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Insurance Companies and the Financial Crisis

27-oct.-2009

This article looks at insurance companies during the current financial crisis. While insurers as a group have cushioned rather than amplified the downward pressures during the financial crisis due to their relatively long-term investment horizons, some clearly have increased such pressures. Many of the financial instruments that were at the core of difficulties served an insurance function. Therefore it is not too surprising that some insurance companies have been affected by the crisis on one or the other side of their balance sheets, that is on the asset or the liability side.

D’après l’OCDE, les fonds de pension se redressent en 2009

26-oct.-2009

Les fonds de pension ont entamé un redressement partiel pendant la première moitié de 2009, générant des retours sur investissement de 3.5 % en termes nominaux. Toutefois, au 30 juin 2009, le total des actifs des fonds de pension reste en retrait de 14% par rapport au niveau de décembre 2007, selon la dernière édition du Point sur le Marché des Pensions de l’OCDE.

2008 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds

23-oct.-2009

The OECD has today published the results of the 2008 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds.

The document describes quantitative investment regulations on pension funds in OECD and selected non-OECD countries as of end December 2008. The information collected concerns all forms of quantitative portfolio restrictions (minima and maxima) applied to autonomous pension funds in OECD countries at different legal levels (law, regulation, industry norms, etc).

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.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions in Latin America

du 14-oct.-2009 au 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.

Financing retirement and healthcare in a rapidly ageing world

02-sept.-2009

Demographic trends challenge the financial sustainability of pay-as-you-go pension and healthcare systems, as well as capital-funded systems and risk undermining access and quality. Published by the World Economic Forum, with the support of the OECD and Mercer, this report highlights options to better cater for changing retirement and healthcare expectations.

Tendances des marchés de capitaux no.96

10-juil.-2009

While financial markets deteriorated, government actions helped to avert an even bigger crisis. Despite some signs of recovery banks are not yet on solid footing. Recent government programmes dealing with ‘toxic assets’ are welcome, but more needs to be done. These are headline topics of this FMT edition which focuses on issues related to the financial and economic crisis, including articles on corporate governance lessons, government guarantees for financial institutions, private pensions, sovereign borrowing, government debt issuance, and the role of stock exchanges in corporate governance.

La version révisée des Principes de réglementation de l’OCDE plaide en faveur du renforcement de la gouvernance des fonds de pension

07-juil.-2009

L’OCDE vient de publier de nouvelles orientations sur les systèmes de pension privés qui appellent à un renforcement de la réglementation et à une meilleure gouvernance.
Les Principes fondamentaux de réglementation des pensions professionnelles de l’OCDE fournissent aux responsables un cadre pour améliorer la réglementation et la supervision des systèmes de pension privés, qui englobe les différents aspects du fonctionnement de ces systèmes, comme l’octroi d’un agrément, la gouvernance, le financement, l’investissement et les droits des membres du plan.

Les pensions privés et les réponses des pouvoirs publics à la crise

23-juin-2009

Ce rapport décrit les raisons pour lesquelles les pensions professionnelles jouent un rôle considérable dans les pays de l’OCDE et dans le reste du monde, en apportant aux retraités un complément de revenus par rapport aux régimes publics. Le volume des actifs gérés pour le compte des participants aux plans, soit 22 000 milliards USD à la fin 2008, témoigne de leur importance sur le plan financier.

Culture financière et protection des consommateurs : les oubliés de la crise

23-juin-2009

Ce document offre davantage d’informations quant au contexte ayant mené l’OCDE, à la lumière de la crise financière, à assumer un rôle de leader dans l élaboration de mesures liées à la protection et à l’éducation des consommateurs, particulièrement à travers le dévelopement de bonnes pratiques de sensibilisation et d’éducation aux questions financières dans le domaine du crédit.

OECD research supports risk-sharing in private pension arrangements

23-juin-2009

A new article ("Evaluating Risk Sharing in Private Pension Plans") analyses the main trade-offs embedded in different pension arrangements. The stochastic simulations performed show that hybrid plans (those in between traditional DB and individual DC) appear to offer efficient and sustainable forms of risk sharing.

Dealing with the financial crisis and thinking about the exit strategy

11-juin-2009

This article looks at the stages of financial crisis management and some of the different degrees of transparency on losses and risks in the US and Europe. It compares alternative approaches to dealing with impaired assets used in the US and Europe, examines the capital needs of banks where exposure to off-balance losses remains a key issue and outlines the requirements of longer-run reform.

OECD governments are coping with exploding borrowing needs

11-juin-2009

A new article (OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2009)  projects that gross borrowing needs of OECD governments are expected to reach almost USD 12 trillion in 2009. In response, sovereign debt managers have begun to plan or implement medium-term exit strategies to avoid future “crowding out” and issuance problems. A related article (New Challenges in the Use of Government Debt Issuance Procedures, Techniques and Policies in OECD Markets) explains that the ongoing crisis has prompted a review of sovereign issuance procedures and policies.

Public Consultation: Draft General Guidance on a Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation and High-level Checklist

18-mai-2009

The OECD invited public comments on draft General Guidance on a Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation and a related High-level Checklist.   The General Guidance contains principles that should be adopted or considered to promote an effective and efficient framework for government intervention and regulation in the financial system.

Private pensions and policy responses to the financial and economic crisis

21-avr.-2009

This paper discusses responses to the current financial and economic crisis by regulators, supervisors and policy makers in the area of private pensions. It focuses on the role of private pensions in complementing public systems and on how to design pension systems to introduce some degree of protection, improve sustainability of funding, enhance management and supervision, and step up disclosure and communication.

L’OCDE publie les Perspectives de l’OCDE sur les pensions privées

12-févr.-2009

L’OCDE surveille le développement des systèmes privés de retraites, dont le rôle est de plus en plus important, et analyse leur performance dans un contexte international. Cette nouvelle publication fournit des données essentielles en matière d’investissements, d’adhésions, de prestations et de structure du secteur. Ces données sont fondées sur les dernières statistiques officielles disponibles. La publication contient également un rapport spécial sur les implications de la crise financière pour les retraites et les politiques en matière de pensions privées.

10th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform in Asia

du 02-mars-2009 au 03-mars-2009

The 10th Tokyo Roundtable focused on the impact of the global financial crisis on Asia and the Asian response, as well as the implications of current market turmoil on stock and bond markets and unregulated entities; products and markets; financial education and awareness; regulatory efficiency and corporate governance.

Latest data and analysis on financial safety nets for banks in OECD countries

18-mai-2009

Government provision of a safety net for financial institutions has been a key element of the policy response to the current crisis. Existing guarantees have been expanded and new ones introduced, in particular related to bank liabilities. This OECD article , updating and broadening a previous one on deposit insurance   discusses various issues that arise from such guarantees. Potential competitive distortions, appropriate pricing and exit strategies, especially where unlimited guarantees have been extended, are some of the main issues raised.

Les pertes des fonds de pension soulignent les besoins urgents pour d'autres réformes des systèmes de pensions privées, selon l'OCDE

11-déc.-2008

La crise financière actuelle a porté un coup sérieux aux systèmes de pensions privées. La dernière édition du Point sur les Marchés des Pensions  examine attentivement l'impact de la crise, ainsi que les interventions politiques possibles, immédiates et à plus long terme.