Financial Markets, Insurance and Pensions

OECD work on financial markets aims to promote efficient, open, stable and sound market-oriented financial systems, based on high levels of transparency, confidence, and integrity. It also monitors and surveys structural changes and reform measures in insurance and private pensions. Permanent url: www.oecd.org/daf/fin

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Sweden needs an independent committee to oversee National Pension Funds

26-Apr-2012

Sweden should establish an independent committee of experts to oversee its National Pension Funds and set a clear, measurable financial objective for investments to ensure their long-term viability, according to a new OECD report.

Financial literacy results from 14 countries

29-Mar-2012

This paper measures variations in financial knowledge, behaviour and attitude across 14 countries on 4 continents and explores differences in levels of financial literacy by socio-demographics within each of the countries.

Tackling gender issues in financial literacy

08-Mar-2012

Financial literacy is recognised as an essential life-skill. On International Women’s Day, this blog discusses gender differences in financial literacy and their potential implications.

Gross borrowing from governments expected to remain high

05-Mar-2012

OECD governments are facing unprecedented challenges in the markets for government securities. This outlook provides OECD's projections for 2012 of anticipated borrowing needs of OECD governments.

Solving Europe's banking and debt crisis

Europe's sovereign debt crisis has exposed structural weaknesses in economic governance that now threaten the entire euro region. Efforts to reinforce public finances and preserve the currency union must go further than solutions proposed to date.

2nd Annual World Pensions & Investments Forum

on 09-Feb-2012

Organised jointly by the OECD and the World Pensions Council, discussions at this year's forum will focus on long-term assets for pension and sovereign wealth funds.

Sovereign debt and financial stability

15-Mar-2012

In-depth analysis from the OECD addresses the financial market dimension of sovereign debt challenges to assist policymakers in designing, adopting, and implementing appropriate policies.

Accession reviews on financial markets

27-Jan-2012

These reports describe the main features of the financial markets of countries that have recently joined the OECD. Their regulatory, supervisory and tax system, the extent of market access for foreign service providers, and the country’s position with regard to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and other OECD legal instruments are assessed in these reports.

Accession reviews on insurance and private pensions

27-Jan-2012

These reports describe the main features of the insurance and private pensions markets of countries that have recently joined the OECD. Their regulatory, supervisory and tax system, the extent of market access for foreign service providers, and the country’s position with regard to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and other OECD legal instruments are assessed in these reports.

Financial Market Trends

03-Feb-2012

Financial Market Trends provides analysis and statistics on structural issues and developments in financial markets and the financial sector. Topics include financial market regulation, sovereign debt, bond markets and public debt management, insurance and private pensions, as well as financial statistics.

Asia: Seminar on insurance statistics

from 26-Jan-2012 to 27-Jan-2012

Co-organised by the OECD and the OIC Thailand, discussions at this seminar focused on enhancing transparency and monitoring of insurance markets with a particular focus on the Asian region.

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