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News & Events
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07-Mar-2011
Private pensions are acquiring an increasing importance in Jordan. The Royal vision is to extend the social protection network to include all citizens in the Kingdom. Moreover, the amendments made to the social security law, introducing ceilings to pension salaries, make private pension insurance products of particular appeal to citizens interested in increasing their pension incomes.
Press release also available in Arabic .
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01-Mar-2011
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.
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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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Economy: OECD Economic Survey of Sweden 2011
23-Jan-2011
Aggressive interest rates cuts, unconventional policy measures and exceptional government support to the financial system all helped contain the depth and length of the recession. Further improving monetary and financial policy frameworks would help cope with future shocks.
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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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31-Dec-2010
What changes are needed to make counter-cyclical economic policy more effective in the aftermath of the recent crisis? An important lesson from the severity of the recent recession is that policy in various areas will have to be more prudent during upswings and to build in greater safety margins to be able to react to large adverse shocks.
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Monetary policy reaction functions in the OECD
31-Dec-2010
Monetary policy reaction functions can provide insights into the factors influencing monetary policy decisions. Empirical estimates suggest that differences exist across countries as to whether monetary policy reacts solely to expected inflation or also takes into account expected output developments.
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Events
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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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from 25-Nov-2009 to 26-Nov-2009
This Global Forum was held on 25-26 November 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris. It provided 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.
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from 26-Nov-2009 to 27-Nov-2009
The 4th OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management was held on 26-27 November 2009. Discussions included the formulation and implementation of debt management strategy in a changing borowing environment and operational risk management.
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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.
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