The Valora pension fund is responsible for providing employee benefits insurance to all insured employees at Valora Holding AG in Switzerland and other affiliated Swiss companies. It provides insurance cover for over 8,000 insured employees and pensioners as well as their dependants and survivors against the financial consequences of old age, disability and death. The competencies and responsibilities of the Valora pension fund are governed by the provisions of the Swiss Federal Law on Occupational Retirement, Survivors' and Disability Pension Plans (BVG) and its ordinance as well as the articles of association and regulations of the Valora pension fund.