Financial Market Trends No. 93

15/11/2007 - The OECD will release its Financial Market Trends No. 93 on the OECD's password-protected website at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (10.00 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday 21 November for immediate release (in English only).

In addition to an overview of recent trends in financial markets, this issue will contain articles on:

• Financial market implications of recent structured product problems, with a focus on collateralised debt obligations and structured investment vehicles;
• Institutional investors and corporate governance in Latin America;
• Collective Pension Funds - international evidence and implications for China's Enterprise Annuities reform;
• Indian financial system reform; and
• the evolving market for (ultra-)long government bonds.

Please note that executive summaries of each article, plus the overview of recent financial trends, are also available in French.

Practical information

Journalists in Asia/Pacific time zones will be allowed advance access, on request, to an electronic version of the report by e-mail under embargo 12 hours ahead of release time. Journalists in other time-zones will be allowed advance access to an e-mail version 4 hours ahead of release time. The study will be sent by e-mail on request only. Requests to receive the survey by e-mail under embargo or to obtain a password to access the website should be sent by e-mail to Nicole Le Vourch, OECD Media Division.