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Interest on pension capital 2023
At its meeting on 20 December 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Lonza Pension Fund decided to grant interest of 2.0% on the assets of active insured in 2023.
This interest rate...
AHV21 Revision – Impact on the Lonza Pension Fund (PKL)
On 25 September 2022, the Swiss electorate approved the reform to stabilize the AHV (AHV21). The reform goes into effect on 01 January 2024 and has an impact on the Lonza Pension F...
Voluntary purchase into the pension fund for the year 2023
Purchase into the pension fund possible until mid of December
Insured persons who would like to make a voluntary purchase into the pension fund currently have the opportunity to do so using the documents below. To ensure consideration for the...
Voluntary contribution plans 2024
Change of pension plan possible as of 01.01.2024
Insured persons who would like to change their pension plan as of 01.01.2024 currently have the opportunity to do so until 19 December 2023 at the latest using the documents below....
New data protection law
On September 1, 2023, the new data protection law came into force in Switzerland. In the course of this, we have adapted our privacy policy accordingly to ensure that your personal...
Information on partial liquidation due to Arxada withdrawal
The Pension Fund of Lonza (PKL) has carried out a partial liquidation due to the withdrawal of the insured employees of Arxada AG and Arxada Services AG as required by the Occupati...
Pension fund certificates & Short report of the year 2022
This week, the pension fund certificates will be sent to all insured persons. Under the heading "Regulations & forms" you will find a sample pension certificate as well as explanations of the sample pension certificate. Under the heading "About PKL" you will find a short report on the past year 2022 of the Lonza Pension Fund.
Protection of the former director's villas in the Bäret quarter in Visp
The Lonza pension fund is planning to build a larger residential complex in the Bäret quarter in the centre of Visp to create attractive living space.
The historically valuable buildings along the cantonal road, the directors' villa and the two vice-directors' villas, are part of the overall concept.
These three villas have now been placed under protection by the cantonal office in cooperation with the municipality of Visp.
After Lonza moved its production plant from Gampel to Visp in 1907, the company built residential buildings for executives and workers. The director's villa was first built in the Bäret quarter in 1917, followed by a vice-director's double villa in 1926 and 1927. The buildings and their context are already listed in the Inventory of Swiss Sites of National Importance (ISOS). The updated inventory is based on these foundations and classifications.
The Lonza pension fund welcomes the protection and the associated preservation of these historic buildings. In addition to the renovation of the villas, attractive living space is to be created in the Bäret quarter in the future. The plan is to use sustainable construction methods that blend in with the existing townscape. The board of trustees of the pension fund will discuss the next steps of the project in the coming months.
Further information can be found in the following article: Artikel Bäret Quartier
Reminder to register in the new online portal "Pension Cockpit”
Dear members of the Lonza Pension Fund
In mid-December 2022, all members of the PKL received a letter by post with their personal registration data for our new web portal "Pensio...
Voluntary purchase into the pension fund for the year 2022
Purchase into the pension fund possible until mid of December
Insured persons who would like to make a voluntary purchase into the pension fund currently have the opportunity to do so using the documents below. To ensure consideration for the...