Second Conference on Private Pensions in Asia

 29-30 May 2003, Hyderabad, India

This meeting was jointly organised by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, the International Network of Pensions Regulators and Supervisors and the OECD, under the aegis of the programme of the Centre for Co-operation with non-Members.

The objective of the Conference was to discuss the various important issues regarding the regulation and supervision of private pensions in the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on India. The conference was attended by both governmental and industry representatives of OECD member and non-member economies. The Asian Regional Meeting of the INPRS preceded the conference on 28 May 2003.

Documentation

• Agenda
• Participant List

Session I: Structural Design and Management of Defined Contribution Programmes

• David Lindeman, OECD
• Michael Orszag, Watson Wyatt, UK
• Mukul Asher,Singapore
• Stuart Brahs presented by Mahim Bisht, IDBI Principal Asset Management Company, India

Session II: Disclosure, Education and Financial Literacy and Their Role in Pension Plan Participation and Investment Decisions

Session III: Investment Strategy

• A New Paradigm for Retirement Plans, from Zvi Bodie Integrated Finance Ltd, presented by David Lindeman, OECD

Session IV: Product Design and Marketing

• Zainal Abidin Mohd Kassim, Malaysia
• Mike Orszag, Watson Wyatt, UK

Session V: Coverage and Participation Rates in DC Plans

Session VI: Reform of the Occupational Pension System in India

Session VII: Indian Regulatory Reform: Supervisory Considerations

• Vinicius Carvalho Pinheiro, OECD

Further Information for Circulation

• The Swedish Reform Model: Framework and Issues, Edward Palmer, Sweden