OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions

OECD working papers on finance, insurance and private pensions address such policy issues as risk management, governance, types of investments, benefit protection and financial education.

OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance

Established in 1999, the OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance serves as a regional forum for exchanging experiences and advancing the reform agenda on corporate governance while promoting awareness and use of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance.

Pension Markets in Focus

Pension Markets in Focus provides a unique source of comparable statistics and indicators of funded pension plan systems from an international perspective and also facilitates cross-country comparisons of the most up-to-date statistics and indicators on key aspects of retirement systems across OECD and non-OECD countries. It provides information about the main trends and features of funded pension plan systems in a clear and concise

Pension Markets in Focus, No.9, September 2012

Pension fund assets in OECD countries hit a record USD 20.1 trillion in 2011 but return on investment fell below zero, with an average negative return of -1.7%s, according to the OECD’s latest Pension Markets in Focus. The report says that weak equity markets and low interest rates drove the poor performance.

Stocktaking of Business Integrity and Anti-Bribery Legislation, Policies and Practices in Twenty African Countries

This book features the results of a stocktaking exercise of business integrity and anti-bribery policies for 20 countries in Africa. It is the result of a collaborative initative between OECD and the African Development Bank.

Global Pension Statistics

This project measures and monitors the pension industry, allowing inter-country comparisons of current statistics and indicators on key aspects of retirement systems.

Global imbalances and the development of capital flows among Asian countries

During the current global crisis, capital inflows into Asian countries have increased,leading to excess liquidity and the risk of potential asset bubbles.

Bank deleveraging, the move from bank to market-based financing, and SME financing

Banks have been lowering their high pre-crisis leverage levels and are preparing for stricter regulatory capital requirements, and in the process have been reducing their lending. With the banking sector expected to shrink considerably, other actors, especially institutional investors, and new forms of financial intermediation will have to meet the credit needs of the economy.

Business integrity and anti-bribery efforts in Africa: OECD/AfDB Initiative

This initiative works to help African countries in their fight against bribery of public officials in business transactions and to improve corporate integrity and accountability

Carolyn Ervin

Curriculum vitae of Ms. Carolyn Ervin, Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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