OECD Recommendation on good practices for enhanced risk awareness and education on insurance issues

Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to private pensions and insurance.

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OECD Recommendation on good practices for financial education relating to private pensions

Many people have a poor understanding of the financial issues that affect their lives, according to OECD analysis. To help them, OECD countries have agreed new good practices on financial education relating to private pensions and insurance.

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• OECD Recommendation on good practices for enhanced risk awareness and education on insurance issues

OECD Good Practices for Financial Education Relating to Private Pensions

OECD Good Practices for Financial Education Relating to Private Pensions, 2008

Draft Good Practices for Enhanced Risk Awareness and Education on Insurance Issues

Between 26 June and 1 September 2007, OECD invited public comments on the draft Good Practices for Enhanced Risk Awareness and Education on Insurance Issues from stakeholders with expertise in insurance and/or education issues.

OECD Guidelines on Funding and Benefit Security in Occupational Pension Plans

These guidelines, approved as an OECD Recommendation by the Council, set out good practices in the area of pension funding and benefit security. They cover regulatory issues such as the valuation of pension liabilities, funding rules, the role of insolvency guarantee arrangements and creditor rights of pension plan beneficiaries in case of insolvency of the company that sponsors the pension plan.

OECD Guidelines on Pension Fund Asset Management

These guidelines, approved as an OECD Recommendation by the Council, set out good practices in the area of pension fund asset management. They cover regulatory issues such as the prudent person rule, the statement of investment policy, quantitative investment limits and valuation.

Recommendation on Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness (Chinese)

Citizens need a better grasp of how financial markets work in order to manage mortgage and consumer debt and save effectively to finance retirement, and OECD governments have recognised that they have to help people to develop such awareness. These Principles and Good Practices were adopted by the OECD Council.

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Recommendation on Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness

Citizens need a better grasp of how financial markets work in order to manage mortgage and consumer debt and save effectively to finance retirement, and OECD governments have recognised that they have to help people to develop such awareness. These Principles and Good Practices were adopted by the OECD Council.

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OECD Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness

Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness, OECD, 2005

OECD Guidelines for the Protection of Rights of Members and Beneficiaries in Occupational Pension Plans

These guidelines, approved in September 2003 by the Working Party on Private Pensions, set forth core rights and protections for plan members and beneficiaries that are generally intended to be implemented and monitored by pension regulators and supervisors.