Working Paper 33: Licensing Regulation and the Supervisory Structure of Private Pensions: International Experience and Implications for China

In this paper we review the legal framework of private pension fund regulation and supervision in economies, including Australia, Chile, Hong Kong China, Poland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Perspectives de l'OCDE sur les pensions privées 2008

Cette édition présente des données essentielles sur les actifs, les investissements, les membres et la structure de ce secteur, à partir des dernières statistiques officielles.

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En dépit de la crise, les pensions privées sont plus nécessaires que jamais, estime l’OCDE

D’après la nouvelle édition des Perspectives de l'OCDE sur les pensions privées, c’est à juste titre que les travailleurs sont préoccupés par la perte de valeur de l’épargne retraite privée, et les gouvernements sont de plus en plus poussés à agir. L’OCDE estime que la perte de valeur sur un an des actifs détenus par les systèmes de pension privés a atteint 5 400 milliards de dollars US à fin décembre 2008, après s’être élevée à 5 000

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Les options stratégiques pour financer les pensions et les soins de santé dans un monde qui vieillit rapidement

Les responsables publics sont confrontés au défi visant à apporter des réponses à court terme à la crise sans perdre de vue les réformes structurelles indispensables pour asseoir les systèmes de pension et de santé compte tenu du vieillissement démographique.

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• Strategic options to finance pensions and healthcare in a rapidly ageing world

Working Paper 31: Pension Coverage and Informal Sector Workers: International Experiences

This paper provides an overview of selected country experiences, and provides some suggestions for governments in developing countries considering implementing their own pension reform to ensure that informal sector workers receive the retirement income they need.

Working Paper 30: Pensions in Africa

This paper discusses why the development of pension systems is important for the African region. It also looks at the current pension arrangements in selected African countries.

Working Paper 32: Pension Fund Investment in Infrastructure

This paper is designed as an overview piece, discussing if pension funds should invest in infrastructure on a theoretical basis, whether they do in practice, and, if not, how (and if) regulators can encourage and assist them to do so.

Working Paper 29: Ageing and the Payout Phase of Pensions, Annuities and Financial Markets

This paper reviews the impact of ageing on private pensions, in particular on the payout phase, assesses the part that annuities can play in financing retirement, and examines the role of financial markets in facilitating the allocation on assets accumulated in defined contribution pension plans

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions: Mombasa, Kenya, 30-31 October 2008

The Global Forum addressed a wide range of issues of high relevance to national policy debate on retirement savings in both developed and emerging economies.

OECD-IEFP Symposium on Financial Education

The OECD- IFEP Symposium on Financial Education: Financial education: a possible response to the financial crisis goals are to - Highlight the importance of financial education at a global scale as one of the long-term possible response to the current financial crisis - Share experiences and international good practices including OECD instruments on financial education - Reinforce the awareness of the public and policy makers,