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Pension Funds Recovering in 2009, says OECD

26-Oct-2009

Pension funds staged a partial recovery in the first half of 2009, generating investment returns of 3.5% in nominal terms. But, as of 30 June 2009, total pension funds assets still remained 14% below their December 2007 levels, according to the latest edition of OECD Pensions Markets in Focus.

2008 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds

23-Oct-2009

The OECD has today published the results of the 2008 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds.

The document describes quantitative investment regulations on pension funds in OECD and selected non-OECD countries as of end December 2008. The information collected concerns all forms of quantitative portfolio restrictions (minima and maxima) applied to autonomous pension funds in OECD countries at different legal levels (law, regulation, industry norms, etc).

 

Private pensions need long-term, appropriate performance benchmarks

19-Oct-2009

The OECD and the World Bank today announced the preliminary results of their project evaluating the financial performance of pension funds around the world.

The project aims to examine how to measure financial performance of pension funds taking into account the link between participants’ benefits to the performance of financial markets.

OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment - Fourth Edition 2008

16-Oct-2009

This publication sets the world standard for FDI statistics. It provides a single point of reference for statisticians and users on all aspect of FDI statistics, while remaining compatible with other internationally accepted statistical standards.

Private pensions in Latin America have emerged stronger after the financial and economic crisis

16-Oct-2009

Participants at the annual IOPS/OECD Global Forum on Private Pensions discussed the impact and policy responses to the financial and economic crisis on the pension industry, with a particular focus on the major policy developments in the Brazilian pension industry.

The role of intermediaries in the bribery of foreign public officials

15-Oct-2009

Intermediaries fulfil a key role in international business transactions. While many of them perform lawful tasks, many also engage in bribery of foreign public officials. This study, initiated in 2007, focuses on the use of intermediaries in cases of bribery of foreign public officials. 

Resale Price Maintenance

06-Oct-2009

The term "resale price maintenance" refers to a practice in which suppliers and resellers come to an understanding that places restrictions on the prices resellers may charge. There are several types of such agreements, the most common involves a supplier agreeing with retailers not to charge less than a certain price for the supplier's product.  RPM may harm consumers by restricting intrabrand price competition, but RPM may benefit consumers by promoting interbrand competition. Despite these mixed effects, most OECD countries treat RPM as a per se violation of their competition laws.


Events

Foreign Bribery: Who Pays the Price?

on 09-Dec-2009

On International Anti-Corruption Day, the OECD celebrates the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Anti-Bribery Convention with a high-level roundtable on 'Foreign Bribery: Who Pays the Price' and discussion on the fight against foreign bribery.

Eliminating non-tariff barriers at core of CEFTA 2006 Aid for Trade roundtable

on 08-Oct-2009

In a roundtable meeting between private sector representatives, policy makers and experts, signatories of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA 2006) examined measures to reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers to trade.

Global Forum on international investment for a stronger, cleaner, fairer global economy

from 07-Dec-2009 to 08-Dec-2009

Taking place in Paris, the 8th Global Forum on International Investment will focus on two core elements of any strategy aimed at ending the crisis and achieving sustainable, long-term economic growth: keeping markets open for international investment and improving investment environments around the world.

4th OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management

from 26-Nov-2009 to 27-Nov-2009

The 4th OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management will be held on 26-27 November 2009.  Discussion will include the formulation and implementation of debt management strategy in a changing borowing environment and operational risk management.

 

19th OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management

from 25-Nov-2009 to 26-Nov-2009

This Global Forum will be held on 25-26 November 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris. It will provide an overview of the  highlights of the impact of the global financial crisis on funding needs and borrowing strategies in different regions;  the new policy challenges with a focus on Asian debt managers, and on the urgent policy changes in the new borrowing landscape.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions in Latin America

from 14-Oct-2009 to 15-Oct-2009

The Global Forum examined reform progress and recent pension fund industry developments in Brazil and the Latin American region, focusing on the main challenges facing defined contribution, privately-managed individual pension schemes.

Improving skills for the ICT sector in the Western Balkans

on 17-Sep-2009

The OECD Investment Compact organised the 3rd Human Capital Working Group for the Western Balkans in Zagreb on 17 September 2009 with a focus on improving skills for the ICT sector.

2009 Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

on 22-Nov-2009

The 2009 Business Forum and Women Business Leaders Summit of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme continues the commitment of members of both the private and public sector to work together to strengthen public-private dialogue, generate new business opportunities, and foster exchange and learning for entrepreneurship.

 

2009 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference

from 22-Nov-2009 to 23-Nov-2009

Hosted by Morocco and opened by Moroccan Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, the 2009 Ministerial Conference of the MENA Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development is scheduled to take place on 23 November 2009, in Marrakech, Morocco. The conference will be preceded by a Business and Governance Day on 22 November 2009.



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