The Financial Times publishes interactive guide to the new regulatory and supervisory structures in the UK, Europe and the USA

04-Aug-2009

The Financial Times has published an interactive guide to the new regulatory and supervisory structures in the UK, Europe and the USA.

IMF publishes findings of Governance Practices at Financial Regulatory and Supervisory Agencies survey

30-Jul-2009

The IMF has published a paper summarising the results of a survey of financial supervisory agencies in IMF member countries conducted in 2007. The survey asked respondents about their governance structure and practices, as well as practices and policies related to public transparency and accountability.

Private Pensions and Policy Responses to the Financial and Economic Crisis

23-Apr-2009

This IOPS Working 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.

Public consultation on the draft IOPS guidelines for supervisory intervention, enforcement and sanctions.

30-Mar-2009

The IOPS invited public comment on the draft guidelines for supervisory intervention, enforcement and sanctions.

The guidelines are intended to reflect international good practice regarding the powers which are needed by supervisory authorities in relation to intervening, applying sanctions and enforcing action in regards to the pension entities they oversee, and how these powers should be used in order to maximise benefits and minimise costs.

BBC World Service Documentary on Ageing

11-Mar-2009

IOPS Vice President Edward Odundo was featured in a current BBC World Service documentary series on global ageing issues.

Recent developments in Albanian pension reform

11-Mar-2009

The AFSA has recently sent to the Ministry of Finance the draft law on “On Voluntary Pension Funds” . The purpose of drafting a new law on voluntary pension funds is to develop the legal framework for defined contribution pension funds. The project law was drafted in compliance with the EU directive and OECD- IOPS principles of private pension supervision.

IOPS Appoints a new Vice President and Technical Committee Chairperson

06-Nov-2008

At the Occasion of the 2008 AGM the IOPS appointed Solange Berstein, Superintendent of Pension Funds in Chile, as Chair of the Organisation’s Technical Committee. Mr. Edward Odundo, Chief Executive of the Retirement Benefits Authority in Kenya will replace Ms. Berstein Vice President of the Organisation.
Mr. Will Price, from the UK’s Pensions Regulator was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Technical Committee.
Representative authorities from Hungary, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom were also elected at the AGM to serve on the IOPS Executive Committee.

Pension Supervisors React to the Global Financial Crisis

06-Nov-2008

At the occasion of the last Technical Committee meeting pension supervisory authorities from over 30 countries worldwide discussed the impact of the current financial crisis on their pension systems.

Please click on the link to see the full text of the policy responses.

IOPS releases new Working Papers in the Effective Pension Supervision series

09-Sep-2008

The IOPS has released a further 4 reports as part of its Working Paper series, which provide important additions to the study of pension supervisory practices worldwide.
IOPS welcomes the publication of the reports, noting that they have been drafted by a number of  IOPS members  - including from Chile, Hong Kong, Italy and the United Kingdom – providing a wide range of international experience.
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Guidelines for the Supervisory Assessment of Pension Funds

23-Jul-2008

The International Organisation of Pensions Supervisors (IOPS) approved the Guidelines at the 2008 AGM. The Guidelines are developed to provide pension supervisors with general supervisory approaches for the conduct of the supervisory process. It should be noted that the focus of these guidelines is mainly prudential supervision.

APEC Pensions and Annuities Markets Seminar

from 08-Nov-2007 to 09-Nov-2007

Having taken place in Singapore on 8-9 November 2007 and co-sponsored by Russia, Chile, Singapore and New Zealand, this seminar considered the role of institutional investors, focusing specifically on governance, risk-based supervision and market development.

The World Bank/IOPS 4th Contractual Savings Conference: Supervisory and Regulatory Issues in Private Pensions & Life insurance - April 2008

from 01-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008

Annuities markets, risk-based supervision of pension funds and competition and consumer issues were the focus of this year's conference, with case studies and modules on implementation issues to ensure the exchange of knowledge & experience.

Conference material (papers and presentations) are available via the following link: Conference Website

International Pension Conference 2007: Amsterdam, the Netherlands: 22-23 March 2007

from 22-Mar-2007 to 23-Mar-2007

The Nederlandsche Bank, Netspar and the IOPS organised a conference entitled 'Exploring the Future of Pension Finance and the Dynamics of Institutional Pension Reform'. Presentations and papers from the conference can be found on the following link.Conference Details

Pension Supervision - Current Trends and Issues: Warsaw, Poland; 17-19 September 2006

from 17-Sep-2006 to 19-Sep-2006

A conference on 'Pension Supervision - current trends and issues: International experience'  was held in Warsaw on 17-19 September 2006. The conference was hosted by the Insurance and Pensions Supervisory Commission of Poland and discussed the issues of the role, structure, organization and methods of conducting the effective pensions supervision.

OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

from 07-Nov-2006 to 08-Nov-2006

The OECD / IOPS Conference on Private Pensions was held in Istanbul on 7-8 November 2006. It was  a unique event, discussing topics crucial not only for the host country Turkey but also for countries with developing pension markets in both Europe and the Middle East – and indeed for OECD member states and countries around the globe.

2006 International Conference and Annual Meetings of AIOS

from 03-May-2006 to 04-May-2006

IOPS members were invited to attend the 2006 International Conference and Annual Meetings of AIOS (the International Association of Latin American pension fund supervisors), which were jointly organised by the Association and by the Mexican pension fund supervisor (Consar).

Presentations from the Conference are available on the following page.

OECD/IOPS Conference on Private Pensions in Latin America

from 29-Mar-2006 to 30-Mar-2006

IOPS members were invited to attend the OECD / IOPS conference on Private Pensions in Latin America.  The conference was held on the 29 -30 March 2006 in Santiago, Chile. It was followed by the TC / EC committee meetings on 31 March 2006.

OECD/IOPS Conference on Private Pensions in Asia

from 27-Apr-2005 to 28-Apr-2005

Organised by OECD and IOPS, the key objective of this conference was to provide an international forum for the discussion on specific policy issues and challenges in the implementation of pension reforms in Asia with a particular focus on the reform process in Thailand and on “best practice” regulatory mechanisms used in the OECD countries to ensure efficient and appropriate pension provision under diversified approaches in the design of the retirement schemes. Download the summary record or access the full conference proceedings.