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News & Events
News
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28-Feb-2011
Feedback is requested from organisations using these guides, developed by the OECD INFE expert group on evaluation.
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16-Feb-2011
New restrictions on the short selling of sovereign debt have been proposed in response to major threats to financial market stability and market confidence. This article voices the concerns of debt managers that the proposed changes could push their borrowing costs up.
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07-Feb-2011
This article looks at the types of risks that may be associated with complex financial groups and analyses the available policy options for satisfying the core policy objectives of safety and soundness, systemic stability, and conduct of business.
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03-Feb-2011
Europe has been beset by an interrelated banking crisis and sovereign debt crisis. Bond spreads faced by Greece and Ireland, and to a lesser extent Portugal followed by Spain, have increased. This paper explores these issues from the perspective of financial markets, focusing mainly on these 4 countries.
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11-Jan-2011
Jointly developed by IOPS and the OECD, these good practices aim to outline the main features of risk management systems which pension funds employ. They cover the role of management, investment risk, funding risk and operational risk and risk management mechanisms. They also provide guidance for pension fund regulators and supervisors on how to check that such systems are not only in place but are operating effectively.
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21-Dec-2010
Representatives of the financial services sector met in October 2010 to discuss sovereign debt challenges faced by banking systems and bond markets. This article summarises these discussions which covered the current outlook and risks - including capital flows and global rebalancing, sovereign risks and challenges for the banking sector.
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21-Dec-2010
Southeast Asian economies have shown considerable resilience during the current global financial and economic crisis due to national and regional policy responses to the Asian Crisis of 1997/98 that improved the soundness of banking systems, strengthened frameworks to deal with foreign currency liquidity problems, and developed bond markets. This paper discusses the economies and financial systems of Southeast Asia, focusing on current challenges and developments in the region.
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21-Dec-2010
This paper suggests avenues for strengthening the governance and management of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest single pool of pension assets in the world.
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10-Dec-2010
Systemic financial crises are a recurrent phenomenon. This country comparison highlights the “funding gap” left by deposit insurance arrangements and finds that systemic crisis resolution funds, together with strengthened failure resolution powers, are adequate to help fill the gap.
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03-Dec-2010
Some countries are reconsidering their approach to the provision of sustainable and adequate pensions. OECD experts have reiterated several key policy recommendations that should be taken into account during this process.
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Events
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from 04-Oct-2010 to 05-Oct-2010
This meeting took place in Paris and discussions at this meeting included: debt structure and risk metrics; crisis experiences and lessons for debt management from the OECD area; and the measurement of sovereign risk.
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from 20-Oct-2010 to 21-Oct-2010
Co-hosted by the Banque du Liban and the OECD, this conference will address the financial empowerment of individuals, with a particular focus on the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.
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from 02-Nov-2010 to 03-Nov-2010
The 2010 Global Forum in Sydney, Australia, focused on innovative governmental policies intended to enhance the security and adequacy of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans and pension reform processes and recent developments in Asia-Pacific.
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from 23-Sep-2010 to 24-Sep-2010
The OECD-Asia Regional Seminar on Insurance Statistics, co-hosted by the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the OECD will discuss how to improve the monitoring of insurance markets through the provision of sound insurance statistics and indicators. It intends to offer participants an opportunity to share their experiences in order to improve the relevance, quality, and timeliness of insurance statistics, regionally and globally.
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from 01-Jun-2010 to 02-Jun-2010
This conference brought together specialists in terrorism insurance and disaster management to re-assess the state of terrorism insurance markets and promote renewed awareness of terrorism risks. Participants reviewed the current status of terrorism risk insurance solutions in different countries and discussed best practices.
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on 09-Jun-2010
Discussions at this high-level event focused on financial literacy, behavioural economics and financial education and the importance of financial education in defined contribution pension schemes.
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from 05-May-2010 to 07-May-2010
This workshop, which took place on 5-7 May 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa, provided an opportunity for African countries to discuss practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.
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from 22-Mar-2010 to 23-Mar-2010
This workshop, which took place in Bangalore, India, aimed to advance and elevate the policy dialogue on financial education and literacy in the international arena and particularly in India and Southeast Asian Nations.
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on 07-Dec-2009
Solange Berstein, Superintendent of Pensions in Chile, talks about what other countries can learn from Chile's pensions reforms of the past 12 months.
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on 13-Oct-2009
What caused the global financial crisis, and what direction should the policy reform agenda take? Why did residential mortgage-backed securities and credit default swaps explode from around 2004? Adrian Blundell-Wignall discusses the origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform at the New America Foundation.
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