In charge of the old-age sector of Social Security, pension funds are a pillar at the end of a busy professional life. When the hour of retirement strikes, they are, in fact, the privileged interlocutor to whom a future retiree must call in order to obtain the payment of his retirement pension. In this context, it is therefore useful to know which pension fund to contact. Who then runs the pension funds?

Pension funds are essential since they are in charge of paying retirement pensions. Although their use is mainly recognized for this purpose, they also allow certain retirees to benefit from the help and support necessary for prevention or even staying at home. Several main pension schemes have emerged, in particular the National Pension Insurance Fund, with the CNAV or the CARSAT, which concern employees in the private sector. For the agricultural sector, the MSA is used while the public sector uses the CNRACL.

Pension funds are organized in a network under the supervision of the national fund. At their head is a board of directors that directs and works to develop pension plan policy. In order to preserve its financial balance, it can be made up of representations of social security holders, employers or even the State. It is also possible that it is organized with professional colleagues, in particular within the framework of the liberal professions, the self-employed or farmers.