OECD and the Italian Treasury launch a Network for Public Debt Management in Emerging Markets

28-Jun-2005

In the global financial marketplace, creating, sharing and using information and knowledge are of vital importance for public debt managers. This joint initiative by OECD and the Italian Treasury, constitutes a new, complimentary feature in the multilateral framework for co-operation in the area of public debt management by providing an electronic platform for continuous information exchange that supports an intensive and comprehensive electronic policy dialogue.

Private Pensions: OECD Classification and Glossary

22-Apr-2005

Discussions on pension policy are often unnecessarily complicated by misunderstandings over basic definitions. The OECD has published a classification of private pension systems that is applicable world-wide, including a separate glossary of terms used in the private pensions field.

OECD publishes White Paper on Governance of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS)

31-Mar-2005

Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) have been one of the most significant developments in financial intermediation during the past few decades. OECD data indicate that CIS assets have been rising sharply as a share of national income and a share of financial assets in most Member countries.  Published in Financial Market Trends, this White Paper is being made public in order to contribute to the current debate on improving governance of CIS.

Advances in Risk Management of Government Debt

17-Mar-2005

This article is based on a new OECD study that provides an in-depth overview and analysis of risk management practices of OECD debt managers. Risk management has become an increasingly important tool for achieving strategic debt targets, and is now an integral part of a wider strategic debt management framework based on benchmarks in most jurisdictions.

Central Government Debt: Statistical Yearbook 1993-2002: 2004 Edition

05-Aug-2004

Governments are amongst the major issuers of debt instruments in the global financial market. This 2004 edition provides quantitative information on central government debt instruments for the 30 OECD member countries to meet the analytical requirements of users such as policy makers, debt management experts and market analysts.

OECD Secretary-General addresses Private Pension Policy Challenges in Financing Retirement

30-Jul-2004

Montreal, Canada, 7-10 June 2004. OECD Secretary-General Donald J. Johnston focused on the policy challenges faced by private pensions at the10th Edition of the Conférence de Montréal: "Competing in a Fast Changing World: Strategies for Success". See also the background paper to the presentation.

Implementation of the OECD Financial Education Project

28-Jan-2004

The importance of financial education has been recognised by the governments of a number of OECD member countries.  This report outlines the background and implementation procedures for the recently-launched Financial Education Project. 

Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America: A Comparative Assessment

This OECD publication provides a comparative study of insurance regulation and supervision in 19 Latin American countries. It includes materials prepared for two policy dialogue meetings between OECD member countries and partner countries in Latin America to facilitate the co-operation and co-ordination among insurance regulators and supervisors.

Strengthening Private Pensions: International standards, data and analysis

The Working Party on Private Pensions was established in 1999 to provide a forum for policy-makers from OECD countries to discuss public policy towards private pensions, with a focus on regulation. This booklet provides an overview of activities within the Working Party.

OECD Public Debt Markets: Trends and Recent Structural Changes

24-Jun-2002

This OECD publication provides an authoritative source of the most up-to-date information on North American, Asian-Pacific and European bond markets. As it is drafted by the OECD debt managers themselves, it provides a unique overview of the best practices on debt management policies and techniques.