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2nd International Meeting on Terrorism Risk Insurance

Paris, 5 December 2012: This conference addressed the evolution of the terrorism threat and whether current insurance solutions adequately answer the needs of market players in an ever changing risk context.

G20/OECD methodological framework on disaster risk assessment and risk financing

This methodological framework is intended to help governments develop more effective disaster risk management strategies, particularly financial strategies, building on strengthened risk assessment and risk financing.

G20 ministers welcome OECD disaster risk assessment and financing framework

G20 Finance Ministers have welcomed a new OECD/G20 framework designed to help governments develop financial strategies for disaster risk management.

2012 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

The 2012 global forum focused on the pension industry in Latin America, the cost and coverage of pension systems, long-term investing and infrastructure, designing default options and financial education and pensions communication.

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2012 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions - DELETED

The 2012 global forum will focus on the pension industry in Latin America, the cost and coverage of pension systems, long-term investing and infrastructure, designing default options and financial education and pensions communication.

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High-level seminar on capital flow management and liberalisation: the role of international co-operation

This seminar aimed to advance shared understandings on policies to make the most of cross-border capital flows in support of growth and development and on the value of international co-operation, including the OECD Codes of Liberalisation, in the current context of serious global financial turbulence.

The Role of Institutional Investors in Financing Clean Energy, OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.23

Given the current low interest rate environment and weak economic growth prospects in many OECD countries, institutional investors are increasingly looking for real asset classes which can deliver steady, preferably inflation-linked, income streams with low correlations to the returns of other investments. Clean energy projects may combine these sought-after characteristics.

Defining and Measuring Green Investments: Implications for Institutional Investors‟ Asset Allocations, OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.24

This definitional, stocktaking paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the concepts and definitions related to „green‟ investments that are currently used in the market place.

G20/OECD Policy Note on Pension Fund Financing for Green Infrastructure and Initiatives

Prepared for the G20 Los Cabos Summit, this policy note discusses the potential for and the barriers to pension funds investing in green infrastructure projects.

La Suède a besoin d’une commission indépendante pour superviser les fonds de pension nationaux

La Suède devrait mettre en place une commission indépendante d’experts pour superviser ses fonds de pension nationaux et fixer aux investissements un objectif financier clair et mesurable afin de garantir leur viabilité à long terme, selon une nouvelle étude de l’OCDE.

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• Pensions: Sweden needs an independent committee to oversee National Pension Funds