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Increasingly globalised financial markets challenge policy-makers and have more and more impact on the real economy. With the major financial players free to allocate their portfolios between countries, the actions of national authorities are subject to the scrutiny of world financial markets.
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03-Jul-2008
In March 2008, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published proposed changes to International Accounting Standard No. 19 (IAS 19). If enacted, the changes to IAS 19 proposed by the IASB are expected to have a significant impact on company financials on a global basis. The paper Recent Developments in Pension Accounting identifies and discusses some of the proposed changes, as well as, the likely impact these changes will have on exchange-listed companies reporting in accordance with IAS 19.
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15-Apr-2008
Fundamental reform of the financial system and its regulation is needed to address the issues highlighted by the current financial markets crisis, according to the OECD Financial Markets Committee. Priority should be given to private sector initiatives to speed up the recovery of financial markets but government intervention may be needed.
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15-Apr-2008
This report reviews previous estimates of losses from subprime mortgages and indicates these could amount to between US$ 350 and 420 billion, what the losses mean for deleveraging in the economy and what policy options there are to deal with the negative economic consequences of deleveraging.
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from 26-Feb-2008 to 27-Feb-2008
This year’s Roundtable focuses on: Ten years after: Implications of the Current Financial Market turmoil; Enhancing Regulatory Framework; Bond Markets Development; Equity Markets Development; Roles of Capital Market in Infrastructure Financing; Corporate Governance and Capital Market Developments.
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29-Nov-2007
“Pension Markets in Focus” aims to provide information about the main trends and features of funded pension plan systems in a clear and concise format. This fourth edition sets out the most recent data and analysis on the main trends and structure of the various types of funded pension arrangements in terms of total funded pensions’ assets and also in relation to different financing vehicles. It also includes recent features about sovereign and public pension reserve funds, which are becoming a key financing element of pension systems.
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