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Employee benefit obligations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [abstract]  
Defined Benefit Plans
The result of the Swiss defined benefit plans is summarized in the tables below:


Employee benefit obligations (amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets)

(CHF in millions)December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Present value of defined benefit obligation(52.9)(35.3)
Fair value of plan assets44.3 33.1 
Employee benefit obligations(8.6)(2.2)
(CHF in millions)20242023
Present value of defined benefit obligation at January 135.3 23.7 
Current service cost5.3 3.8 
Contributions by the employees4.3 3.1 
Interest expenses0.5 0.5 
Benefits paid2.8 0.8 
Actuarial losses/(gains) from
changes in financial assumptions2.5 3.6 
changes in experience adjustments2.1 (0.2)
Present value of defined benefit obligation at December 3152.9 35.3 
12/31/202412/31/2023
Discount rate1.0 %1.4 %
Expected rate of salary increase1.0 %1.5 %
Expected rate of pension increase0.0 %0.0 %
Demographic assumptionsBVG 2020 generation tableBVG 2020 generation table
Net Defined Benefit Obligation Employee benefit obligations reconcile as follows:
(CHF in millions)20242023
Employee benefit obligations at January 1(2.2)(6.3)
Amounts recognized in income statement(5.3)(3.8)
Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income(1.2)(3.4)
Contributions by the employer0.2 11.3 
Employee benefit obligations at December 31(8.6)(2.2)
Defined Benefit Plan Expense Recognized in Profit or Loss
Amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of income

(CHF in millions)202420232022
Current service cost(5.3)(3.8)(3.4)
Past service cost— — 0.3 
Employee benefit expenses(5.3)(3.8)(3.1)
Defined Benefit Plan Expense Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Remeasurements recognized in equity (other comprehensive income)

(CHF in millions)202420232022
Actuarial (losses)/gains from
changes in financial assumptions(2.5)(3.6)6.8 
changes in experience adjustments(2.1)0.2 (1.3)
Return on plan assets excluding interest income3.4 — (1.1)
Net actuarial result from defined benefit plans(1.2)(3.4)4.4 
Fair Value of Plan Assets
Plan assets

(CHF in millions)20242023
Fair value of plan assets at January 133.1 17.4 
Contributions by the employer0.2 11.3 
Contributions by the employees4.3 3.1 
Interest income0.5 0.5 
Benefits paid2.8 0.8 
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income)3.4 — 
Fair value of plan assets at December 3144.3 33.1 
The plan assets consist of (all with quoted market prices):

12/31/202412/31/2023
Cash and cash equivalents5.9 %0.6 %
Debt instruments21.9 %28.4 %
Equity instruments33.5 %31.5 %
Real estate21.3 %23.0 %
Mortgages3.6 %— %
Alternative assets13.8 %16.5 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %
Sensitivity Analysis for Actuarial Assumptions
(CHF in millions)12/31/202412/31/2023
Discount rate
-0.5%
4.5 2.8 
+0.5%
(3.8)(2.3)
Expected rate of salary increase
-0.5%
(1.2)(0.6)
+0.5%
0.9 0.7 
Life expectancy
-1 year
(0.5)(0.3)
+1 year
0.5 0.3