National pension financial results for FY2018 are in the red for the first time in three years, August 9 at 15:21

The fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, for national pensions that self-employed employees joined, was the first deficit in three years due to sluggish growth in fund management.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced the financial results for fiscal 2018 for the Employees' Pension, which salaried workers join, and the National Pension, which is self-employed.

According to this, last year's financial welfare annuity accounted for 49,795.8 billion yen in revenues and 47,388.3 billion yen in revenues on a market value basis. It was.

On the other hand, the financial results of the national pension were 3,735.9 billion yen in revenue, 3,813 billion yen in revenue, and 77.2 billion yen below revenue, making it the first deficit in three years since 2015. .

This is due to the sluggish growth in fund management as stock prices in Japan and overseas calmed down.

In addition, the balance of the reserve fund is 157,330.2 billion yen, an increase of 2,426.7 billion yen from the previous year, while the national pension is 9,154.3 billion yen, 667 It decreased by 100 million yen.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has stated that there is no impact on pension finances and benefits because there is a previous investment income.