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Behavioural economics and financial consumer protection

This paper looks at the application of behavioural economics in the area of financial consumer protection and how numerous governments are testing and implementing its application for policies promoting financial consumer protection. It highlights the opportunity for behavioural economics to help provide cost-efficient ways of making policy more effective at promoting positive outcomes for consumers.

Documents de travail de l'OCDE sur la finance, l'assurance et les pensions privées

La série des documents de travail sur le finance, l'assurance et les pensions privées est destinée à mettre à la disposition d’un large lectorat un certain nombre d’études réalisées par le Comité des Assurances et des Pensions Privées, par le personnel de la Division des Affaires Financières de l’OCDE ou par des consultants extérieurs travaillant sur des projets du Comité des Assurances et des Pensions Privées de l’Organisation.

Conference on business, finance and gender

Paris, 8 March 2017: Taking place on International Women's Day, this OECD-hosted conference considered questions such as gender differences in financial literacy and inclusion; women working in the informal economy and the role of business: gender differences in the changing pensions landscape; empowering women to fight back against corruption and engaging men to support gender equality in the workplace.

OECD Recommendation on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies

Adopted by the OECD Council on 23 February 2017, this Recommendation provides high-level policy guidance for designing a strategy for addressing the financial impacts of disasters on individuals, businesses and sub-national levels of governments, as well as the implication for public finances.

More private capital for infrastructure investment in Asia?

Since the financial crisis, infrastructure investment has moved up the political agenda in most countries – now also including the USA. Asia is often seen as the world’s infrastructure laboratory, with massive construction of transport and energy projects. This article discusses infrastructure investment, private finance, and institutional investors in Asia from a global perspective.

Disaster risk financing

Disasters present a broad range of human, social, financial, economic and environmental impacts, with potentially long-lasting, multi-generational effects. The financial management of these impacts is a key challenge for individuals and governments in developed and developing countries. The OECD supports the development of strategies for the financial management of natural and man-made disaster risks.

Annuity products

The OECD is working on improving the understanding of the problems facing annuity markets by focusing more closely on the nature of the guarantees provided by annuity products and their costs for insurance companies and consumers.

The evolution of insurer portfolio investment strategies for long-term investing

This article provides an overview of the evolving investment strategies of insurers and identifies the opportunities and constraints they may face with respect to long-term investment activity. It investigates the extent to which changes in macroeconomic conditions, market developments and insurance regulation may affect the role of insurers in long-term investment financing.

Retirement savings adequacy

This project investigated whether people are saving enough for retirement and examining the role that private pensions can play in the retirement readiness of the working age population.

Life Annuity Products and Their Guarantees