A recent forum on a fund‑type retirement pension system, co‑hosted by SKK GSB and Korea Retirement Pension Data, was covered by the Korea Economic Daily. Held in February under the title “What a Fund‑Type Retirement Pension System Could Look Like in 2026,” the event brought together experts to discuss the future direction of Korea’s retirement pension framework.

During the forum, Prof. Youngju Nielsen observed that retirement pension returns are currently calculated differently across financial institutions and stressed the need for standardized data. She emphasized that, in an era when retirement pension assets have reached approximately 500 trillion won, building a concrete operational infrastructure is an urgent priority in preparation for forthcoming system changes.

Chaewoo Nam, Head of Fund and Pension at the Korea Capital Market Institute, noted that under a fund‑type retirement pension system, the roles and responsibilities of companies will expand. He argued that firms should approach these adjustments as enhanced employee benefits, not merely as additional financial burdens, highlighting the potential of the new system to improve long‑term retirement outcomes for workers.

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