Private pensions: Assessing labour, financial and demographic risks to retirement income

06-avr.-2011

The OECD assesses the impact of labour, financial and demographic risks on retirement income from defined-contribution pension plans. The analysis shows that the impact of these risks is far from negligible. Moreover, it endorses the use of life-cycle strategies to attenuate their impact, in particular when a negative shock to equity markets occurs in the years before retiring.

Insurance sector and the financial crisis - impact and policy responses

01-avr.-2011

This book presents statistics which clarify the nature of the impact of the crisis on the insurance sector in OECD countries, reviews governmental and supervisory responses to the crisis and identifies policy and regulatory issues. It proposes policy conclusions which aim to promote financial stability and enhance the protection of policyholders.

2nd OECD/IOPS MENA Workshop: Press release by Insurance Commission of Jordan

07-mars-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  .

Good practices for mitigating and financing catastrophic risks

01-mars-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.

Guides to the evaluation of financial education programmes

28-févr.-2011

Feedback is requested from organisations using these guides, developed by the OECD INFE expert group on evaluation.

Short selling of sovereign debt: Debt managers voice concerns on proposed restrictions

16-févr.-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.

Risks in financial group structures

07-févr.-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.

Banking: A market perspective on the European sovereign debt and banking crisis

03-févr.-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.

Sovereign debt challenges for banking systems and bond markets

21-déc.-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.

Southeast Asia: Financial systems of the Southeast Asian economies

21-déc.-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.

2010 meeting of the Working Party on Debt Management

du 04-oct.-2010 au 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.

Financial education: Conference on building financially empowered individuals

du 20-oct.-2010 au 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.

Private Pensions – 2010 OECD/IOPS Global Forum

du 02-nov.-2010 au 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.

OECD - Asia Regional Seminar on Insurance Statistics: Enhancing transparency and monitoring of insurance markets

du 23-sept.-2010 au 24-sept.-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.  

Conference on Terrorism Risk Insurance, 1-2 June 2010

du 01-juin-2010 au 02-juin-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.

Financial Literacy - OECD-Bank of Italy Symposium

le 09-juin-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.

African Debt Management and Bond Markets - 4th OECD Regional Workshop

du 05-mai-2010 au 07-mai-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.

Delivering Financial Literacy - Reserve Bank of India-OECD Workshop

du 22-mars-2010 au 23-mars-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.

Creating a better pensions system for Chile

le 07-déc.-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.

Fixing Finance - Origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform

le 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.