Denmark’s Lægernes Pension has posted “solid returns” for members in what it described as a “turbulent year”.

A member with 30 years until retirement, opting for medium investment risk, achieved a return of 9.8 per cent. A member with 15 years to retirement and medium risk achieved a return of 8.2 per cent.

Lægernes Pension said positive returns, particularly on listed equities globally, contributed to the positive investment return for the year, while a decline in the US dollar had a negative impact.

Although the Danish pension industry typically publishes investment returns for Danes with 15 years until retirement and medium risk, Lægernes Pension said this is less relevant for its members, as it has only offered market interest rates to new, typically younger members, since 2023.

Of the pension fund's approximately 52,000 members, around 10,000 are currently saving at market interest rates.

The remaining approximately 42,000 members save at the average interest rate, the vast majority of whom are covered by the New Traditional Pension scheme – the investment return for this was 6.5 per cent in 2025.

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