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For over 40 years, the Credit Suisse investment foundations have managed pension funds professionally and affordably, and they are currently some of the top investment foundations in Switzerland.
General Information on the Foundations
Assets are managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management (Switzerland) Ltd. for most investment groups.
Most of the Board of Trustees is composed of representatives from Swiss pension funds. This ensures that investor interests are protected and that founder Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. is independent.
There are also several Investment Committees that are likewise primarily composed of external representatives and are tasked with monitoring the implementation and assessment of investment objectives as well as diversification and the risk/return profile of the investment groups.
A unit of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. that is separate from Portfolio Management monitors compliance with the investment guidelines on a daily basis.
Alexandrine Kiechler has been the CEO of the Credit Suisse Investment Foundations since 2015 and is actively supported by a team of ten.
Credit Suisse Investment Foundation
The Credit Suisse Investment Foundation (CSA) was founded in 1974 by Credit Suisse's predecessor, Schweizerische Kreditanstalt. We offer this extensive range of products to all zero-rated second-pillar institutions domiciled in Switzerland and Pillar 3a bank foundations.
Year founded |
1974 |
Founder | Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. |
Number of investors |
840 |
Number of products |
41 |
Net assets |
CHF 20 367 209 (in thousands excl. double-counting) |
Custodian bank | Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. |
CEO | Alexandrine Kiechler |
Deputy | Ernst Kessler |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
Beat Zeller |
Board of Trustees representation |
Founder: 3; pension funds (investors): 7 |
Investment Committee (IC) representation | |
IC Securities | Founder: 1; pension funds (investors): 5 |
IC Real Estate Switzerland | Founder: 3; pension funds (investors): 4 |
IC Swiss Mortgages | Founder: 3; pension funds (investors): 1; Third: 1 |
IC Energy Infrastructure Switzerland | Pension funds (investors): 4; third parties: 2 |
Organizational chart | |
Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers AG |
Investment Controlling | 4 Investment Committees Investment guideline monitoring: Credit Suisse Funds AG Product-specific risk management: Credit Suisse Funds AG Derivative controlling: Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG |
Supervision | Supervisory Commission for Employee Benefits Insurance (OAK BV) |
Credit Suisse Investment Foundation 2nd Pillar
The Credit Suisse Investment Foundation 2nd Pillar, which was established in 2006, specializes in collective investments that mainly invest internationally and benefit from tax advantages in various countries, as long as the investor base is limited to traditional pension funds. Non-registered institutions without statutory benefits in the case of retirement, disability, and death or Pillar 3a foundations are therefore not permitted as investors.
Year founded |
2006 |
Founder | Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. |
Number of investors |
270 |
Number of products |
14 |
Net assets |
CHF 5 043 465 (in thousands excl. double-counting) |
Custodian bank |
Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. |
CEO | Alexandrine Kiechler |
Deputy | Ernst Kessler |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
Beat Zeller |
Board of Trustees representation |
Founder: 3; pension funds (investors): 7 |
Investment Committee (IC) representation | |
IC Securities | Founder: 1; pension funds (investors): 5 |
Organizational chart | |
Auditor | PricewaterhouseCoopers AG |
Investment Controlling | 1 Investment Committees |
Supervision | Supervisory Commission for Employee Benefits Insurance (OAK BV) |