Useful Links
1. Australian Legislation
- Corporations Act 2001
- Corporations Regulations 2001
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Regulations 2001
2. Australian Corporate Law Judgments
3. World Securities Commissions
Links to approximately 115 securities commissions are provided via the website of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
IOSCO is a global cooperative body of securities regulators. Its membership regulates more than 95% of the world's securities markets and it is the primary international cooperative forum for securities market regulatory agencies. IOSCO members are drawn from, and regulate, over 100 jurisdictions.
There are three categories of membership: Ordinary, Associate and Affiliate.
4. World Stock Exchanges
- links to world stock exchanges via the website of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
5. Governmental & Regulatory Bodies
- Australian Accounting Standards Board
- Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Australian Securities Exchange
- Commonwealth Treasury Of Australia (contains brief information about the Financial System Division and the Corporations and Financial Services Division of the Treasury which are responsible for the development of policies which contribute to the efficiency and competitiveness of corporations and the securities markets in Australia and the development and review of national business laws including the Corporations Act)
- Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board
- Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP)
(click on the Commonwealth Treasury link above and then click on "Business", then "Business Law & Regulation") - Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court
- European Commission - Internal Market (including financial services, company law, corporate governance and financial reporting)
- Financial Reporting Council (Australia)
- Financial Reporting Council (UK)
- International Accounting Standards Board
- Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
- International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
- International Capital Markets Association
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
- Securities and Exchange Commission (USA)
- The Takeovers Panel (Australia)
- The Takeover Panel (United Kingdom)
- United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services
- United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
6. Corporate Governance
- Asian Corporate Governance Association
- California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Shareowner Forum
- Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
- Center for Audit Quality
- Center for International Private Enterprise - Strengthening Corporate Governance
- Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Conference Board's Corporate Governance Programs
- Corporate Governance Codes and Principles
- Ernst & Young - Corporate Governance Resources (USA)
- European Corporate Governance Institute
- Global Corporate Governance Forum - A partnership between the World Bank and the OECD
- Institutional Shareholder Services
- International Center for Finance (at the Yale University School of Management)
- International Chamber of Commerce - Corporate Governance Guide
- International Corporate Governance Network
- Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute
- KPMG Audit Committee Institute (USA)
- Manifest (UK shareholder advisory service)
- McKinsey & Company - Corporate Governance Resources
- OECD Corporate Governance Website
- Pensions Investment Research Consultants Ltd (PIRC) (UK shareholder advisory service)
- World Bank Business, Competitiveness and Development Program
- International Corporate Governance Network
7. Professional and Interest Bodies
- AFL-CIO Corporate Watch
- Alternative Investment Management Association
- American Bankers Association
- American Bar Association
- Association of British Insurers
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
- Australasian Investor Relations Association
- Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
- Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
- Australian Financial Markets Association
- Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Business Council of Australia
- Business Roundtable (CEOs of the largest US corporations)
- Canadian Council of Chief Executives
- Centre for Corporate Public Affairs
- Chartered Governance Institute of Australia
- Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, American Bar Association
- Commercial Law Association
- The Conference Board
- Council of Institutional Investors
- CPA Australia
- European Federation of Accountants
- Financial Executives International
- Financial Advice Association of Australia
- Financial Planning Association (USA)
- Financial Services Institute of Australasia
- The Financial Services Roundtable
- Group of 100 (senior finance executives)
- Insolvency Practitioners Association
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- Institute of Community Directors Australia
- Institute of Internal Auditors
- International Federation of Accountants
- Investment Company Institute (association of US mutual funds)
- Financial Services Council
- Law Council of Australia
- Managed Funds Association (representing hedge funds)
- Mutual Fund Directors Forum
- National Association of Corporate Directors
- Section of Business Law, American Bar Association
- Society of Corporate Law Academics
- Major accounting firms
- Major Australian Law Firms
8. Corporate Social Responsibility
- Centre for Corporate Accountability
- CSR Europe
- csr.gov.uk
- CSRwire
- Institute of Business Ethics
- Institute for Corporate Ethics
- Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability.
- Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
- Social Funds.com
- St James Ethics Centre
9. Financial News
- ABC Radio & ABC TV archives
- ABC TV Inside Business
- ABC TV Lateline Business
- Associated Press
- Australian Financial Review
- Barron's
- BBC World Business
- Bloomberg
- Business Review Weekly
- Business Week
- CFO Magazine - Australia
- CFO Magazine - USA
- CNBC
- CNN Money.com
- Financial Standard
- Financial Times
- Forbes
- Google Finance
- Market Watch
- Money Management
- Pension Fund News
- Reuters
- Superstar Investor
- TheStreet.com
- Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
- Yahoo Australia and New Zealand Finance News
- Yahoo US Finance News
10. Audit Quality Oversight Bodies
- Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB)
- Professional Oversight Board - United Kingdom
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - United States
- Canadian Public Accountability Board - Canada
11. Collections of Sites (mainly US Links)
12. International Resources - General
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- IMF information listed by country
- IMF publications
- IMF standards and codes
(links to reports on the observance of standards and codes; data dissemination; fiscal transparency; transparency in monetary and financial policies; banking sector supervision)
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OECD information listed by country
- OECD publications
- OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
- OECD discussions on private sector development
- OECD corporate affairs
(includes links to financial disclosure; insolvency reform)
- Asian Develoment Bank (APEC)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Ministerial statements, meeting reports, documents, speeches, policy statements and other documents on issues such as corporate governance and financial regulation in the region
- APEC Business Advisory Council Library
- Large collection of reports, studies, plans and correspondence concerning financial, investment and regulatory issues in the Asia-Pacific region
- International Organization of Securities Commissions
- World Federation of Exchanges
- East Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation
- International Capital Market Association
- World Bank
13. International Resources by Country - Asia-Pacific Region
Go to Asia Pacific resources webpage
14. Other Resources
- Guide to researching Australian companies
- SEC Historical Society - The Virtual Museum and Archive of the History of Financial Regulation
- GMI Ratings
- Australian and UK corporate law reform publications: