Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection: Overlooked Aspects of the Crisis - Release of OECD’s Recommendation on Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit

07-juil.-2009

Financial services firms must make sure their customers understand what they are letting themselves in for when they sign up for mortgages, consumer loans and other products, under new OECD guidelines designed to avoid a repeat of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and ensuing credit crunch that sent the world economy into recession.

Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection: Overlooked Aspects of the Crisis

23-juin-2009

This report provides further information on the context in which the OECD has actively taken a leadership role in proposing policy actions related to the protection and awareness of financial consumers in light of the financial crisis, especially through the elaboration of the Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit. 

Finance, Competition and Governance: Priorities for Reform and Strategies to Phase-Out Emergency Measures

18-juin-2009

This report describes issues that must be addressed to restore public confidence in financial markets and to put incentives in place to encourage a prudent balance between risk and the search for return in (broadly-defined) banking.

OECD calls for strengthening pension fund governance in its revised regulatory principles

11-juin-2009

The OECD has just issued new guidance for private pension systems that calls for stronger regulation and better governance. The OECD Core Principles of Occupational Pension Regulation lay out a blueprint for policymakers to improve the regulation and supervision of private pension systems, covering the various aspects of the operation of these systems, such as licensing, governance, funding, investment and the rights of pension plan members.

OECD-Brazilian International Conference on Financial Education

du 15-déc.-2009 au 16-déc.-2009

This conference, co-hosted by the OECD and Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), seeks to advance and elevate the dialogue on financial education in the international arena and particularly in Latin America; share experiences on best practices; as well as look at applied research.

Second Conference on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes, Bangkok, 24-25 September 2009

du 24-sept.-2009 au 25-sept.-2009

The 2nd Conference organised under the auspices of the OECD International Network on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes (“OECD Network”) is scheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 24-25 September, 2009. This international event will be hosted by the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) of Thailand, with the sponsorship of the Government of Japan. 

Special Session of the Working Party on Public Debt Management

le 21-avr.-2009

This special meeting, to be held on 21 April 2009, will allow participants to  discuss further on key implications of the crisis.

Please note that only members of the WPDM were invited to this special meeting.

10th OECD-IAIS-ASSAL Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America, Ixtapa, Mexico, 26-30 April 2009

du 26-avr.-2009 au 30-mars-2009

This conference will concentrate on the following issues on which the OECD has developed substantial policy work and expertise over the last years: corporate governance of insurance companies, the role of financial intermediaries in financial education and annuities and pension.

OECD-IEFP Symposium on Financial Education

le 20-mai-2009

This symposium focused on the role of financial education in the context of the financial crisis. High-level officials and decision-makers from around the world met in Paris to discuss and elevate the international policy dialogue on the importance of financial education on a global scale and as one of the long-term possible responses to the current financial crisis.

3rd OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets

du 24-juin-2009 au 26-juin-2009

The Third OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets, to be held on 24-26 June 2009, will provide  another opportunity to African countries to discuss and debate practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.

OECD seminar on the payout phase of pensions, annuities and financial Markets

le 12-nov.-2008

Representatives from OECD governments, academia and private sector discussed proposals to support private pension systems, and in particular, improve the management of risks in the retirement stage of individual account (defined contribution, DC) pension systems. Participants also discussed the impact of the financial crisis, and longer term issues affecting the sector such as increasing life expectancy.

Session Extraordinaire de Groupe de Travail sur la Gestion de Dette Publique

le 02-déc.-2008

A special half-day meeting of the WPDM on the implications of the crisis for debt management strategies and operations is to be held on 2 December 08 at OECD headquarters. Although the meeting is  scheduled back-to-back with the 18th Annual OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management, only members of the WPDM are invited  to this special meeting.

Statement by OECD Secretary-General to the International Monetary and Financial Committee

le 11-oct.-2008

As the financial crisis deepens and spreads, a decisive policy action is needed to restore confidence and restart the flow of credit, according to Mr.Gurría.