Who is the “third contributor”? In the case of...