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ASIP Performance Comparison - September 2008

Median semester performance of -6.9% for Swiss pension funds participating in the ASIP performance comparison

The performance comparison carried out on behalf of the Swiss pension fund society (ASIP) by the consulting firm Watson Wyatt shows a median return of -6.9% on the aggregate portfolio of the participating pension funds for the first semester 2008.

For further details on the study please consult either the versions in German or French or the direct contacts:

ASIP – Swiss Pension Fund Association,
Hanspeter Konrad, Director,
Kreuzstrasse 26,
8008 Zürich,
Tel: 043 243 74 15/16

Watson Wyatt AG (technical implementation),
Marc Blaser,
Seefeldstrasse 214,
P.O. Box,
8034 Zurich,
Tel: 043 488 44 00

The ASIP  Performance Comparison is with  total assets of CHF 165 billions, 73 pension funds and  over 600 portfolios the biggest independent comparison in Switzerland.
Zurich, 22 August 2008