Best Practices / Guidelines


24-May-2013

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Public consultation on draft high-level principles on long-term investment financing by institutional investors

2-24 May 2013. The OECD is now inviting comment on draft high-level principles intended to help governments facilitate and promote long-term investment by institutional investors.

4-March-2013

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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.

29-June-2012

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OECD guidelines relating to private pensions

This page provides access to all guidelines adopted by the OECD relating to private pensions.

11-June-2012

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OECD Roadmap for the good design of defined contribution pension plans

This roadmap identifies elements of good design and public policy to assist countries to strengthen retirement income adequacy in an environment where pension benefits result from assets accumulated during working life. This roadmap was approved and endorsed by the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions in June 2012.

6-December-2011

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OECD/IOPS Good Practices on Pension Funds' Use of Alternative Investments and Derivatives

These good practices reflect what pensions regulatory and supervisory authorities usually expect to examine when assessing the risk management of pension funds that use alternative investments and derivatives. They outline how supervisors should oversee such investments and suggest possible regulatory controls.

6-December-2011

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OECD/IOPS Good Practices on Pension Funds’ Use of Alternative Investments and Derivatives

The Good Practices reflect what pension regulatory and supervisory authorities usually expect to examine when assessing the risk management of pension funds that use alternative investments and derivatives. The Good Practices outline how supervisors should oversee such investments and suggest possible regulatory controls. The character of the Good Practices emphasizes the overriding principle that it is the responsibility of pension

25-February-2011

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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.

11-January-2011

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OECD/IOPS Good Practices for Pension Funds’ Risk Management Systems

The OECD/IOPS Good Practices for Pension Funds’ Risk Management Systems aim to outline the main features of risk management systems which pension funds employ. They cover the role of management in the risk management process, look in more detail at investment risk, funding risk and operational risk (including outsourcing) control, and the risk management mechanisms which might be in place (including monitoring and reporting). The

17-December-2010

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IOPS Toolkit for Risk-based Pensions Supervision

This Toolkit assists pension supervisors to identify potential risks faced by pension plans or funds and assess the financial and operational factors in place to minimise and mitigate those risks.

28-January-2010

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IOPS Principles of Private Pension Supervision

The IOPS Principles for Pension Supervision are designed to cover occupational and personal pension plans and pension funds.

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