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OECD Financial Markets Committee calls for fundamental reform of financial markets
15-Apr-2008
Fundamental reform of the financial system and its regulation is needed to address the issues highlighted by the current financial markets crisis, according to the OECD Financial Markets Committee. Priority should be given to private sector initiatives to speed up the recovery of financial markets but government intervention may be needed.
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09-Apr-2008
OECD countries are committed to keeping their investment frontiers open to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) as long as these funds invest for commercial, not political ends. That is the message in a letter from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría to G7 Finance Ministers detailing a common OECD position on policies towards sovereign wealth funds.
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04-Apr-2008
International investment agreements set ground rules for how host governments treat foreign investors. This publication provides an unparalleled source of information on four key issues: the definition of investor and investment; the interpretation of umbrella clauses in investment agreements; coverage of environmental, labour and anti-corruption issues; and the interaction between investment and services chapters in selected regional trade agreements.
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27-Mar-2008
Luxembourg urgently needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD's Working Group on Bribery.
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22-Feb-2008
OECD countries have agreed on further liberalisation commitments in the areas of insurance and private pensions. The OECD Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations has been amended to broaden the insurance obligations of the Code and introduce new obligations on private pensions, thereby establishing a new, high standard for cross-border trade in insurance and private pensions services.
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21-Feb-2008
Opening the 100th meeting of the competition committee, Mr. Gurría reminded that competition is vital for economic growth. It stimulates efficiency and higher productivity, it disciplines managers, it reinforces incentives for innovation, and it speeds up the adjustment to change. He also mentioned OECD countries that have implemented pro-competition reforms have seen higher growth rates and lower unemployment than those who failed to reform. They have also proved to be more flexible and resilient to economic shocks.
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07-Feb-2008
At its meeting on 14 November 2007, the Steering Group on Corporate Governance agreed on a common position based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance about the issue of whether there should be proportionality between ownership and control (also known as one-share-one-vote) in listed companies.
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30-Jan-2008
After taking into consideration comments and updates received during the public consultation held between 26 June and 1 September 2007, the OECD will release `Good Practices on Financial Education relating to Private Pensions’ and a background report in 2008.
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29-Jan-2008
The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions congratulates the Conference of State Parties on the occasion of its second session for its important accomplishments so far in combating corruption, including through the ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) by over one hundred countries and the substantial work of its various working groups.
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29-Jan-2008
The public consultation of the draft text of the Guidelines on the Licensing of Pension Entities was closed on 5 October 2007. After consideration of the comments received by the IOPS and the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions, the results of the public consultation are now available.
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