Under the auspices of the American Benefits Institute, the Council conducts research and serves as a conduit for global companies to share information about international retirement, health and compensation plan trends.
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Through the Global Benefits Committee, the Council provides a forum in which to share information on benefits design and practices affecting non-U.S. based employees, as well as a resource for non-U.S. based companies operating in the United States.
Under the auspices of the American Benefits Institute, the Council conducts research and serves as a conduit for global companies to share information about international retirement, health and compensation plan trends. We discuss these matters in our Benefits Passport series of newsletters and webinars.
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2020-2: Global Compliance Edition
July 22, 2020
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2020-1: Global Compliance Edition
February 10, 2020
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2019-1: Global Compliance Edition
November 8, 2019
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2018-01: Highlights from the June 2018 Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions
August 17, 2018
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2017-1: Highlights from the June 2017 Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions
August 18, 2017
BENEFITS PASSPORT 2016-4: Global Pension System Rankings Offer Valuable Insights
December 6, 2016
Benefits Passport Webinar: State of the World: HR & Benefits Issues Affecting Multinational Firms
Benefits Briefing Presentation Slides
Link to Recording
August 27, 2019
Global Benefits Webcast (with the Conference Board): Collective Defined Contribution ('Shared Risk') Plans
Presentation Slides
Link to Recording (coming soon)
May 14, 2019
Global Benefits Webcast (with The Conference Board): Enforcing Restrictive Covenants Across Jurisdictions
Presentation Slides
Link to Recording
January 31, 2019
Benefits Passport Webinar: OECD Pensions Outlook
Presentation Slides
OECD Reports: OECD Pensions Outlook 2018 & Financial Incentives and Retirement Savings
Link to Recording
December 12, 2018
U.S. legislative and regulatory matters affecting global benefits and compensation, covering laws related to international taxation, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, expatriate health plans, among others.
Comment Letter
Comment Letter to Obama Administration Regarding Expatriate Plans, Essential Health Benefits
August 9, 2016
Benefits Blueprint
BENEFITS BLUEPRINT: Proposed Regulations on Expatriate Coverage, Excepted Benefits, and Essential Health Benefits
July 20, 2016
Statistics and analysis of benefits around the world
American Benefits Institute/Aon: Global Benefits Governance and Operations Study 2018/19
April 18, 2019
American Benefits Institute/Aon: Global Benefits Governance and Operations Studdy 2015/16
July 21, 2016
Mercer Global Pension Index 2015
October 19, 2015
PWC Survey: Moving on: Global retirement benefits in a post-defined benefits world
October 19, 2015
The Council serves as the U.S. chapter of IEBA, which is the world's leading association providing education, information and professional development opportunities in the constantly evolving world of international employee benefits. Each Council member company or firm may designate professionals anywhere in the world for individual IEBA memberships, and the Council will cover the cost. To register, please email Mary Lindsay, Council executive assistant, at mlindsay@abcstaff.org.
The American Benefits Institute, the education and research affiliate of the American Benefits Council (Council), serves as a private sector advisor to the U.S. government delegation to the OECD. Richard Hinz, Senior Advisor to the Council, is the former Chairman of the OECD’s Working Party on Private Pensions from his tenure at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
June 2018 OECD WPPP Meeting Agenda
June 2018 OECD WPPP Paper: Big data and annuities
June 2018 OECD WPPP Paper: Design of Pension Arrangements to Mitigate Longevity Risk
June 2018 OECD WPPP Proposal: Non-standard forms of employment and the role of private pensions
June 2018 OECD WPPP Proposal: The role of employers in saving for retirement
June 2017 OECD WPPP Meeting Agenda
OECD Policy Brief No. 2: Long-Term Fiscal Cost of Tax Incentives for Private Pension Plans
June 2017 OECD Draft Program: Robo-Advice for Pensions
June 2017 OECD WPPP Paper: Lending Activities in Private Pensions
June 2017 OECD WPPP Paper: DB Pension Arrangements: Solvency and Interest Rates
ECD Business and Finance Outlook 2016 Agenda
OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2016 Highlights
OECD Conference Agenda: Research Challenges for Global Pensions -- Trends and Heterogeneity
June 2016 OECD WPPP Paper: Aligning Funded Private Pensions with Public Pensions
June 2016 OECD WPPP Presentation: Aligning Funded Private Pensions with Public Pensions
June 2016 OECD WPPP Paper: Investment Governance and the Integration of ESG Factors
June 2016 OECD WPPP Presentation: Investment Governance and the Integration of ESG Factors
June 2016 OECD WPPP Paper: Annuity Products and Policy Considerations
June 2016 OECD WPPP Presentation: Annuity Products and Policy Considerations
June 2016 OECD WPPP Paper: Analysis of the Shift from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution Plans
OECD WPPP Paper: Policy Measures to Improve the Quality of Financial Advice for Retirement
OECD WPPP Presentation: Policy Measures to Improve the Quality of Financial Advice for Retirement
OECD WPPP Proposal: Core Principles for Private Pension Regulation
OECD WPPP Presentation: Core Principles for Private Pension Regulation
June 2018 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Big Data and Annuities
June 2018 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Pension Cost in the Accumulation Phase
June 2018 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Project Proposals
June 2018 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Lessons from Centralized Investment Institutions
June 2018 OECD WPPP Council Comments: The Role of Supplementary Pension Provision
July 2017 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Lending Activities in Private Pensions
June 2016 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Aligning Funded Private Pensions with Public Pensions
June 2016 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Investment Governance and the Integration of ESG Factors
June 2016 OECD WPPP Council Comments: Annuity Products and Policy Considerations