Iceland: Better coordination among authorities needed to tackle foreign bribery, says OECD

Iceland must do more to ensure its law enforcement authorities are coordinated and adequately resourced to investigate and prosecute economic and financial crime, including foreign bribery, says the OECD in a new report.

Iceland - Phase 3: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This report was approved and adopted by the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions on 15 December 2010.

OECD/IOPS Good Practices for Pension Funds’ Risk Management Systems

The OECD/IOPS Good Practices for Pension Funds’ Risk Management Systems aim to outline the main features of risk management systems which pension funds employ. They cover the role of management in the risk management process, look in more detail at investment risk, funding risk and operational risk (including outsourcing) control, and the risk management mechanisms which might be in place (including monitoring and reporting). The

Annual reports on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The annual reports on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises provide an account of the actions the adhering governments have taken over the previous 12 months to enhance the contribution of the guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.

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Sovereign debt challenges for banking systems and bond markets

Representatives of the financial services sector met in October 2010 to discuss sovereign debt challenges faced by banking systems and bond markets. This article summarises these discussions which covered the current outlook and risks - including capital flows and global rebalancing, sovereign risks and challenges for the banking sector.

Challenges and Developments in the Financial Systems of the Southeast Asian Economies

Southeast Asian economies have shown considerable resilience during the current global financial and economic crisis due to national and regional policy responses to the Asian Crisis of 1997/98 that improved the soundness of banking systems, strengthened frameworks to deal with foreign currency liquidity problems, and developed bond markets. This paper discusses the economies and financial systems of Southeast Asia (SEA) and focuses

Options to Improve the Governance and Investment of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions No.6

This paper suggests avenues for strengthening the governance and management of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest single pool of pension assets in the world.

IOPS Toolkit for Risk-based Pensions Supervision

This Toolkit assists pension supervisors to identify potential risks faced by pension plans or funds and assess the financial and operational factors in place to minimise and mitigate those risks.

CEFTA Issues Paper 3: Trade Integration, Industry Concentration and FDI Inflows: The Experience in Central and South Eastern Europe

This publication presents an econometric analysis on the extent that patterns of geographical concentration changed during the original Parties' transition to market based economies and the impact of broad regional integration, and broad regional integration, and free trade agreement membership in particular, on countries' ability to generate higher foreign direct investment inflows.

Consultation on applying anti-bribery compliance measures to small- and medium-sized enterprises

This consultation with the private sector and civil society will focus on the application of anti-bribery compliance measures to small- and medium-sized enterprises and the OECD Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance.