Funded and private pensions
In focus
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Pension Markets in Focus
06/11/2020 - Retirement savings in pension funds, pension insurance contracts and in other vehicles exceeded the USD 50 trillion mark worldwide for the first time at the end of 2019, with USD 49.2 trillion in the OECD area and USD 1.7 trillion in other reporting jurisdictions
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OECD Pensions Outlook
07/12/2020 - Prepared against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition discusses policy guidelines to help governments strengthen the resilience of their retirement savings and old-age pension systems.
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Virtual workshop on the implementation of IOPS supervisory ESG guidelines and sustainability disclosure
17 and 20 May 2021 - This workshop brought together a panel of speakers and commentators from various international standard-setting organisations and from the pension community to take stock on sustainability disclosure developments. Findings from this meeting informed the discussion on how to implement the IOPS Supervisory Guidelines on the Integration of ESG Factors in the Investment and Risk Management of Pension Funds.
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We review funded and private pension systems across the world, analyse policy and technical issues, formulate policy recommendations and promote international policy dialogue.
3-December-2021
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Financial incentives for funded private pension plans: OECD country profiles, 2021
03/12/2021 - This report describes the tax treatment of retirement savings in OECD countries as of June 2021. It also covers non-tax financial incentives provided to encourage individuals to save for retirement in funded private pension plans.
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12-November-2021
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Pension Markets in Focus
This report gives an overview of private pension systems worldwide and outlines latest developments. It assesses the amount of assets in funded and private pension plans, describes the way these assets are invested in financial markets, and looks at how investments have performed, both in the past year and over the past decade.
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12-November-2021
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Global pension statistics
The Global Pension Statistics Project measures and monitors the pension industry, allowing inter-country comparisons of current statistics and indicators on key aspects of retirement systems.
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12-November-2021
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Annual Survey of Large Pension Funds and Public Pension Reserve Funds
This annual survey monitors and compares the investment behaviour, asset levels, and performances of the largest institutional investors in each region or country covered and analyses in greater depth the general trends observed at a national level.
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3-September-2021
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Annual Survey of Investment Regulation of Pension Funds and Other Pension Providers
Each year, the OECD publishes a survey of the investment regulation of pension funds and other pension providers which describes the main quantitative investment regulations applied to pension funds in 80 economies. The survey questionnaire covers all types of pension plans financed via pension funds.
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9-August-2021
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OECD Codes of Liberalisation of Capital Movements and of Current Invisible Operations
The Codes of Liberalisation constitute legally binding rules, stipulating progressive, non-discriminatory liberalisation of capital movements, the right of establishment and current invisible transactions (mostly services). All non-conforming measures must be listed in country reservations against the Codes.
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30-June-2021
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Global insurance market trends
This annual report analyses insurance market statistics collected by the OECD to monitor the insurance industry’s overall performance and health. It covers all OECD countries plus selected Asian, African and Latin American countries.
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29-June-2021
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OECD Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations
This publication presents the full text of the Code of Liberalisation of Current Invisible Operations under which adhering countries have accepted legally binding obligations.
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8-June-2021
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Pension Funds in Figures 2021
08/06/2021 - Preliminary data for 2020 show that pension funds held over USD 35 trillion of assets worldwide at end-2020, exceeding 2019 levels despite the headwinds due to COVID-19. Pension fund assets grew by nearly 9% in the OECD area to reach USD 34.2 trillion at end-2020. Outside the OECD area, pension fund assets amounted to USD 0.8 trillion at end-2020 in a group of 31 jurisdictions, just over 1% more than at end-2019.
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3-June-2021
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The OECD Long-term Investment Project
Long-term capital is in short supply and has become increasingly so since the 2008 financial crisis. This has profound implications for growth and financial stability. The OECD Long-term Investment Project is exploring these issues in depth.