Zurich Anlagestiftung

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Zurich investment foundation

The Zurich investment foundation is Switzerland's largest non-bank investment foundation with over CHF 22 billion in assets under management. Since 1999, we have been providing pension plans with a wide range of investment solutions to effectively invest their assets. The foundation is headquartered in Zurich and regulated by the Occupational Pension Supervisory Commission (OPSC) in Bern.

Our services

  • We are Switzerland's largest non-bank investment foundation with over CHF 22 billion in assets under management.
  • We manage investments for the Vita Joint Foundation, Zurich's own pension fund and many notable Swiss pension funds.
  • We do not employ any portfolio managers of our own but select the industry's best asset managers to manage each of our investment groups. 
  • We are regulated by the Occupational Pension Supervisory Commission (OPSC). 
  • The Foundation Council consists of recognized investment experts. 

Foundation Council

  • Marco J. Netzer, Chairman of the Foundation Council, Member of various Boards of Directors and Foundations, Honorary Chairman Banque Cramer & Cie SA, Geneva
  • Josef Bättig, CEO jfb-consulting AG, Ittigen
  • Rolf Ehrensberger, Chief Investment Officer PKE Vorsorgestiftung Energie, Zurich
  • Andreas Fischer, Chief Investment Officer Zurich Switzerland, Zurich
  • Adriano Imfeld, Member of various Boards of Directors and Foundations, Foundation Council Member of the Vita Joint Foundation, Zurich
  • Markus Leuthard, Head of Investment at the Vita Joint Foundation, Zurich
  • Hugo Peter, Secretary of the Foundation Council, Legal and Compliance Zurich Switzerland, Zurich (non-member)

Investment Committee

  • René Schmidli, Chairman of the Investment Committee, independent consultant, Zurich
  • Martin Gubler, Managing Director of the Zurich investment foundation, Zurich Invest Ltd, Zurich 
  • Markus Leuthard, Head of Investment at the Vita Joint Foundation, Zurich
  • Marco J. Netzer, Member of various Boards of Directors and Foundations, Honorary Chairman of Banque Cramer & Cie SA, Geneva
  • Tom Osterwalder, Deputy Managing Director of the Zurich investment foundation, Zurich Invest Ltd, Zurich 
  • Hugo Peter, Secretary of the Foundation Council, Legal and Compliance Zurich Switzerland, Zurich (non-member)