Investment Regulations and Defined Contribution Pensions, OECD Working Papers on Insurance and Private Pensions, No.37

This paper assesses the impact of different quantitative approaches to regulate investment risk on the retirement income stemming from defined contribution (DC) pension plans. It looks at how such regulations affect the spectrum of investment policies available and, through this channel, how they affect the retirement income that an individual may expect from a DC pension plan.

The Turmoil and the Financial Industry: Developments and Policy Responses

The situation in financial markets deteriorated over the past year, but government actions have helped to avert an even bigger crisis. While some signs of recovery are on the horizon, the banking sectors in many countries are not yet on solid footing. Recent government programmes that deal with banks’ ‘toxic assets’ are welcome in this regard. But further reaching financial sector reforms such as those recently endorsed by the G20

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Financial literacy and consumer protection - overlooked aspects of the crisis - OECD Recommendation

Release of OECD’s Recommendation on Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit, 2009

Méthodologie pour l’évaluation de la mise en oeuvre des principes fondamentaux de réglementation des pensions professionnelles de l’OCDE

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