Malaysia-OECD High-level Global Symposium on financial well-being

The financial well-being journey: Building on the momentum and identifying new paths

30 September-2 October 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This Symposium addressed cutting-edge issues to further integrate financial education and financial consumer protection policies with a view to enhancing financial well-being and to address the challenges and identify solutions in delivering effective financial education. The forward-looking programme was organised as follows:

Policy plenary sessions

Financial education and financial consumer protection strategies to promote financial well-being
Shortcomings can become strengths: Using complaints data to improve financial education policies
Credit smart? A financial education and financial consumer perspective

Practical breakout sessions

Spreading financial well-being: addressing the financial literacy needs of target audiences
The routes to success: making innovative delivery channels work

High-level participants from around the world included officials and experts from the OECD/International Network on Financial Education (INFE), ministries of finance and education, central banks, regulatory and supervisory authorities, governmental officials, as well as international organisations, the academic community, the private sector and NGOs.

This event was co-organised by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the OECD* International Network for Financial Education (OECD/INFE).

The contribution of the OECD was sponsored by the Japanese Government.

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