iM Bank ranked first among banks for one-year returns on defined contribution (DC) retirement pension products without principal protection. Individual retirement pension (IRP) non-principal-protected products also ranked second among banks for one-year and three-year returns, respectively.

iM Bank said on Oct. 27 that the one-year return on DC non-principal-protected products was 23.12 percent as of end-September 2026, based on retirement pension comparison disclosures on the Financial Supervisory Service's Integrated Pension Portal. It said the data were disclosed as of Oct. 16 and were the highest among banks.

Returns on IRP non-principal-protected products were tallied at 27.48 percent over one year and 18.88 percent over three years. It ranked second among banks for both periods.

It also posted top-tier returns in principal-protected products. The three-year return on IRP deposit-type principal-protected products was 3.03 percent and the five-year return was 2.77 percent, ranking second among banks for each.

The one-year return on defined benefit (DB) non-principal-protected products was 16.23 percent, ranking third among banks.

iM Bank has continuously expanded the range of investment products, including beneficiary certificates and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), since it began selling retirement pension ETFs in 2022. It explained that it is focusing on widening customers' investment choices and raising retirement pension returns.

It plans to continue providing a range of financial products, including funds and ETFs, and support customers in building stable retirement assets.

Lee Je-tae (이제태), an executive director in iM Bank's sales support group, said, "We will continue to do our best so that customers can prepare for a stable retirement through continuous and systematic return management."