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CERN Pension Fund

Defined-benefit pension scheme for the staff of CERN and the ESO

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  • Security
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About CERN Pension Fund

CERN Pension Fund is the pension scheme that CERN set up as part of its own social security system. It protects members, and their families, against the financial effects of disability, old age and death.

Products and services

  • Retirement pensions: Defined-benefit pensions for members, including deferred retirement pensions.
  • Disability and death cover: Benefits for members and family members who rely on them.
  • Transfers: Purchase of pension rights and transfer from another scheme.
  • Member services: The site has sections for prospective members, current members and beneficiaries, with rules, annual reports and an information meeting.

Customers and markets

Members are CERN staff with a contract of at least six months, and ESO personnel admitted under an agreement between the two bodies. Beneficiaries are people receiving benefits from the fund.

Key facts

  • Formed: 1955
  • Membership: Around 4 400 members and 3 700 beneficiaries
  • Reach: Beneficiaries in more than 45 countries
  • Type: Defined-benefit scheme

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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  • Personnel
  • Security

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