Ninety-five percent of the world's insurance business is done in OECD countries. Private or otherwise non-public pension plans are becoming more and more important, both in the OECD area and in emerging economies. OECD work on the broader consequences of ageing has been reinforced in recent years.

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Public consultation on good practices for the mitigation and financial management of catastrophic risks

11-Mar-2010

The recent major earthquakes in Chile and Haiti are the latest reminder of the urgent need for disaster preparedness. The OECD is inviting public comment on draft good practices intended to reflect international good practices on the mitigation and financial management of catastrophic risks. Deadline for comment is 1 May 2010.

OECD supports the Spanish government’s pension reform proposal

02-Feb-2010

The Spanish government announced on Friday 29th of January, its intention of postponing the retirement age from 65 to 67 and to increase the number of contribution years  used to calculate pension benefits. The OECD believes that these measures are important steps in the right direction. (Leer en espanol)

Creating a better pensions system for Chile

on 07-Dec-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.

OECD sets out framework for overhaul of financial regulation

03-Dec-2009

The OECD has established a set of key principles to guide financial policy makers as they look to fundamental reform that will achieve strong, resilient financial systems that play their part in driving economic growth. 

2009 Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds

25-Feb-2010

This survey describes quantitative investment regulations on pension funds in OECD and selected non-OECD countries as of end December 2009. 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).

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.

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.

The Financial Crisis: Reform and Exit Strategies

17-Sep-2009

The financial crisis required governments to make massive interventions in their financial systems. This book sets out priorities for reforming incentives in financial markets as well as for phasing out these emergency measures.

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Creating a better pensions system in Chile

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