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( ) ( ) ( ) 1-4 2,646,122 4,753,281 30.22% 5-9 304,594 1,926,693 12.25% 10-99 225,683 5,410,851 34.40% 100-499 11,531 2,138,083 13.59% 500 1,251 1,499,120 9.53% 3,189,181 15,728,028 100.00% * 2006 06 68.8% 18.8% 12.4% 2006 12 74.6% 10.4% 15.0% 2007 06 75.6% 16.9% 7.4% 2007 12 70.0% 16.6% 13.4% 2008 06 78.3% 16.8% 4.9% 2008 12 82.0% 11.5% 6.5% 2009 06 83.8% 12.4% 3.8% 2009 10 86.0% 12.2% 1.8% 1 3/5, (GIC) 1 GIC 3/5,, ELS 1, Pension Guardian 5
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English Column Introduction to Retirement Pension Young-Seok Oh, USCPA Analyst KDB Retirement Pension Research Center Background for Adoption Retirement pension was introduced on December 1, 2005 to replace the existing severance pay plan and strengthen the three-tier retirement protection scheme. The three tiers basically are national, corporate, and individual pension plans. While these three pension systems complement one another to raise the quality of subscribers post-retirement lives, the corporate pension system, i.e. the severance pay plan, has displayed some weaknesses compared to those of developed countries. Under the old severance pay plan, companies (employers) had no obligation to reserve fund for retirement liabilities. Under the new retirement pension plan, however, a company is obligated to reserve a certain amount of its retirement liabilities (over 60% for DB plan and 100% for DC plan) under the custody of a designated financial institution. The old plan did not offer the subscribers (employees) any option in terms of either the method of getting the retirement payment other than in lump sums, or managing their retirement payment. The newly introduced retirement pension plan is an improved version devised to tackle such shortcomings by some extent. 10 Pension Guardian
Overview of Retirement Pension Plan There are two types of retirement pension plans. One is the defined benefit (DB) pension plan and the other is the defined contribution (DC) pension plan. Under the DB plan, the amount one receives after retirement is predetermined. For most of the DB plans introduced in Korea, the amount of retirement payment equals the average monthly pay of the latest three months multiplied by the number of employment years. The DB plan may be more suitable for those who are unable to properly manage their retirement assets. The main reason is that it is difficult for employees to make investment returns that exceed the rate of their salary growth. This is particularly the case in Korea, where the salary usually increases as the working years build up at a company along with promotions or other forms of advancement. Under the DC plan, contributions are predetermined as percentage of pay. For most of the DC plans introduced in Korea, the average monthly salary at the end of every year is accumulated in each employee's individual DC account until retirement and the employee may choose the means of investment depending on his/her taste. This may be good for those with keen investment skills and experience, whereas the DB plan might be better for those without such know-how since all of the risks involved in managing the fund are shifted to the company under the DB plan. Under the new retirement pension plan, one can choose between lump sum and annuity in receiving the retirement pay. In order to receive payment in annuity, however, one must subscribe to either retirement pension plan for more than 10 years and be over 55 years of age. When leaving a company for another workplace, one can choose either lump sum payment or a deposit into one's own IRA account, thereby deferring income tax payment until making a withdrawal from the account. The basic function of the IRA account is similar to that of a DC pension plan account. Just like the DC pension plan, the account holder may select the investment instrument for the deposit. When one's retirement payment is subject to a retirement pension plan, one can make a collateralized loan or early withdrawal from one's retirement pension account only provided that any of the following conditions is met: Retirement Pension A houseless pension subscriber buys a house. A subscriber or any of his/her dependents is under medical care for over six months. There is a justified reason (e.g. natural disaster) approved by the Minister of Labor. Pension Guardian 11
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Special Section A short history of annuity 18 Pension Guardian
Age X Ulpian's table Macer's table 0-19 30 30 20-24 28 30 25-29 25 30 30-34 22 60-X (i.e. between 30 and 26) 35-39 20 60-X (i.e. between 25 and 21) 40-49 59-X (i.e. between 19 and 10) 60-X (i.e. between 20 and 16) 50-54 9 60-X (i.e. between 10 and 6) 55-59 7 60-X (i.e. between 5 and 1) 60+ 5 undefined Pension Guardian 19
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Pension & Life Do You Like Wine? Tip 22 Pension Guardian
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Pension Statistics (IRA) (DB) (DC) 2005 12 351 5,024 64 61 39-163 2006 06 10,314 89,889 541 661 245 11 1,458 2006 12 15,868 213,368 5,020 2,006 508 33 7,568 2007 06 25,077 329,590 8,485 3,686 742 1,053 13,967 2007 12 32,942 538,363 18,276 7,033 1,315 927 27,550 2008 06 42,733 760,244 26,474 11,107 1,852 1,009 40,442 2008 12 53,326 1,119,552 45,818 16,141 2,688 1,474 66,122 2009 06 64,148 1,381,209 54,483 21,254 2,802 4,058 82,597 2009 10 72,281 1,520,296 60,382 24,989 3,193 5,411 93,975 2005 12 26-46 1 9 81 163 2006 06 739 0 265 21 252 180 1,458 2006 12 2,188 0 3,456 60 729 1,134 7,568 2007 06 4,040 14 6,510 718 1,646 1,039 13,967 2007 12 8,705 30 10,545 897 3,668 3,705 27,550 2008 06 15,227 30 16,425 972 5,805 1,984 40,442 2008 12 31,437 46 22,742 897 6,691 4,309 66,122 2009 06 43,129 49 26,085 1,054 9,159 3,121 82,597 2009 10 51,665 54 29,076 1,139 10,368 1,673 93,975 26 Pension Guardian
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