OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations

The Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and the Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations constitute legally binding rules, stipulating progressive, non-discriminatory liberalisation of capital movements, the right of establishment and current invisible transactions (mostly services). All non-conforming measures must be listed in country reservations against the Codes.

OECD Guidelines on Insurer Governance

Revised in 2011, these Guidelines reflect lessons learned from the financial crisis, including the need for a board with necessary leadership, expertise, and independent decision-making, effective risk management and internal control systems and integrated firm-wide reporting within an insurer, sound compensation arrangements, and well-understood group structures.

Evaluating Financial Education Programmes

These principles relate to the monitoring and evaluation of a wide variety of financial education provisions, from individual courses and seminars to large scale programmes and media campaigns.

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G20 Leaders Endorse OECD INFE High-Level Principles on National Strategies for Financial Education

This endorsement reinforces the role of the Principles as one of the key global guidance instruments on financial education and awareness and as an overarching policy instrument offering governments and public authorities non-binding international guidance and policy options in order to develop efficient national strategies for financial education.

Financial Education in Schools

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Good practices for mitigating and financing catastrophic risks

These good practices provide an integrated, action-oriented framework for the identification of disaster risks, promotion of risk awareness, enhancement of prevention and loss mitigation strategies, and design of compensation arrangements.

OECD Recommendation on good practices for mitigating and financing catastrophic risks

The recent major earthquakes in Chile and Haiti are the latest reminder of the urgent need for disaster preparedness. This guidance reflects international good practices on the mitigation and financial management of catastrophic risks.

Natural Hazard Awareness and Disaster Risk Reduction - OECD Policy Handbook

The handbook provides policy guidance in the field of natural hazard awareness and disaster risk reduction education to governments. It is based on a stocktaking of country initiatives to promote risk awareness and education on natural perils and related risks performed by the OECD and covering selected OECD countries as well as two major non-OECD countries, China and India.

Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation

The OECD has established a set of key principles to guide financial policy makers as they look to fundamental reform that will achieve strong, resilient financial systems that play their part in driving economic growth. Among the issues they address are the need for increased transparency, more effective surveillance and greater accountability to the public.