Governance Focus
A governance location focused on corporate and board governance, ethics, compliance, environment, development and social responsibility. Information is obtained from many sources for information, opinion and debate --
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Governance Documents
- Right price for a Non-Executive
- Companies need to review Board procedures
- Issues for Better Boards
- National Governance Codes and Reports
- Listing of National Codes
- How do we keep board members informed?
- TIAA-CREF's Board of Directors Directive
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- 7 Steps to IFRS Heaven
- Gibson, Dunn Checklist
- AIG D&O Checklist
- OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
- EU comparison of Corporate Governance Codes
- Financial Reporting Council (UK)
- Institute of Internal Auditors-Sample Audit Committee Charter
- New York Stock Exchange-Corporate Governance Rules
- Singapore Stock Exchange Code
- Deloitte Audit Committee Checklist
- Ernst & Young SOX Section 404 Checklist
- Structure of Committees
- Committee Members: Roles & Responsibilities
- Board of Directors Scorecard
- Hermes Principles
- F&C Governance Guidelines
- Move your Board up the performance curve
- SOX Compliance Summary
- Código del Fondo Monerario Internacional
- Varios Códigos-EU
- iConsejeros-Principios de Buen Gobierno Corporativo
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Governance Links
- International Corporate Governance Network
- International Policy Governance Association
- Corporate Governance Committee
- European Corporate Governance Institute
- IFC Corporate Governance
- OECD Corporate Governance
- Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance
- Global Corporate Governance Forum
- World Council of Corporate Governance
- CIPFA Governance CSIS-Hills Program on GovernanceCanadian Coalition for Good Governance
- Oxford Council on Good Governance
- French Corporate Governance Institute
- Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
- Asian Corporate Governance Association
- Asian Institute of Corporate Governance
- Asian Centre for Corporate Governance
- Korea Corporate Governance Service
- Center for Good Corporate Governance
- Thai Rating and Information Services
- Center for International Private Enterprise
- National Institute of Governance (Australia)
- Standards Australia
- Instituto Brazileiro de Governança Corporativa
- Corporate Governance in Russia
- Institute of Corporate Law and Corporate Governance (Russia)
- IRRC (Russia)
- Hawkama (Arabic)
- Hawkamah (Middle East)
- IFC corporate governance links
Governance pages
- Corporate Governance site
- Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
- ISS Governance Blog
- Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC)
- Robert A.G. Monks
- ICC Corporate Governance
- The Corporate Library
- The Corporate Library blog
- Governance Map
- Governance Watch
- Governance News Watch
- Compliance Resources
- Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC)
- Carver's Policy Governance
- Governance Focus
SOX Links
- Sarbanes-Oxley Knowhow
- inside Sarbanes-Oxley
- Sarbanes-Oxley.com
- SOX Online
- SOX Center
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Sarbanes Oxley Forum
- SOX Institute
- Sarbrains
- Sox First
- Sarbanes Oxley News
- Fierce Sarbox
- Full Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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- GM Governance
- Microsoft Standards
- MetLife Guidelines
- Accenture Charters
- Oracle Governance
- Sun Governance
- Intel Governance
- Macromedia Governance
- Citigroup Corporate Governance
- Mellon Governance
- Verizon Governance
- IntellectUK Governance
- Vodafone Governance
- BP Governance
- Siemens Governance
- General Re Governance
- Telstra Governance
- BHP Billiton Governance
Códigos de Buen Gobierno
- Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI)
- Telefónica Gobierno Corporativo
- BBVA Gobierno Corporativo
- RepsolYPF Responsabilidad corporativa
Non-Profit Governance Links
- BoardSource
- BoardNet USA
- Council of Foundations
- Institute of Governance (Canada)
- BoardDevelopment (Canada)
- Canadian Cooperative Association
- Non Profit Governance & Management Center
- Internet Non-Profit Center
- Transatlantic Community Foundation Network
Noticias
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Shareholder Organizations
- European shareholder associations
- Securities & Investment Institute (UK)
- Pensions Management Institute (UK)
- National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF) (UK)
- Investment Management Association (IMA) (UK)
- Association of Investment Trust Companies (AITC) (UK)
- Association of Private Client Investment Managers & Stockbrokers (APCIMS) (UK)
- Nordic Investor Services
- Investor Responsibility Research Center (US)
- Council of Institutional Investors (US)
- Investment Company Institute (ICI)(US)
- Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)(US)
- Securities Institute of Australia
- Securities Institute of Australia
- Securities and Derivatives Industry Association (Australia)
- Securities and Registrars Association of Australia
- Canadian Investor Protection Fund
- Australian Council of Super Investors
- Malaysia Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group
- World Federation of Investors
- Investment Funds Knowledge Centre
- CFA Institute
- Vereniging van Effectenbezitters (Netherlands)
Investor Relations
- National Investors Relations Institute (US)
- Australasian Investor Relations Association
- Investor Relations Society
- Canadian Investor Relations Institute
- Various Investor Relations Organizations
Venture Capital
- National Venture Capital Association (US)
- European Venture Capital Association
- British Venture Capital Association
- Asociación Española de Entidades de Capital Riesgo
- Various Venture Capital Associations
Corporate Links
- Policy Governance
- Investor Responsibility Research Center
- SRi Media
- Nestor Advisors
- GovernanceMetrics
- Approva
- Audit Trail-Approva blog
- Gobierno Corporativo (Colombia)
- Davis Global Advisors
- Board Lens
- Boardroom Analysis
- BoardSeat
- Virtual-Board
- CFA Institute
- Auditnet
- Risk Center
- Investor Dynamics
- BNET
- ICRA India
- CSRwire
- AMR Research
- Knowledge Leader
- AccountAbility
- Global Compliance
- easy-i
- arc morgan
- Business Intelligence Network
- Age of Transparency
- 2020 Governance
- Better Management
- Corporate Governance Australia
- Australian Corporate Governance
- Club-BPM (Español)
- BPM Spain (Español)
- Ropardo (German)
- integrityworks
- Integrity Interactive
- Linstock
- Socius
- Transparency International
- Control Risks
- Calvert Social Investing
Ratings Companies
- Deminor Rating
- Standard & Poor's Governance Services
- Moody's Governance
- Malaysian Rating
- Pefindo-Indonesian Rating
- Rate Financials
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Compliance Links
- International Compliance Association
- Compliance & Ethics
- Compliance Institute (UK)
- IT Compliance Institute
- Australasian Compliance Institute
- Compliance Online
- Corporate Compliance Prof Blog
- Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG)
- Compliance Blog
- Trade Compliance Center
Legal Organizations
- American Bar Association
- The Law Society (UK)
- The Law Society (Ireland)
- The Law Society (Hong Kong)
- The Law Society (Singapore)
- The Law Society (New Zealand)
- Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- The Law Society (South Africa)
- Practicing Law Institute
Legal links
- Corp Law Blog
- FindLaw
- LawyerExpress
- Law.com
- Law.com
- Jurist
- The Corporate Counsel
- Daily Legal Newswire
- Legal Times
- National Law Journal
- Legal Intelligencer
- New York Law Journal
- Feminist Law Professors
- Minority Law Journal
- Law Technology News
- American Lawyer
- Legal Week
- The Lawyer
- Securities Law
- Caveat Blog
- Law Catalog
- Robert Ambrogi's lawsites
- Blawg Review
- I/P Updates
- Silicon Valley Media Law
- InHouseBlog
- My Shingle
- Legal Brief (South Africa)
- China Law Blog
Abogacía
- Consejo General de la Abogacía Española
- Asociación Nacional de Abogados Laboristas
- Toda la Ley
- Noticias Jurídicas
- Red Abogacía
- Portico Legal
- iAbogado
Proxy groups
- ProxInvest (France)
- ProxyMatters (US)
- Glass Lewis (US)
- Proxy Governance (US)
- Morrow & Co. (US)
- Pacific Pension Institute (US)
- Manifest (UK)
- Investor Responsibility (UK)
- RREV (UK)
- Proxy Australia
Fund Managers
Government Tax sites
Tax sites
Accounting Regulators
- Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
- International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
- International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
- International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
- European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
- Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (UK)
- Professional Oversight Board for Accountancy (POBA)
- Accounting Investigation & Discipline Board (UK)
- Accounting Standards Board (UK)
- Financial Reporting Review Panel (UK)
- Fraud Advisory Panel (UK)
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht - kurz (BaFin)(Germany)
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)(US)
- Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)(US)
- National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)(US)
- Canadian Public Accountability Board
- Auditing and Assurance Standard Board (Australia)
- Australian Accounting Standards Board
- Accounting Standards Board of Japan
- Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB)
- Accounting Standards Council (Singapore)
- Public Accountants and Auditors' Board (South Africa)
- Nigerian Accounting Stantdards Board (NASB)
Accounting Organizations
- International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
- International Federation of Accountants (IFA)
- Association of International Accountants (AIA)
- European Federation of Accountants (FEE)
- European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs (EFAA)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- International Forum on Accounting Development (IFA)
- International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
- Various Federation of Accountants' Members
- Institute of Chartered Accountants (UK)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
- Institute of Financial Accountants (UK)
- International Association of Practicing Accountants (UK)
- British Accounting Association (UK)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)(UK)
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (UK)
- Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) (UK)
- Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA) (España)
- Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC) (France)
- Institut der Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (IDW) (Germany)
- Seiten der Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (WPK) (Germany)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
- Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti (CNDC) (Italy)
- Nederlands Instituut van Registeraccountants (NIVRA)
- European Accounting Common Content Project
- European Accounting Association
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Accounting Association
- Association of Practicing Certified Public Accountants (US)
- Association of Chartered Accountants (US)
- National Society of Accountants (US)
- Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)(US)
- American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
- American Accounting Association
- Accounting and Finance Benchmarking Consortium (US)
- Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (US)
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Canadian Public Accountability Board
- Chartered Accountants of Canada
- Canadian Academic Accounting Association
- Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation
- Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
- Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants
- South Asian Federation of Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- All India Cost and Management Accountants Society
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
- Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Singapore)
- Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- Association of Accounting Technicians (Australia)
- Association of Taxation and Management Accountants (ATMA) (Australia)
- New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
- South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
- Association of National Accountants (ANAN) (Nigeria)
- Directory of Accounting Associations
Accounting Sites
- AccountingWEB
- AccountantsWorld
- Smartpros
- WebCPA
- Legal & Accounting Network Worldwide
- IGAF Worldwide
- Accountants.org
- CPASNET
- CPAPlus
- CPA Australia
- Accountancy (Pakistan)
- CPA Network
- CPAmerica International
- Partida Doble
- Actualicese-Contadores Públicos
- CPAmerica International
Internal Auditors
- Institute of Internal Auditors, UK & Ireland
- Institute of Internal Auditors (US)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (Singapore)
- Japan Corporate Auditors Association
- Institute of Internal Auditors (Singapore)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (Singapore)
Company Secretary Organizations
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA (UK)
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
- Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals (US)
- Chartered Secretaries of Australia
- Institute of Company Secretaries of India
- Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries
Banking Regulators & Federal Reserves
- Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS)
- European Central Bank (ECB)
- Bank of England
- Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland
- Banco de España
- Banque de France
- Bundesbank
- Banca d'Italia
- Swiss National Bank
- Bank of Canada
- Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
- Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP's (Perú)
- Banco de México
- Banco Central de Chile
- Reserve Bank of Australia
- Reserve Bank of India
- People's Bank of China
- Bank of Japan
- Bank of Korea
- Bank of Thailand
- Central Bank websites
- Central Bank Research Depts
- Central Banking Resources
US Reserve Banks
Banking Organizations & Sites
- Institute of International Bankers
- British Bankers Association
- Asociación Española de Banca (España)
- American Bankers Association
- Australian Institute of Banking and Finance
- Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria
- International Banking Operations Industry
- Banking Institutes and Associations
- Bankers' Online
Financial Organizations
- Financial Executives International
- Institute of International Finance (IIF)
- Financial Stability Forum
- CFODirectNetwork
- Global Financial Services Consulting Exchange
- European Association of Corporate Treasurers
- Association of Corporate Treasurers (UK)
- Association of Financial Professionals
- Institute for Financial Excellence
- Association of Independant Financial Advisors
- Financial Executives International of Australia
- Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) (Australia)
- Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
Organizaciones financieras
- Associación española de financieros y tesoreros de empresa (ASSET)
- Instituto Superior de Técnicas y Prácticas Bancarias
- Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas(AECA)
- Grupo Analistas
- Fundación de Estudios Financieros (FEF)
Insurance-Organizations & Regulators
Organizations
- Association of British Insurers
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors
- International Insurance Foundation
- International Association for Deposit Insurers
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
- Latin American Association of Insurance Supervisors (ASSAL)
- Asociación de Supervisores de Seguros de Latinoamérica (ASSAL)
- Unión Española de Entidades Aseguradoras y Reaseguradoras (UNESPA)
- Various National Insurance Supervisors
- Insurance Institute of America
- General Insurance Association of Japan
- Life Insurance Association of Japan
Regulators
- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
- Latin American Association of Insurance Supervisors (ASSAL)
- Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP's (Perú)
- Asociación de Supervisores de Seguros de Latinoamérica (ASSAL)
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners (US)
- Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Various National Insurance Supervisors
- Various State Insurance Supervisors (US)
Actuary Organizations
- Actuarial Standards Board
- International Actuarial Association
- Institute of Actuaries (UK)
- Japanese Society of Certified Pension Actuaries
- Institute of Actuaries of Japan
- Various Actuarial Organizations
Directors Links
- Institute of Directors (UK)
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (UK)
- Business Link (UK)
- The Non-Executive Director (UK)
- Women Board of Directors Network
- Non Executive Directorship Exchange
- Commonwealth Business Council
- Institut Francais des Administrateurs
- Belgian Directors Institute
- Russian Institute of Directors
- Georgian Corporate Directors Association
- National Association of Corporate Directors (US)
- Business Roundtable (US)
- Conference Board (US)
- Corporate Directors Forum (US)
- Executive Leadership Council & Foundation (US)
- American Association of Bank Directors
- PrimeDirectors
- Directors.org
- Independant Directors Council
- Global Director Development Circle (GDDC)
- The Directors Network
- Institute of Corporate Directors (Canada)
- Commonwealth Business Council
- Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Business Council of Australia
- Australian Business Limited
- Institute of Directors in New Zealand
- Singapore Institute of Directors
- Confederation of Indian Industry
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Directors
- Institute of Directors (South Africa)
Directivos y Empresarios
- Instituto de Consejeros-Administradores
- Círculo de Empresarios
- Confederación Española de Directivos y Ejecutivos
- Asociación Española de Directivos (AED)
- Federación Española de Mujeres Directivas, Profesionales y Empresarias (FEDEPE)
- Institute of Actuaries of Japan
- Confederación Empresarial de Madrid (CEIM)
- Club de Excelencia
- Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD)
- Investigación de vanguardia en Gestión Empresarial (AECA)
- Confederación Empresarial de Madrid (CEIM)
Corporate Associations & Chambers
Associations
- UNICE (EU)
- European Association of Craft & Medium-sized Enterprises (EU)
- Chartered Management Institute (CMI)(UK)
- Australian Institute of Management
- International Business Council
- Confindustria (Italy)
- Competitive Enterprise Institute (US)
- Global Business Network (GBN)(US)
- Europages-European Business Directory
Chambers of Commerce
- International Chamber
- World Chambers of Commerce Directory
- American Chambers of Commerce in Europe
- American Chambers of Commerce links
- US Chamber
- British Chamber
- UK Chamber
- Canadian Chamber
- American Chamber of Commerce in Russia
- Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
- Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Jakarta Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Asociaciones Corporativas
- Confederación Española de Pequeña y Mediana Empresa (CEOE)
- Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEAL)
- Consejo Empresario de América Latina(CEPYME)
Cámaras de Comercio
Management Organizations & Institutes
- IOMA
- CEO Express
- Management Issues
- Chartered Management Institute
- Cambridge-MIT Institute
- Advanced Institute of Management Research
Organizaciones & Institutos de Gestión
- Club de Excelencia de Gestión
- CV Directivos
- El Rincón del Gerente
- Cuadro de Mando Integral
- INJEF
- Especial Directivos
- Cuadro de Mando
Unions
Personnel Organizations
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
- Center for Corporate Accountability
Academic Links
- Corporate Governance Initiative (US)
- Tuck/Dartmouth Center (US)
- Weinberg Center (US)
- Heyman Center (US)
- Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance (MCCGP) at the Yale School of Management (US)
- Wharton Center (US)
- Kenneshaw State Center (US)
- JM Olin Center (US)
- Harvard Corporate Governance Initiative (US)
- Harvard Visions (US)
- Columbia Law School Center (US)
- George Washington University Institute (US)
- Villanova University Center (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Cal State University Kellerton Center (US)
- Indiana University Institute (US)
- Rutgers E-Governance Institute (US)
- Simon Frazer University Center (Canada)
- Alberta University Institute (Canada)
- Berlin Center (Germany)
- Bentley Center for Business Ethics
- Cambridge Centre for Business Research (UK)
- Oxford University Global Economic Governance Programme (UK)
- Henley Center (UK)
- Birmingham Business School (UK)
- Edinburgh University (UK)
- Queen's University Belfast (Ireland)
- Handelshøyskolen University Center (Norway)
- Göteborg University Institute (Sweden)
- Instituto de Empresa (España)
- Universidad Anáuhac del Sur (Mexico)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (IBGC)(Brazil)
- Management Development Institute (India)
- Hills Center (Korea)
- Asian Institute of Management
- National University of Singapore
- University of Canberra (Australia)
- Monash University (Australia)
- Griffith University Institute (Australia)
Securities & Financial Regulators
- International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
- World Federation of Exchanges
- Regional Federations of Exchanges
- Financial Services Authority (UK)
- Companies House (UK)
- Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
- Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) (France)
- Netherlands Authority for Financial Markets (AFM)
- Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (HFSA)
- Links to various Regulatory Authorities
- Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)
- Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Securities Commission of New Zealand
- Securities and Exchange Board of India
- Securities and Exchange Commission o