OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Portugal

OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Portugal

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-03-20

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9264313737

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This review builds on the OECD’s best practices in pension design and provides policy recommendations on how to improve the Portuguese pension system, detailing the Portuguese pension system and its strengths and weaknesses based on cross-country comparisons. The Portuguese pension system ...


OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Slovenia

OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Slovenia

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-01-27

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9264320881

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This review provides policy recommendations on how to improve the Slovenian pension system, building on the OECD’s best practices in pension design. It details the Slovenian pension system and identifies its strengths and weaknesses based on cross‐country comparisons.


Pensions at a Glance 2019 OECD and G20 Indicators

Pensions at a Glance 2019 OECD and G20 Indicators

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-11-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9264876103

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The 2019 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the last two years. Moreover, two special chapters focus on non-standard work and pensions in OECD countries, take stock of different approaches to organising pensions for non-standard workers in the OECD, discuss why non-standard work raises pension issues and suggest how pension settings could be improved.


Pensions at a Glance 2021 OECD and G20 Indicators

Pensions at a Glance 2021 OECD and G20 Indicators

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-12-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9264641335

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The 2021 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the past two years. Moreover, the special chapter focuses on automatic adjustment mechanisms in pensions systems in OECD countries, discusses the usefulness and limitations of these policy instruments, and suggests ways to improve them in order to enhance the capacity of pension systems to fulfil their objectives.


Assessing Chile's Pension System: Challenges and Reform Options

Assessing Chile's Pension System: Challenges and Reform Options

Author: Samuel Pienknagura

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 151359611X

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Chile’s pension system came under close scrutiny in recent years. This paper takes stock of the adequacy of the system and highlights its challenges. Chile’s defined contribution system was quite influential when introduced, and was taken as an example by other countries. However, it is now delivering low replacement rates relative to OECD peers, as its parameters did not adapt over time to changing demographics and global returns, while informality persists in the labor market. In the absence of reforms, the system’s inability to deliver adequate outcomes for a large share of participants will continue to magnify, as demographic trends and low global interest rates will continue to reduce replacement rates. In addition, recent legislation allowing for pension savings withdrawals to counter the effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, is projected to further reduce replacement rates and increase fiscal costs. A substantial improvement in replacement rates is feasible, via a reform that raises contribution rates and the retirement age, coupled with policies that increases workers’ contribution density.


OECD Pensions Outlook 2020

OECD Pensions Outlook 2020

Author: Oecd

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-07

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9789264633452

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The 2020 edition of the OECD Pensions Outlook examines a series of policy options to help governments improve the sustainability and resilience of pension systems. It considers how to ensure that policy makers balance the trade-off between the short-term and long-term consequences of policy responses to COVID-19; how to determine and assess the adequacy of retirement income; how funded pension arrangements can support individuals in non-standard forms of work to save for retirement; how to select default investment strategies; how to address the potential negative consequences from frequent switching of investment strategies; and, how retirement income arrangements can share both the investment and longevity risks among different stakeholders in a sustainable manner. This edition also discusses how governments can communicate in a way that helps people choose their optimal investment strategies.


OECD Pensions Outlook 2016

OECD Pensions Outlook 2016

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9264265201

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The OECD Pensions Outlook 2016 assesses policy issues regarding strengthening pension systems and, in particular, funded pension plans.


Pensions at a Glance 2009 Retirement-Income Systems in OECD Countries

Pensions at a Glance 2009 Retirement-Income Systems in OECD Countries

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9264060715

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This third edition of Pensions at a Glance updates in-depth information on the key features of mandatory pension systems—both public and private—in the 30 OECD countries, including projections of retirement income for today’s workers.


Reforming the Greek Pension System

Reforming the Greek Pension System

Author: Mr. Alvar Kangur

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-07-16

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1513588842

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The Greek pension system has been costly, complex, and distortive, which has contributed to Greece’s fiscal problems and discouraged labor force participation. Several attempts to reform the system faltered due to lack of implementation, pushback by vested interests, and court rulings leading to reversals. A series of reforms introduced throughout 2015–17 unified benefit and contribution rules, removed several distortions and reduced fragmentation and costs. If fully implemented throughout the long-term, these reforms can go a long way towards enhancing the pension system affordability. However, reforms faced setbacks and fell short of creating stronger incentives to build long contribution histories, to deliver sustainable growth by improving the fiscal policy mix, and to ensure fairness and equitable burden sharing across generations and interest groups. Policy priorities should aim towards fully implementing the 2015–17 reforms and complementing them with additional reforms to address these remaining objectives.


OECD Pensions Outlook 2018

OECD Pensions Outlook 2018

Author: Collectif

Publisher: OECD

Published: 2018-12-03

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9264309306

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The 2018 edition of the OECD Pensions Outlook examines how pension systems are adapting to improve retirement outcomes. It focuses on designing funded pensions and assesses how different pension arrangements can be combined taking into account various policy objectives and risks involved in saving for retirement. It looks at how countries can improve the design of financial incentives, and presents policy guidelines on aligning charges and costs of providing funded pensions. This edition also draws lessons from nationally significant investment institutions on strengthening the governance, investment policies and investment risk management of pension funds. It provides guidelines on improving retirement incomes considering behavioural biases and limited levels of financial knowledge, and discusses the implications of mortality differences on retirement incomes across different socioeconomic groups. Lastly, it examines whether survivor pensions are still needed.