I was previously participating in a different DC pension plan. Do I need to go through any particular procedures to join in a new DC plan?

As a general rule, you will proceed to roll over your assets from your former DC pension plan to your current DC pension plan.
If you participate in a corporate-type DC pension plan and request to transfer to the corporate-type DC pension plan, report to the personnel in charge of pensions at your company and roll over your assets.
If you participate in an individual-type DC pension plan (iDeCo) and request to transfer to the iDeCo, report to a financial institution handling iDeCo and roll-over your assets.

If your former defined contribution pension plan was a corporate-type DC pension plan and the reason for loss of participant eligibility was "reaching a certain age specified in the corporate-type DC pension plan document", you could continue to hold assets in that corporate-type DC pension plan.
If your former defined contribution pension plan was an iDeCo, you could continue to hold assets in that iDeCo.

In accordance with the Defined Contribution Pension Plan Act, etc., a plan administrator checks if you have assets which are automatically transferred to the National Pension Fund Association. If you have such assets, those assets may be transferred to another DC account without your request. Assets can not be transferred in cases when personal identifying information differs between accounts.

 
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Can I transfer my assets under my former employer's corporate pension to a DC pension plan?

Yes. You can transfer your assets under Employee's Pension Fund, New Defined Benefit Plan and Pension Fund Association, whose amounts are equivalent to that of an early lump-sum payment, to a DC pension plan.
However, you will be required to meet specific conditions. If you are a participant of our DC pension plan, please call our AnswerCenter (call center) to obtain information on these conditions.

 
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I forgot my login ID and password. What should I do?

Confirmation of login ID (Participant Code) and password reissue will be accepted through the Participant Login page of the AnswerNet and notified by e-mail. However, you must register your e-mail address on AnswerNet in advance to receive the login ID. Please call our AnswerCenter (call center) if you have not registered your e-mail address yet. (Identity verification is necessary.)

 
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What should I do if there are any changes in my address or family name due to marriage or any other events?

If you are a participant of a corporate-type DC pension plan, please notify the personnel in charge of pensions at your company of the change. The personnel will then go through necessary formalities to take care of the changes.
If you are an investment instructor and an early retiree (within 6 months of retirement) of a corporate-type DC pension, please change through the AswerNet.
If you participate in an individual-type DC pension plan (iDeCo), please contact the appropriate personnel at a financial institution handling individual DC plans and submit the required documents to them for modification of the recorded information. If you participate in our individual-type DC pension plan, please call our AnswerCenter (call center) .

 
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Can I cancel payment (electronic withdrawal from my bank account) of monthly contributions for an individual-type DC pension?

Yes, but if you cancel the payment, you will be entitled only to provide investment instructions, and you will be required file the appropriate paperwork for loss of eligibility for participation in the DC pension plan.
Please contact the financial institution handling your individual DC plan. If you participate in our individual-type DC plan, please log in to the AnswerNet and download the procedure documents.

 
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How do I handle the year-end adjustment of an individual DC pension?

If your contributions are deducted from your salary, the personnel in charge of pensions at your company will manage the adjustment. If your contributions are electronically withdrawn from your bank account, please attach "Receipt of the payment of the contributions for small enterprise mutual aid plans" sent to you by the National Pension Fund Association annually (usually around the beginning of November each year) to your year-end adjustment declaration form.

 
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