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Vorsorgestiftung Film und Audiovision (VFA)
Vorsorgestiftung Film und Audiovision (VFA) operates as the dedicated pension vehicle for affiliated professionals across Switzerland's cinema, television, and...
Vorsorgestiftung Film und Audiovision (VFA)
Vorsorgestiftung Film und Audiovision (VFA) operates as the dedicated pension vehicle for affiliated professionals across Switzerland's cinema, television, and sound-recording sectors. The foundation draws its contributing members from the freelance and salaried ranks of Swiss audiovisual production, with collecting societies Swissperform, Suissimage, and performers' cooperative SIG channeling social contributions and paritarian levies into the fund's long-term assets. Unlike a single-employer corporate plan or a public-sector scheme, VFA aggregates mandatory defined-contribution flows from a distributed, project-based workforce — a structural arrangement that shapes its liquidity management and portfolio construction. VFA allocates across four primary asset classes: Swiss real estate funds delivering mixed-use exposure, global infrastructure investments, alternative credit strategies, and traditional fixed-income and equity sleeves typical of Swiss pension mandates. The fund's real-estate posture emphasizes indirect domestic holdings through listed real-estate funds, while its infrastructure and alternative-credit books reach global markets, providing diversification away from Switzerland's concentrated direct-property market. Confirmed allocation partners are not publicly itemized, though the foundation's asset-class mix mirrors the Swiss pension consensus — conservative liquidity buffers offset by long-dated illiquid sleeves. Geographic reach spans Switzerland, pan-European infrastructure, and global credit markets. Monika Wild serves as Managing Director, anchoring the foundation's executive function alongside a Board of Trustees that includes Eveline Küng and Thomas Isler. The secretariat maintains close operational ties with founding partner SSFV (Syndicat Suisse Film et Vidéo), which provides administrative backing. VFA belongs to the tightly integrated ecosystem of Swiss audiovisual collecting societies — Swissperform remains a core counterparty, managing the flow of neighboring-rights proceeds into the pension structure. No public disclosure exists for total assets or participant count, making direct AUM comparisons with broader Swiss Sammelstiftungen impossible on the public record. VFA's structural differentiator lies in its embeddedness within Switzerland's statutorily governed copyright-levy system. Unlike generic multi-employer pension platforms, VFA receives contributions triggered by collective-rights distributions — a funding mechanism that ties its liability stream directly to the health of Swiss creative output and broadcasting residuals. This creates a sourcing model where contribution volume correlates with sectoral economic cycles rather than conventional employer payrolls, a governance reality that distinguishes VFA from standard Swiss Vorsorgeeinrichtungen.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Zurich
Corporate office
Zurich, Switzerland
Principals
Monika Wild
Managing Director
Eveline Küng
Member of the Board of Trustees
Thomas Isler
Member of the Board of Trustees
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at VFA?
Monika Wild serves as Managing Director of VFA, responsible for executive management and strategic oversight. The Board of Trustees, which includes Eveline Küng and Thomas Isler, holds ultimate fiduciary authority over asset allocation and the appointment of external investment managers. VFA has not publicly disclosed an internal CIO role, suggesting that day-to-day investment implementation may be delegated to external asset managers or consultants.
How does VFA fund its pension obligations?
VFA receives contributions through Switzerland's paritarian pension system, drawing mandatory defined-contribution flows from employers and affiliated professionals in the film and audiovisual sectors. Collecting societies — including Swissperform, Suissimage, and performers' cooperative SIG — channel copyright-levy distributions and social contributions into the foundation. This mechanism ties VFA's liability stream to the economic cycles of Swiss creative production rather than conventional corporate payrolls.
What is VFA's relationship with Swiss collecting societies?
VFA is structurally embedded in Switzerland's copyright-levy system. Swissperform acts as a cooperating collecting society and channels neighboring-rights proceeds to the foundation. Suissimage performs a similar role for film authors and producers, while SIG represents performers. These collecting societies do not merely partner with VFA — they constitute the statutory mechanism through which contributions reach the pension vehicle.
Which asset classes does VFA invest in?
VFA allocates across Swiss real estate funds, global infrastructure investments, alternative credit strategies, and traditional fixed-income and equity sleeves consistent with Swiss pension mandates. The real-estate posture emphasizes indirect domestic exposure through listed funds, while infrastructure and credit mandates reach global markets to diversify away from concentrated Swiss property holdings.
Does VFA invest only in Switzerland?
VFA's direct real estate exposure focuses on Switzerland, primarily through listed real estate funds. However, its infrastructure and alternative-credit allocations extend globally, providing geographic and asset-class diversification beyond the domestic market. This mirrors the typical Swiss pension-fund approach of pairing conservative domestic holdings with internationally diversified illiquid sleeves.
How is VFA governed?
VFA operates as a Swiss multi-employer pension foundation with a Board of Trustees holding fiduciary responsibility. The board includes representatives from the audiovisual sector's employer and employee sides. The secretariat receives administrative support from SSFV (Syndicat Suisse Film et Vidéo), the founding association that has backed the foundation since its inception.
What makes VFA different from other Swiss pension funds?
VFA's contribution model is unusually tied to copyright-levy distributions and collective-rights proceeds rather than standard employer payroll deductions. This means its funding stream is sensitive to sector-specific economic variables — broadcast residuals, theatrical revenues, and streaming royalties — rather than broader labor-market conditions. The foundation exists solely within the Swiss audiovisual ecosystem, making it a narrowly focused but structurally distinct Sammelstiftung.
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