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AVS and LPP pensions

AVS, LPP, third pillar and buy-backs: how a cross-border worker builds a pension.

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161 articles on avs and lpp pensions, newest first.

• Thirteenth AVS payment, for some it will be lower

  The 13th AVS payment will be paid for the first time in December, but it will not have the same value for all beneficiaries.

• SNL pension fund: SEV disputes interpretation of results

  On October 30, 2026, from Lugano, the Transport Staff Union (SEV) challenged the interpretation given to the decision concerning the SNL Pension Fund.

• Hacker attack on PK Softech: 27.000 IPCT members at risk

  In late September, a hacker attack hit PK Softech, the software provider for numerous Swiss pension funds.

• Frontier shop manager in Ticino: salary

  Tax at source only in Switzerland, new agreement in force from 1 January 2024 and AVS, AD/AC and LPP contributions: the framework for the border crossing.

• Border redundancy 2026: tax rights and contributions

  The New Cross-Border Commuter Agreement is valid from 1 January 2024.

• OCST history: from 1919 to protecting cross-border commuters in Ticino

  The Chamber of Labor was founded in 1902.

• Assistance and benefits for OCST-affiliated cross-border workers

  OCST services are provided according to specific regulations. The page dedicated to the association presents a range of services that, for cross-border workers, begins with the employment relationship and extends to cross-border tax and social issues.

• Como: prohibitions in Via Vittorio Veneto from 19 to 24 October

  From 19 October at 6.30am, the area of Via Vittorio Veneto in Como will be affected by temporary changes to traffic in view of two Como 1907 matches at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium.

• AVS: VAT vote on November 29 for the 13th pension payment

  The vote on VAT for AVS is scheduled for November 29.

• AVS2030 reform: pension linked to years of contributions

  In Zurich, a proposal to restore the AVS without generally increasing the retirement age takes hold. The criterion would be different: to establish the exit from work, the years worked and the contributions paid would be counted, not only the achievement of an equal age for all.

• Joining OCST: benefits for cross-border workers in Ticino

  For cross-border workers, the most specific element is the Cross-border workers' office.

• 13th AHV pension: Federal Council: “Here’s why we will increase VAT”

  In December, the first 13th AVS pension arrives for 2,6 million pensioners. Parliament has decided on a VAT increase to finance the measure, with a popular vote on November 29.

• Second pillar: the Union calls for a CH-IT comparison

  The Unione Frontalieri Italiani calls for a comparison between Italy and Switzerland on the second pillar, a central issue for cross-border workers' pension provision.

• AHV slightly up from January

  From January, the minimum AHV/IV pension will rise to 1,280 francs, the maximum to 2,560 francs. Minimum contributions and supplementary benefits will also increase.

• Second Pillar and Cross-Border Workers: Reimbursements Suspended in Ticino

  Starting in 2024, the Canton of Ticino will no longer refund withholding tax on LPP assets for cross-border workers residing in Italy. Here’s what’s changing.

• VAT for the 13th AVS: the PLR launches the no

  The Swiss PLR disputes the VAT increase to 8.5% to finance the 13th AVS. The popular vote is scheduled for November 29.

• Claudio Zali's lifetime pension: political doubts

  Mps deputies seek clarification on the early withdrawal of 700,000 francs and the pension calculation for the resigning minister.

• VPOD-SSP against the increase in VAT for the 13th AVS pension payment

  VPOD-SSP rejects funding the 13th AVS pension payment through a VAT increase, popular vote on November 29; AVS profits of 5.6 billion in 2024 and 4.4 billion in 2025, assets of 60.4 billion.

• Retirement age: 67 years and 6 months in 2030

  The General State Accounting Office forecasts 67 years and 6 months in 2030 and pension expenditure at 17,1% of GDP in 2041.

• Swiss public pension: no taxation in Italy

  Response to question no. 177/2026 of the Revenue Agency: public pension DDPS provided by Cassa PUBLICA not taxed in Italy for those who have dual Italian-Swiss citizenship.

• Frontier workers: Giorgetti signs the decree on contributions

  Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti signed the decree on state contributions for border municipalities based on the Rome-Bern 2020 agreement.

• Pension Switzerland: Record 725-point Raiffeisen Barometer

  The Raiffeisen and ZHAW barometer reaches the record of 725 points. Pillar 3a grows to 79%, but uncertainty remains over the financing of the AVS.

• Living in Casnate, working in Ticino

  Moving to Casnate and working in Ticino: tax at source, AVS/LPP and procedures for border workers from 2024.

• Mario Padula appointed IRE USI director since 2026

  The economist specialising in retirement and family finance will lead the USI Economic Research Institute from 1 September 2026.