Public consultation on the draft IAIS-OECD Issues Paper on Insurer Corporate Governance

17-mars-2009

The OECD and the IAIS invited public comments on a draft issues paper on the governance of insurers. The purpose of the issues paper is to provide background on insurer corporate governance, describe practices and identify possible regulatory and supervisory issues in relation to the governance of insurers.

Le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, M. Gurría, salue la décision du G-7 de définir un ensemble de principes éthiques pour l’activité commerciale internationale

16-févr.-2009

Le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, M. Angel Gurría, a salué la décision des ministres des Finances du G-7 de travailler à la définition d’un corpus de principes communs sur l’intégrité, la transparence et les comportements convenables dans les opérations financières et commerciales internationales.

Reform private pensions, says OECD

12-févr.-2009

Private pension funds should be more transparent and better regulated. Their governance and risk management need to be much improved, according to a new OECD report, Private Pensions Outlook.

Banking regulations must be strengthened

09-janv.-2009

Governments and policy makers must address major failings in risk management, corporate governance and bonus schemes in the financial sector, according to an article(“The current financial crisis: causes and policy issues”) in the latest edition of OECD Financial Market Trends  .

2nd OECD Regional Workshop on African Debt Management and Bond Markets

du 09-juin-2008 au 11-juin-2008

Organised in Johannesburg, South Africa, this workshop brought together debt managers from all over Africa to discuss and debate practical market-infrastructure issues which are of major concern for debt managers in the African debt markets.

OECD/US Treasury International Conference on Financial Education, 7-8 May 2008, Washington DC, USA

du 07-mai-2008 au 08-mai-2008

Co-hosted by the OECD and the US Treasury, this conference aimed to advance and elevate the dialogue on financial education in the international arena, share experiences on best practices and look at applied research. 

Ninth roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia

du 26-févr.-2008 au 27-févr.-2008

This year’s Roundtable focuses on: Ten years after: Implications of the Current Financial Market turmoil; Enhancing Regulatory Framework; Bond Markets Development; Equity Markets Development; Roles of Capital Market in Infrastructure Financing; Corporate Governance and Capital Market Developments.

2nd OECD Forum on African Public Debt Management

du 12-déc.-2007 au 13-déc.-2007

The development of robust government bond markets, as well as sound debt management policies and practices, is increasingly important in avoiding unsustainable public debt.

The policy dialogue of this forum affords African debt managers, policymakers and government bond market officials an opportunity to enhance their understanding of these activities, providing access to the worldwide OECD-led global knowledge network of debt managers.

17th OECD Global Forum on Public Debt Management

du 11-déc.-2007 au 12-déc.-2007

Took place in Amsterdam on 11-12 December 2007, the 17th Annual Forum on Public Debt Management focused on price discovery in government bond markets, government debt in Asia 10 years after the crisis and credit risk management.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

du 14-nov.-2007 au 15-nov.-2007

Organised in Beijing, China, the OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions covered a wide range of topics which are of importance to both countries that either have mature and developed funded pension systems and countries that have only recently undertaken pension reforms, therefore seeking to modify their existing un-sustainable retirement security arrangements. The issues are also of relevance for the current developments in the Chinese pension system.

Séminaire sur la protection des retraites d’entreprise

le 02-juil.-2007

L’OCDE a organisé un séminaire sur la question de la protection des retraites d’entreprise. Les responsables des fonds de protection des retraites d’Allemagne, des États Unis, du Japon, du Royaume Uni, de Suède et de Suisse se sont réunis pour la première fois pour essayer de déterminer comment ces dispositifs peuvent contribuer à protéger nos revenus au moment de la retraite, avoir une bonne efficacité économique et se protéger eux-mêmes contre l’aléa moral et les demandes abusives.

8th OECD-IAIS-ASSAL Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, 9-11 May 2007

du 09-mai-2007 au 11-mai-2007

This conference discussed current topics in insurance regulation and supervision such as: financial management of large-scale disasters; strengthening of risk awareness and education on insurance issues; information disclosure on financial and insurance products; and development of the life insurance products, namely taxation.

Questionnez les économistes : Le défi des pensions - comment financer les retraites ?

du 30-mars-2007 au 05-avr.-2007

Y a-t-il un système de retraite parfait ? Est-ce que les gens comprennent leurs systèmes de pensions ? Un débat en ligne a eu lieu sur le thème des retraites jeudi 5 avril.

9th OECD-World Bank-IMF Global Bond Market Forum, 22-23 May 2007, Paris

du 22-mai-2007 au 23-mai-2007

The Ninth Annual OECD-World Bank-IMF Global Bond Market Forum was held at the OECD in Paris. "Derivatives markets" were a major focus of the meeting, including perspectives on the use of derivatives by debt managers, foreign investor participation in domestic bond and derivatives markets, and the importance of derivatives for primary dealer operations.