Preface by the Management
For GastroSocial, the 2025 financial year was shaped by a wide range of developments. While the general conditions in the hotel and catering industry remained challenging, we made encouraging progress in several key areas.
For the first time, our Annual Report is being published entirely in digital form. The new structure provides a compact overview while also offering more detailed insights into individual areas.
The GastroSocial Compensation Fund saw a moderate decline in some of its figures during the reporting year. The number of insured persons, the settled payroll and the contribution volume fell slightly, reflecting the challenging conditions in the hotel and catering industry.
By contrast, the GastroSocial Pension Fund performed strongly. The insured payroll and invoiced contributions increased further. In an extraordinary investment year marked by a wide range of political and economic changes, the diversified portfolio delivered a solid return of 6.72 %, well above the benchmark and external comparison values. The funding ratio rose to 120.1 %, enabling an attractive interest rate of 5.50 % to be paid on retirement assets – well above the BVG minimum interest rate of 1.25 % set by the Federal Council.
With our new visual identity and the slogan «Service unites», we are underlining our commitment to building close relationships and providing reliable solutions. Two client profiles show how this commitment is put into practice in reality and how GastroSocial unites people and creates partnerships across the hotel and catering industry.
Explore our digital Annual Report, which is modern, clearly structured and shaped by the spirit of «Service unites».
Organisation
Find out how GastroSocial is organised and who is behind it.
Organisational chart 2025
The supreme governing bodies are the Board of Directors of the Compensation Fund and the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund. The Executive Committee, comprising the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Compensation Fund and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund, as well as Casimir Platzer as Managing Director reporting to the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees, serves as the link to the operational management.
The operational management of GastroSocial is the responsibility of the Management.
Board of Directors of the Compensation Fund
The Board of Directors of the Compensation Fund consists of nine people elected by GastroSocial. These individuals must be affiliated with the GastroSocial Compensation Fund, either as insured persons or as employers. The term of office is three years. Other bodies include the audit firm as the external auditors and the Federal Social Insurance Office as the supervisory authority.
Board of Trustees of the Pension Fund
The Board of Trustees consists of six employee representatives and six employer representatives, ensuring equal representation. It is elected for a term of three years. The other bodies include an external pension actuary, an audit firm as the external auditors, and BVG- und Stiftungsaufsicht Aargau (BVSA) as the supervisory authority.
We are GastroSocial
GastroSocial is the leading social insurance partner for the Swiss hotel and catering industry. From the outset, we have supported the sector with relevant, straightforward and cost-effective solutions, with a particular focus on providing reliable, personal support and building close relationships. Headquartered in Aarau, we are Switzerland’s largest association compensation fund and pension fund. We stand for stability, expertise and sustainable action in the interests of the sector.
We serve as the compensation fund and pension fund for Switzerland’s hotel and catering industry and offer tailored social insurance solutions from a single source. The GastroSocial Compensation Fund is an independent federal institution established under public law and provides all benefits of the first pillar. The GastroSocial Pension Fund is a community foundation with around 22’000 affiliated business establishments. It manages assets totalling around CHF 11.5 billion.
With our new visual identity and the slogan «Service unites», we express what we stand for: for us, service means closeness, reliability and personal dedication. We listen, think along with our clients and develop solutions that make their day-to-day work easier. Our new image video brings this understanding of service to life and shows how we strengthen relationships and foster long-term partnerships within the industry.
Investments
An eventful investment year with a pleasing outcome: despite geopolitical uncertainty, the markets performed well in 2025. Beat Wüst, Head of Investments at GastroSocial Pension Fund, looks back on the year – and explains why we remain cautiously optimistic for 2026.
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Investment policy & investment strategy
The GastroSocial Pension Fund is a not-for-profit foundation. This means that our core purpose is the successful and responsible growth of the capital that has been entrusted to us. -
Key figures & multi-year comparison
The GastroSocial Pension Fund provides transparent information about the performance of its investments. On the website, you can find the latest performance figures, as well as the funding ratio and the interest paid on retirement assets. These key figures are also presented in a multi-year comparison, making it easy to track their development over several years.