pension fund

English

Noun

pension fund (plural pension funds)

1. A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.
   • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:

     Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.

Translations

pool of assets

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 養老基金／养老基金 (yǎnglǎo jījīn)

• Czech: penzijní fond m
• Finnish: eläkerahasto (fi)
• French: fonds de pension (fr) m
• German: Pensionsfonds (de) m
• Hungarian: nyugdíjpénztár (hu)
• Italian: fondo pensione (it) m
• Japanese: 年金基金 (ねんきんききん, nenkin kikin)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pensjonsfond n

  Nynorsk: pensjonsfond n

• Portuguese: fundo de pensão m
• Russian: пенсио́нный фонд m (pensiónnyj fond)
• Southern Altai: пенсион фонд (pension fond)
• Swedish: pensionsfond c
• Ukrainian: пенсі́йний фонд m (pensíjnyj fond)