OECD Declaration on Sovereign Wealth Funds and Recipient Country Policies

On the occasion of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on 4-5 June 2008, Ministers adopted the OECD Declaration on SWFs and Recipient Country Policies.

Survey of Implementation of Methodological Standards for Direct Investment (SIMSDI)

Launched in May 1997 and most recently updated in 2008, this survey is a comprehensive study on the metadata for foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics. It provides information on methodological practices of individual countries as well as the data sources they use and their data collection and dissemination methods.

Transparency and predictability for investment policies addressing national security concerns: A survey of practices

Transparency is the cornerstone of a well-functioning regulatory process. Countries participating in the “Freedom of Investment” project have exchanged experiences and ideas about the transparency and predictability of security-related reviews of foreign investment proposals. This paper summarises the findings of these discussions.

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Proportionality of security-related investment instruments: A survey of practices

Proportionality is one of the three principles that participants in the “Freedom of Investment, National Security and ‘Strategic’ Industries” project agreed should guide investment policy measures addressing national security concerns. This paper aims to support dialogue about proportionality at the OECD Roundtables on Freedom of Investment, as well as summarising responses to a questionnaire on proportionality.

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Protection of 'critical infrastructure' and the role of investment policies relating to national security

The OECD Freedom of Investment project provides a forum for discussing how governments can reconcile their duty to safeguard the essential security interests of their people with the need to protect and expand an open international investment system. Critical infrastructure has received special attention in recent changes to national investment policies in some countries. This paper reviews the role of investment policies in broader

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The OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance continues dialogue with alternative investors

The regulatory framework should allow the developments of shareholders’ activism and any intervention aimed at addressing specific policy issue should be informed by careful analysis about the nature of the issue and about the costs and benefits of proposed policy actions.

Report on the Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in the Western Balkans: 2007 SME Policy Index

The SME Policy Index 2007 presents the first comprehensive and comparative assessment of progress made in implementing the Charter.

OECD Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, 13-14 May 2008

This event, which took place in Hong Kong, China, on 13-14 May 2008, focused on effective monitoring of related-party transactions which are seen as one of the most serious breaches of good corporate governance around the world.

Brazil/OECD International Conference on Private Pensions in Latin America, 11-13 May 2008, São Paulo, Brazil

The Brazil/OECD International Conference was organised as a part of a series of international events to celebrate 30th anniversary of the National Secretariat of Pension Funds.

OECD-IOPS Guidelines on the Licensing of Pension Entities

Adopted in March 2008, these Guidelines provide a framework for licensing regulations and the assessment of licensing applications from pension entities to determine whether or not they stand up to certain criteria: adequate governance structures, management in the best interest of plan members and other beneficiaries, financial security and performance of pension entities and maximimum operational efficiency.