Key legal question
Whether the appellant was liable under Art. 52 BVG for the pension fund's loss on loans to the sponsoring companies.
Extracted holding
Yes. He remained liable for damage causally linked to his wrongful conduct during office, even if the loss materialized after he left the board.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 52 BVG covers damage caused by culpable and unlawful conduct during the organ's tenure. The fund proved a loss from bankruptcy distributions; the appellant's failure to secure repayment or demand security for the endangered loan and the non-compliant mortgage-backed loan constituted breaches of the safety and investment rules.