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OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee Elects New Chair

07/03/2019 - The OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee (IPPC) has confirmed the appointment of Mr Yoshihiro Kawai, Advisor to the Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency, as its Chair.

19th OECD-ADBI Tokyo Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia

The Roundtable offers a forum for regulators, policy makers, experts, practitioners, scholars and international organisations in Asia. This year’s edition will focus on recent developments in capital markets, future capital markets facing the challenge of new financial technology and responsible, viable, and lifecycle infrastructure investments.

Risks rising in corporate debt market

Global outstanding debt in the form of corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies has hit record levels, reaching almost USD 13 trillion at the end of 2018. This is double the amount outstanding in real terms before the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new OECD paper.

Corporate Bond Markets in a Time of Unconventional Monetary Policy

25 February 2019 - Corporate bond markets have become an increasingly important source of financing for non-financial companies since the global financial crisis. The total outstanding debt in the form of corporate bonds reached USD 13 trillion as of end-2018. In real terms, this is twice as much as in 2008. This paper documents a number of associated risks and vulnerabilities.

Country reviews of insurance and private pensions systems

These reports describe the main features of the financial, and insurance and private pensions markets of countries that have been reviewed by the OECD.

Short-term consumer credit: provision, regulatory coverage and policy responses

The joint report by the G20/OECD Task Force on Financial Consumer Protection, FinCoNet and the OECD International Network on Financial Education, based on a survey of the membership of the three bodies, suggests policy actions that can be applicable to the regulation and supervision of the products that consumers use to meet their short-term credit needs, and to financial education and awareness initiatives addressing credit.

Sovereign borrowing outlook for OECD countries, 2007 to 2019

8/2/2019 - Gross borrowings of OECD governments from the markets are set to reach a new record level in 2019 by exceeding USD 11 trillion. While government funding needs in the wake of the financial crisis increased in most OECD countries, the recent further increase is confined to a few countries, particularly the United States.

2019 Workshop of the G20/OECD Task Force on Long-term Investment

30 January 2019, Singapore - This Workshop will bring together academics, public stakeholders and industry experts to discuss data collection and benchmarks for quality infrastructure investment and blockchain and innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

Checklist on financial education for migrants and their families

This checklist is designed by the OECD International Network on Financial Education to help policy makers to develop effective programmes to effectively target the needs of migrants and their families within national strategies for financial education or financial inclusion.

Linking the Indigenous Sami People with Regional Development in Sweden