VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

2015 ICI Global Retirement Savings Conference: 
The Role of Public and Private Pension Provision
24 June 2015

International experts convened in Paris on 24 June 2015 for a thought-provoking debate on the role and design of countries’ private retirement systems, including interactions between private and public components. 

The invitation-only conference involved representatives from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors, and ICI Global members.

Below are video testimonials from some of the keynote speakers and panellists who attended the event. For more information about our previous pension events, please visit our Global Retirement Savings Conferences page.

Conference Highlights

Global Retirement Savings Megatrends

Brian Reid 
Chief Economist
Investment Company Institute

• Transcript: Global Retirement Savings Trends (pdf)

Pablo Antolín-Nicolás 
Principal Economist and Head of the Private Pension Unit
OECD

• Transcript: Global Retirement Savings Megatrends (pdf)

Key Takeaways from the Conference

Dennis Simmons 
Chair
ICI Global Retirement Savings Committee

• Transcript: Key Takeaways from the Global Retirement Savings Conference (pdf)

Dirk Broeders 
Senior Strategy Advisor
Central Bank of Netherlands

• Transcript: Dutch Perspective on Key Issues from the Global Retirement Savings Conference (pdf)

Steve Utkus 
Principal
Vanguard Center for Retirement Research

• Transcript: Key Takeaways from the Global Retirement Savings Conference (pdf)

Current Insights on Retirement Savings Systems Worldwide

Latin America

Roberto Walker 
President
Principal Financial Group for Latin America

• Transcript: Current Insights from Latin America (pdf)

Netherlands

Dirk Broeders 
Senior Strategy Advisor
Central Bank of Netherlands

• Transcript: Current Insights from the Netherlands (pdf)

Chile

Olga Fuentes 
Deputy Chairman of Regulation
Superintendence of Pensions, Chile

• Transcript: Current Insights from Chile (pdf)

Hong Kong

Darren McShane 
Executive Director (Regulation and Policy)
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong

• Transcript: Current Insights from Hong Kong (pdf)

United States

Pete Brady 
Senior Economist
Investment Company Institute

• Transcript: Perspectives on the US Retirement Savings System and the Role of Social Security (pdf)

Diversity of Global Retirement Savings Systems

Pete Brady 
Senior Economist
Investment Company Institute

• Transcript: Diversity of Global Retirement Savings Systems (pdf)

Need for Common Vocabulary for Retirement Savings Dialogues

Steve Utkus 
Principal
Vanguard Center for Retirement Research

• Transcript: Need for Common Vocabulary for Retirement Savings Dialogues (pdf)

Asian Perspective on the Search for Yield in Retirement Savings

Darren McShane 
Executive Director (Regulation and Policy)
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong

• Transcript: Asian Perspective on the Search for Yield in Retirement Savings (pdf)

The Role of Social Insurance

Steve Utkus 
Principal
Vanguard Center for Retirement Research

• Transcript: The Role of Social Insurance (pdf)

Update on HKMPFA Efforts to Adopt Default Funds

Darren McShane 
Executive Director (Regulation and Policy)
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong

• Transcript: Update on HKMPFA Efforts to Adopt Default Funds (pdf)

The Role of the ICI Global Retirement Savings Committee

Dennis Simmons 
Chair
ICI Global Retirement Savings Committee

• Transcript: The Role of the ICI Global Retirement Savings Committee (pdf)