Pension Funds Recovering in 2009, says OECD

26-Oct-2009

Pension funds staged a partial recovery in the first half of 2009, generating investment returns of 3.5% in nominal terms. But, as of 30 June 2009, total pension funds assets still remained 14% below their December 2007 levels, according to the latest edition of OECD Pensions Markets in Focus.

Pension supervisors strengthen global oversight

19-Oct-2009

The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) approves a series of guidelines and reports designed to strengthen the supervisory oversight of global pension systems and protect vulnerable pension fund members and retirees in the face of challenging and volatile economic conditions.

Calendar of meetings and events for 2009 - 2011

This page contains a list of meetings and events taking place within the programme of work of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors.
 

Private pensions need long-term, appropriate performance benchmarks

19-Oct-2009

The OECD and the World Bank today announced the preliminary results of their project evaluating the financial performance of pension funds around the world.

The project aims to examine how to measure financial performance of pension funds taking into account the link between participants’ benefits to the performance of financial markets.

Private pensions in Latin America have emerged stronger after the financial and economic crisis

16-Oct-2009

Participants at the annual IOPS/OECD Global Forum on Private Pensions discussed the impact and policy responses to the financial and economic crisis on the pension industry, with a particular focus on the major policy developments in the Brazilian pension industry.

IOPS Caribbean Regional Workshop on Private Pension Supervision, 8-9 October 2009

from 08-Oct-2009 to 09-Oct-2009

The IOPS Workshop on Private Pension Supervision was held in Jamaica on 8-9 October 2009. This was the first time that the IOPS organised a workshop for the Caribbean region in the framework of its global outreach activities. The discussion at the workshop focused on the following key areas: impact of the global financial crisis on pension funds; risk-based supervision; regulation and supervision of payout phase; use of intervention, sanction and enforcement powers; financial education; discussion on the development of a regional association of pension supervisors.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions: Pension Reform and Developments in Latin America, 14-15 October 2009

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14-Oct-2009

The Global Forum examined reform progress in the Latin American region and Brazil in particular, focusing on the main challenges facing DC private individual pension schemes – the main type of retirement arrangements in the region.