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 preotection, improve sustainability of funding, enhance management and supervision, and step up disclosure and communication.

IOPS Caribbean Regional Workshop on Private Pension Supervision, 8-9 October 2009

from 08-Oct-2009 to 09-Oct-2009

The IOPS Workshop on Private Pension Supervision will be held in Jamaica on 8-9 October 2009. This is the first time that the IOPS organises a workshop for the Caribbean region in the framework of its global outreach activities. The discussion at the workshop will focus on the following key areas: impact of the global financial crisis on pension funds; risk-based supervision; regulation and supervision of payout phase; use of intervention, sanction and enforcement powers; financial education; discussion on the development of a regional association of pension supervisors.

Calendar of meetings and events for 2009 - 2011

This page contains a list of meetings and events taking place within the programme of work of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors.
 

FIAP International Seminar 2009: “Investments and Payouts in Funded Pension Systems”: 28-29 May 2009, Warsaw, Poland

from 28-May-2009 to 29-May-2009

The objective of the Seminar was to promote the discussion of the best practices and regulations on several issues related both to the accumulation and decumulation stages of funded pension systems.

The First CEEC Forum Conference, Tuesday, 24 March 2009, Budapest, Hungary

on 24-Mar-2009

The CEEC Forum Conference was organised on 24 March 2009. The event was hosted by the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority and the conference program included speakers from that Institution as well as from the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors.

Topics discussed included:  pay-out phase of mandatory DC pension accounts; testimonials: financial crisis and mandatory private pension systems; investment restrictions and supervision for mandatory pension management companies /providers.

OECD/IOPS MENA Workshop on private pension regulation and supervision, Cairo, Egypt, 2-3 February 2009

from 02-Feb-2009 to 03-Feb-2009

The workshop focused on issues relative to pension supervision and regulation which are subject of intense policy debate in the majority of the countries around the world and in particular in the MENA region. Discussion concentrated on development of risk based approach to pension supervision, regulatory and industry initiatives aimed to enhance pension fund governance, innovative strategies being adopted by the supervisory authorities to respond to the shift from define benefit to define contribution pension arrangements and to financial education.

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.