You decide the amount and timing of the contributions yourself as part of the tax-qualified provisions – plus how much goes into a pillar 3a account and into securities. Optional risk protection allows you to opt for added security at any time.

In brief

Swiss Life 3a Start offers you a self-determined and flexible way to plan for the future: you can combine your investment freely in securities and on an account. You can therefore combine the security of an interest-bearing account with the higher potential returns that securities offer. As a result, you have the greatest possible flexibility for your contributions. And depending on your needs, you can also add the savings target guarantee protection offered by insurance cover.

Your advantages at a glance

  • Save on taxes: you can deduct your contributions from your taxable income. The assets are taxed at a reduced rate when they are paid out.

  • Flexible contributions: there are no fixed contributions – you determine when and how much you want to contribute.

  • Flexible distribution: you determine what share of your contributions is invested in securities and what share will be credited to your account. You can change this distribution at any time.

  • Flexible savings target guarantee: depending on your needs, you can add, remove, increase or decrease the savings target guarantee.

  • Attractive net returns: the Swiss Life 3a Start pension custody account uses investment groups of the Swiss Life Investment Foundation. These are otherwise exclusively reserved for institutional investors and provide a particularly promising net return in comparison.

  • Stable interest rate: an interest rate of 0.25% currently applies.

 

Make an appointment for a consultation

Want to learn more about Swiss Life 3a Start or do you have questions? We would be pleased to provide you with more information – in a personal and non-binding consultation.

Make an appointment for a consultation

Want to learn more about the Swiss Life FlexSave Duo product or do you have questions? We would be pleased to provide you with more information – in a personal and non-binding consultation. We would also be happy to advise you by video instead of in the General Agency or at your home.

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More about the product

  • You choose how much to allocate to an account and how much to securities

  • Contributions possible up to the maximum annual amount in pillar 3a, investment in attractive securities solutions with low fees

  • Guarantee of the savings target in the event of inability to work due to illness or accident

  • Flexible addition or removal of the guarantee possible

  • The level of the guarantee can be selected and changed flexibly 

Yes, like a normal disability pension the annuity is subject to income tax.

Yes, individuals may open multiple Swiss Life 3a Start accounts.

The following strategies are available with Swiss Life 3a Start:

BVG-Mix 15: the strategic equity component is 15%, with a maximum of 20% invested in equities.
BVG-Mix 25: the strategic equity component is 25%, with a maximum of 35% invested in equities.
BVG-Mix 35: the strategic equity component is 35%, with a maximum of 45% invested in equities.
BVG-Mix 45: the strategic equity component is 45%, with a maximum of 50% invested in equities.
BVG-Mix 75: the strategic equity component is 75%, with a maximum of 85% invested in equities.

Would you like to know which investment strategy suits your risk capacity and appetite? Draw up an investor/risk profile with one of our advisors!

Yes, under some circumstances it is possible to pay your pension assets out early:

  • Early withdrawal (or pledge) for home ownership purposes

  • If you leave Switzerland permanently (emigration), with restrictions related to EU/EFTA countries

  • Five years before reaching normal retirement age at the earliest

  • Taking up self-employment

  • Switching from previous self-employment to a different form of employment

  • Receipt of a full disability pension from disability insurance

Product comparison

  • Promising 3a bank savings with flexible savings target guarantee

    Swiss Life 3a Start

    • Tax advantages
    • Free choice of payment schedule and amount
    • Savings target guarantee optional
  • Promising savings with guarantee

    Swiss Life FlexSave Duo

    • Guarantees and potential returns
    • Benefit from index developments
    • Protection of profits
  • Fund unit-linked investments offering potential return and risk protection

    Swiss Life Opportunities Duo

    • Free combination of funds
    • Can be structured in a number of ways
    • Tax-optimised investing