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Financial incentives and retirement savings

Launched in 2014, this project reviews the cost effectiveness of tax and other financial incentives. It assesses more efficient ways of using public money to increase savings for retirement, retirement income and replacement rates.

Pension Policy Notes and Reviews

The Pension Policy Notes summarise the main features of countries’ pension systems and the policy challenges each of them faces and the Pension Policy Reviews provide an in-depth analysis of the different components of countries’ pension systems.

Pension Funds in Figures 2020

10/06/2020 - Preliminary data for 2019 show that pension funds held USD 32.3 trillion in the OECD area and USD 0.7 trillion in 29 other jurisdictions. The US exhibited the largest amount of assets in pension funds at end-2019 (USD 18.8 trillion), followed by the UK (USD 3.6 trillion), Australia (USD 1.8 trillion), Netherlands (USD 1.7 trillion), Canada (USD 1.5 trillion),Japan (USD 1.4 trillion) and Switzerland (USD 1.0 trillion).

Les futurs retraités auront-ils travaillé plus longtemps pour percevoir au final des pensions plus faibles ? (Synthèse)

Cette synthèse analyse l'impact des récentes réformes des retraites, incluant pour la première fois des comparaisons entre les pensions des personnes qui commencent à travailler aujourd'hui et celles qui ont pris leur retraite récemment.

Pension Funds in Figures 2019

31/05/2019 - Preliminary data for 2018 show that assets in pension funds amounted to USD 27.6 trillion in the OECD area, close to 4% lower than in 2017. Calculated in national currencies, pension fund assets declined in 12 out of 34 reporting OECD countries, including some of the largest pension markets: Japan (-1.1%), the Netherlands (-1.2%), Switzerland (-0.7%), the United Kingdom (-0.3%) and the United States (-5.0%).

Objectifs et enjeux de la mise en place d'un système de retraite universel en France (Document de travail)

Le Haut-commissariat français à la réforme des retraites a pour mission de préparer la réforme introduisant un système universel de retraite par points en France. Ce document de travail explique pourquoi la mise en place en France d'un système universel par points augmenterait la transparence, réduirait les inégalités et engendrerait des gains d'efficacité pour l'ensemble de l'économie.

OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee Elects New Chair

07/03/2019 - The OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee (IPPC) has confirmed the appointment of Mr Yoshihiro Kawai, Advisor to the Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency, as its Chair.

Financial Incentives and Retirement Savings

Conference on the Role of Financial Education and Consumer Protection in Supporting Financial Inclusion in Southeast Asia

26-27 November 2018, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The conference discussed best practices on developing financial education and consumer protection in supporting financial inclusion in Lao P.D.R and other Southeast Asian countries.

The Application of Behavioural Insights to Financial Literacy and Investor Education Programmes and Initiatives

Behavioural insights have the potential to enhance the effectiveness of financial literacy and investor education initiatives. This IOSCO/OECD report explores the extent to which they are being used, reviews the available literature and presents various approaches for policy makers and practitioners to consider when seeking to change financial behaviour.