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International Corporate Governance
Network (ICGN)
Web Address: http://www.icgn.org
Description: The International Corporate Governance Network
(ICGN), founded in 1995, is a loosely organized network that
provides investors, companies, academics, and finance experts
with a forum for communicating ideas regarding the development
of global corporate governance practices. The site includes
statements concerning global corporate governance principles,
as well as information on upcoming conferences, the organization's
history, current members, a resources page featuring related
links, and an interactive members forum currently in development.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Governance (magazine)
Web Address: http://www.governance.co.uk
Description: Published monthly, Governance (magazine) aims to
provide coverage of corporate governance developments and issues
around the world. The Governance web site contains news, the
magazine's most recent issue, contact information, a library
of abstracted Governance articles organized by topic, information
on conferences and events, as well as a list of over one hundred
annotated links. While many of the articles are available free
of charge, others, including the site's article library, require
subscriptions. eGovernance, the online edition of the magazine
is available for $300 a year. Access to the online article library
alone is available for $42 a year.
Access: Free w/Subscription-Only Areas
Corporate Governance
Web Address: http://www.corpgov.net/
Description: Maintained by James McRitchie, this web site is
designed to educate the public on corporate governance and contains
fairly comprehensive sources regarding corporate governance.
The web site contains the following: 1) Table of contents 2)
Monthly news summary of corporate governance related events
3) List of key people within the corporate governance field
including their e-mail addresses 4) List of "primary reference
groups" used by the Corporate Governance site with a link
to their relevant websites 5) Forum designed to facilitate an
exchange of views on corporate governance; includes conversations
with prominent thinkers in the field, a bulletin board, and
letters to the editor 6) Information on corporate governance
related conferences, seminars, workshops, and classes 7) "Library"
containing a bibliography of corporate governance related works,
selected articles relating to the field, and a list of books
and book reviews 8) List of corporate sites with corporate governance
disclosures 9) Links to other corporate governance related web
sites
Access: Free
Cost: None
World Bank Corporate Governance
Web Site
Web Address: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/privatesector/cg/
Description: The World Bank has developed their Corporate Governance
Web Site to "serve as a gateway for sharing knowledge,
experiences, best practices and resources from around the world."
The site provides information on the role of the World Bank
in corporate governance, access to World Bank publications relating
to corporate governance, World Bank Corporate Governance project
information, access to speeches delivered by World Bank officials,
a list of Best Practice Principles from various countries, access
to various corporate statements on governance policy, a list
of institutional investor views on Principles of Best Practice,
a list of related reports from various global stock exchanges,
a list of recommended readings, conference and event information,
and a list of corporate governance related links.
Access: Free
Cost: None
European Corporate Governance
Network (ECGN)
Web Address: http://www.ecgn.org
Description: "The European Corporate Governance Network
(ECGN) is a non-profit research network that brings together
scholars and practitioners residing in different European countries,
and abroad, who take an active interest in European and comparative
corporate governance issues." The ECGN's web site is designed
to provide information regarding research efforts, conferences,
publications, and developments within the field of corporate
governance in Europe. The site contains copies of research papers,
drafts of upcoming publications, links to other corporate governance
related sites, and a pilot list of Corporate Governance Codes,
Principles, Rules and Reforms from around the world.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Davis Global Advisors, Inc.
Web Address: http://www.davisglobal.com/
Description: Davis Global Advisors (DGA) is an "independent,
privately-owned consulting firm specializing in global corporate
governance." The DGA site offers background information
on DGA and its personnel, an explanation of its client services
including the development of ownership strategies for institutional
investors and governance strategies for corporations, free copy
of the Leading Corporate Governance Indicators report comparing
major markets in 10 categories, and information on its weekly
newsletter Global Proxy Watch.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Corporate Monitoring
Web Address: http://www.corpmon.com/
Description: The Corporate Monitoring Project is an attempt
to develop an independent entity (the Corporate Monitoring Firm)
that shareholders can turn to in nominating and evaluating directors
of large corporations. This web site is dedicated to the progress
and development of this entity. The site contains a full explanation
of the concept, information on the project coordinator Mark
Latham and the advisory board including mailing and e-mail addresses,
frequently asked questions, a list of publications and article
regarding the Corporate Monitoring Project, and a free subscription
to the Corporate Monitoring Newsletter for e-mail updates.
Access: Free
Cost: None
British Accounting Association
Corporate Governance Special Interest Group (CGSIG)
Web Address: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~baacgsig/
Description: The British Accounting Association Corporate Governance
Special Interest Group (CGSIG) was formed by the British Accounting
Association in 1998 to encourage scholarship, research and teaching
in the field of Corporate Governance. The CGISG's web site contains
information on its history, objectives, formal constitution,
executive committee, and objectives. The site also contains
several past issues of its newsletter and some meeting minutes.
Users can apply online to become a member of the group and register
for upcoming conferences.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Investor Responsibility Research
Center (IRRC)
Web Address: http://www.irrc.org/
Description: The Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC)
is a not-for-profit institution whose mission is to provide
impartial research on issues of corporate governance, shareholding,
and other social issues worldwide. The IRRC web site provides
an historical overview of IRRC, information regarding its products
and services, breaking news in the current fields of interest,
publication information and online ordering forms, and access
to IRRC press releases.
Access: Free
Cost: None
The Conference Board
Web Address: http://www.conference-board.org
Description: A non-profit, non-advocacy organization, The Conference
Board is the world's leading business membership and research
organization. Areas of expertise are varied and include global
corporate governance and performance excellence. The Conference
Board's website provides information regarding its products
and services and contains information on the various corporate
governance conferences that it sponsors. The site also offers
information on the Global Corporate Governance Research Center
and its publications with online purchasing capabilities.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Shareholder Resolutions Guide
Web Address: http://www.scn.org/earth/wum/2Whatsr.htm
Description: Published by the Northwest Corporate Accountability
Project, the Shareholder Resolutions Guide is a step-by-step
guide through the shareholder resolution. It defines the shareholder
resolution, explains the regulatory environment surrounding
it, lists basic requirements needed to submit a resolution,
and provides directions on how to write and file a resolution.
The guide also lists 13 reasons commonly used by corporations
to ignore shareholder resolutions and a SEC Shareholder Resolution
Checklist prepared by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Themes & Topics - Corporate
Governance
Web Address: http://www.morevalue.com/themes/govern.html
Description: Topics & Themes - Corporate Governance is a
list of links to archived news stories and other online resources
relating to corporate governance.
Access: Free
Cost: None
OHPs on Ethics and Corporate
Governance
Web Address: http://sol.brunel.ac.uk/~jarvis/bola/ethics/govern/govern.html
Description: This site contains copies of overhead projector
transparencies used to support introductory lectures on the
topic of ethics and corporate governance for a course entitled
MBS 315 Business, Society and Responsibility, at Brunel University
in the United Kingdom.
Access: Free
Cost: None
The Business Roundtable (BRT)
Web Address: http://www.brtable.org/
Description: The Business Roundtable is an association of chief
executive officers of leading U.S. corporations that work together
to promote the interests of the American people as consumers,
employees, shareholders, and suppliers. The Roundtable's website
provides users with full access to press releases, issue specific
task force information, and Roundtable publications.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Corporate Watch
Web Address: http://www.corpwatch.org/
Description: Corporate Watch is an online magazine and resource
center designed to provide every day Internet users with a variety
of tools for use to investigate and analyze corporate activity.
The site contains stories on featured topics, a research library,
an archive of headlines, information about the Corporate Watch
project, and a list of links.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Northwest Corporate Accountability
Project
Web Address: http://www.scn.org/earth/wum/2Sharres.htm
Description: Northwest Corporate Accountability Project is an
effort to stimulate corporate accountability and shareholder
activity within the most northwestern portion of the United
States. The Website offers information on and examples of shareholder
resolutions, rules of the SEC, information on Washington corporations,
and links to related Websites. It includes a table of contents
and a step-by-step guide to understanding and creating shareholder
resolutions.
Access: Free
Cost: None
National Association of Corporate
Directors (NACD)
Web Address: http://www.nacdonline.org
Description: The National Association of Corporate Directors
(NACD) is the membership association for boards, directors,
director-candidates and board advisors and provides educational,
consulting and publishing services on the subject of board leadership.
The NACD web site offers information on membership benefits
and services, publications, consulting services, upcoming seminars
and events, and contact information.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Institute of Directors (IoD)
Web Address: http://www.iod.co.uk/
Description: The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a world-wide
independent association of individual company directors. The
IoD works to provide its members with the tools necessary for
professional growth through a variety of authoritative publications,
courses and distance learning products offering information
and practical advice on the scope and specifics of directors
duties and responsibilities. The IoD web site offers information
regarding membership, benefits and services, publications covering
topics such as corporate governance, and conference information.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Corporate Directors Forum
Web Address: http://www.directorsforum.com/
Description: The Corporate Directors Forum (formerly, International
Forum for Corporate Directors) provides education, training
and resources to boards of directors and company officers so
they can enhance their effectiveness. Site includes: a full-text
articles of interest to company directors (from the membership
magazine 'Directorship'), calendar of events, membership information
and benefits, the Corporate Governance Institute, and information
regarding the annual "director of the year" awards
event. Membership with CDF is $400 per annum for an individual,
and $2,500 per annum for a Corporate Sponsorship.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Ralph Ward's Boardroom INSIDER
Web Address: http://www.boardroominsider.com/
Description: The Boardroom INSIDER is a "monthly online
newsletter" focusing on issues relevant to corporate directors.
The Boardroom INSIDER web site contains subscription information,
table of contents for the most recent issue, biographic and
contact information on Ralph Ward, an article index, information
on Ward's book 21st Century Corporate Board (John Wiley &
Sons, 1997), and a brief list of links. Note: Although the Boardroom
INSIDER is described as an online newsletter, it is actually
delivered via e-mail and not posted anywhere online.
Access: Free
Cost: $179/yr for an individual subscription and $495/yr for
a corporate subscription.
Directorship
Web Address: http://www.directorship.com/
Description: Directorship is a twenty-two year old research
and consulting firm that specializes in corporate governance.
Directorship provides counsel in corporate governance by evaluating
board practices and policies, size, composition and compensation.
The Directorship web site features background information on
the company, information regarding its services and publications
including the Directorship DataBank, a corporate governance
links page, and biographical information on its employees. Online
order forms are available for Directorship publications.
Access: Free
Cost: None
The Hong Kong Institute of
Company Secretaries
Web Address: http://www.hkics.org.hk/
Description: The Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries
(HKICS) is a professional body whose purpose is to promote and
advance the interests of Chartered Secretaries in Hong Kong.
The HKICS works closely with various authorities in China and
is a leading contributor in debating issues of corporate governance.
The HKICS website features background information about HKICS,
a page of related links, and information regarding HKICS activities,
publications, and membership.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Proxy Monitor
Web Address: http://www.theproxymonitor.com/
Description: Led by former ISS CEO and IRRC Director James Heard,
Proxy Monitor is a leading provider of proxy research, vote
recommendations and voting agent services for institutional
investors. The Proxy Monitor web site contains contact information;
staff biographies; information on the companies various proxy
voting, research and Taft-Hartley services; and a members only
section.
Access: Free w/Restricted Areas
Cost: Subscription information available by contacting Louise
Rawlings at (888) 999-3703 or email lrawlings@theproxymonitor.com
Pensions Investment Research
Consultants (PIRC)
Web Address: http://www.pirc.co.uk/
Description: Pensions Investment Research Consultants (PIRC),
based out of London, offers proxy voting advice and services.
Their website offers information on the PIRC services including
information on publications and upcoming events
Access: Free
Cost: None
Proxinvest - The First Continental
Proxy Firm (France)
Web Address: http://www.proxinvest.com
Description: "The premier consulting firm for voting policies
in France, Proxinvest offers investors a service covering analysis,
assistance and surveys." The Proxinvest website contains
information regarding its services and related fees, corporate
governance related news from France, a sample Advisory Report,
and access to Proxinvest's reports and proxy station available
to subscribers.
Access: Free
Cost: None
eComp
Web Address: http://www.ecomponline.com/
Description: eComp is an online executive compensation research
center powered by Joint Information Inc. ("JI"), a
New York City research firm. eComp provides instant real-time
executive compensation data, parsed from the SEC's EDGAR®
system in real-time, available in a simple "Free Executive/Company
Quick Search." The site includes a list of the top ten
highest paid executives in a given industry, links to New York
Newsday articles that employed eComp data, information of further
services, and sample reports. Customized executive compensation
data is available at (877)326-6766.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Executive PayWatch
Web Address: http://www.aflcio.org/paywatch/
Description: Executive PayWatch is a site, sponsored by the
AFL-CIO, whose purpose is to educate and inform the lay person
on the issue of excessive executive compensation. The web site
offers suggestions and e-tools as to how one might "fight
back against the excesses" and provides a sounding board
for expressing your own opinion or sharing a story on this issue.
In addition to the opportunity to play GREED! The Executive
PayWatch Board Game, visitors to the site can also participate
in e-campaigns to help curb runaway pay at Bank of America,
Sprint, and Conseco.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Executive Compensation Advisory
Service (ECAS)
Web Address: http://www.ecronline.com/
Description: Executive Compensation Advisory Services (ECAS),
a division of Harcourt Brace Professional Publishing, publishes
the Executive Compensation Reports newsletter, ECASInfo database
covering executive and director compensation, the Not-for-Profit
Database covering compensation for charitable organizations,
the For-Profit Executive Compensation Database, and multiple
books on the issue of executive compensation. The ECAS web site
offers more information on these products.
Access: Paid Subscribers Only
Cost: Call for Info: 1-800-391-0045
WorldatWork
Web Address: http://www.worldatwork.org
Description: The WorldatWork (formerly American Compensation
Association) is a not-for-profit association made up of human
resources professionals who design and manage employee compensation
and benefit programs. WorldatWork serves to provide all of the
information, training, networking and research needs of those
in the profession. The WorldatWork web site offers information
regarding membership, training and certification programs, conferences
and events, information on WorldatWork publications, copies
of press releases, and information on WorldatWork sponsored
research projects.
Access: Free
Cost: None
NIRI Resource Guide
Web Address: http://www.niri.org/resource/index.cfm
Description: The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)
2000 Online Resource Guide is a searchable database of companies
and organizations sorted into 41 different categories. Users
are able to search by company name or keyword and are provided
contact and background information on each company/organization.
General categories include: proxy solicitation, targeting investors,
financial mailing lists, tender offers & proxy contests,
annual report printing, and shareholder services.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Investor Relations Information
Network (IRIN)
Web Address: http://www.irin.com
Description: The Investor Relations Information Network (IRIN)
is an online database for investors, shareholders, and money
managers. The database provides immediate access to annual reports,
quarterlies, fact books, and press releases. All files are created
in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Links are accessible to company
home pages, recent stock quotes, and other www references. Site
is searchable by symbol, company name, and fiscal year-end date.
Access: Free
Cost: None
InvestorForce.com
Web Address: http://www.investorforce.com/
Description: InvestorForce.com (formerly PlanSponsorExchange.com)
is an on-line resource for the institutional investing community.
The site aims to provide users access to resources that improve
personal productivity, aid in the investment decision making
process, as well as exchange ideas with other institutional
investors in the U.S. and worldwide. Specific site resources
include: real-time Investor News, Discussion forums, and Research
Library. There are many areas of the site that require users
to login-in and/or register in order to access them. Registration
is free and offered to plan/fund sponsors, investment managers,
fund consultants, registered investment advisors, and other
professionals in the institutional investment community.
Access: Free w/Restrictions
Cost: None
Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB)
Web Address: http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/fasb/index.html
Description: Established in 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board is an independent organization responsible for establishing
and improving upon the standards of financial accounting and
reporting" within the private sector. The FASB web site
offers an in-depth look at the FASB mission and its organizational
structure. It contains information regarding current activities,
press releases and statements. Information regarding FASB publications
is also made available as well as current and previous issues
of Action Alert. The FASB site also contains information regarding
FASB involvement in establishing international accounting standards,
a site map, access to various FASB documents, and a link to
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Access: Free w/Restricted Areas
Cost: Varies depending on product or service.
International Accounting Standards
Committee (IASC)
Web Address: http://www.iasc.org.uk/
Description: The objective of the International Accounting Standards
Committee (IASC) is to achieve uniformity in the accounting
principles that are used by businesses and other organisations
for financial reporting around the world. The IASC web site
contains contact information, a list of IASC publications, information
on IASC operating procedures and organization structure, a staff
directory, current project information, full text versions of
both adopted and proposed International Accounting Standards,
interpretations of current accounting issues, conference information,
and an interactive accounting quiz. All publications can be
ordered online.
Access: Free
Cost: None
International Organization
of Supreme Audit Institutions (IOSAI)
Web Address: http://www.intosai.org/
Description: A professional organization of supreme audit institutions
(SAI), INTOSAI audits government accounts and operations in
order to promote more sound financial management and government
accountability. The web site features the Lima Declaration of
Guidelines on Auditing Precepts, an overview of INTOSAI, Membership
Directory, SAI Mandates, the International Journal of Government
Auditing (PDF format), UN/INTOSAI Seminar on Corporate Auditing,
suggested terminology, audit reports by countries, the INTOSAI
Development Initiative, events, and a details on INTOSAI structure
and organization. The site is available in English, French,
German, and Spanish.
Access: Free
Cost: None
The Securities Lawyers' Deskbook
Web Address: http://www.law.uc.edu/CCL/intro.html
Description: The Securities Lawyer's Deskbook contains the full
text of the basic federal securities laws and regulations, as
well as the principal Securities and Exchange Commission forms
under those laws and regulations. The above mentioned laws and
regulations include the full text of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the principal
forms under both the 1933 and 1934 Act, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the rules promulgated under those Acts, and Regulations
S-K, S-B, S-X, and S-T. The Securities Lawyer's Deskbook is
published by the Center for Corporate Law, University of Cincinnati
College of Law.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
Web Address: http://securities.stanford.edu/
Description: Stanford Law School's Securities Class Action Clearinghouse,
a product of the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford Law School,
is an attempt to apply Internet technology to improve the practice,
study, and teaching of the law. The Securities Class Action
Clearinghouse has digitized and linked the full text of complaints,
motions, judicial opinions, and other major class action filings
into a Website with its own full-text search engine. Instructions
on how to use the site are geared towards different end users.
An e-mail notification service is also available.
Access: Free
Cost: None
SEC EDGAR
Web Address: http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Description: EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Retrieval system, is the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's
(SEC) electronic filing system designed to collect, validate,
and index file forms submitted by companies as required by law.
The EDGAR database is searchable by form, company, and date
and includes all documents filed since 1994.
Access: Free
Cost: None
SEC EDGAR Filer Manual
Web Address: http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/filermanual.htm
Description: The EDGAR Filer Manual contains instructions for
creating and submitting electronic disclosure filings to the
SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR)
system. The Filer Manual contains information on the electronic
filing process, becoming an electronic filer, and preparing
an EDGAR submission. The Appendices and Index contain examples
of form types for electronic filing, EDGAR SGML tags, and glossary.
The Filer Manual and its Appendices and Index can be downloaded
in either WordPerfect 5.1 or MS Word 6.0.
Access: Free
Cost: None
EDGAR Online
Web Address: http://www.edgar-online.com/
Description: Edgar Online provides users with real-time access
to SEC documents. The site is searchable by ticker or company
name. Retrieved information can then be sorted by company name,
form type, and time filed. Limited free access is available
to non-subscribers.
Access: Free w/Restricted Areas
Cost: Free - Visitor Level Registration, Level 1 Subscription
- $29.85/Quarter ($9.95 a Month), Level 2 Subscription - $135/Quarter
($49.95/Month), Level 3 Subscription - $275/Quarter ($99.95/Month),
Students & Journalists - $14.25/Quarter
Companies House - UK
Web Address: http://www.companies-house.gov.uk/
Description: Companies House is the government agency responsible
for company registration and compliance with the Companies Act
within the United Kingdom. It is the UK equivalent to the U.S.
SEC. The Companies House web site contains contact and background
information, press releases, policy and mission statements,
free access to The Register (Companies House's quarterly customer
magazine), information on the Electronic Filing Service, as
well as free access to Guidance Booklets. Companies House also
maintains a free database of disqualified directors and a Companies
Name & Address Index.
Access: Free
Cost: None
SEDAR - Canada
Web Address: http://www.sedar.com/
Description: SEDAR (the System for Electronic Document Analysis
and Retrieval) is the Canadian securities regulatory authorities'
electronic filing system. Available in French or English, the
online version of the SEDAR database contains documents filed
since January 1, 1997 and is searchable by public company name,
mutual fund name, document type, and/or date of filing. The
SEDAR web site also contains information on SEDAR rules and
forms, history, links to related web sites, company profiles,
regulatory notices and contact information.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Ontario Securities Commission
(OSC) - Canada
Web Address: http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/
Description: The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) administers
and enforces securities legislation in the province of Ontario.
The OSC web site includes investor information on both the OSC
and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), specific OSC
and CSA rules and regulations, scheduled proceedings and hearings,
and Registrant searches downloadable in text and PDF formats.
Access: Free
Cost: None
Securities and Futures Commission
of Hong Kong
Web Address: http://www.hksfc.org.hk/
Description: The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of
Hong Kong administers laws relating to the trading of securities,
futures and leveraged foreign exchange contracts. The SFC web
site, available in English and Chinese, includes a searchable
database, updated monthly, of all licensed persons and authorized
investment products including unit trusts and mutual funds.
The site also contains a section on investor education, lists
of SFC codes and guidelines, consultation papers, licensing
information, updates for intermediaries, and downloadable archived
SFC publications.
Access: Free
Cost: None
New Zealand Securities Commission
Web Address: http://www.sec-com.govt.nz/
Description: The New Zealand Securities Commission is a "statutory
corporation", independent from the Government, responsible
for monitoring and regulating listed companies and for ensuring
compliance with the Securities Act of 1978. The Securities Commission
web site contains copies of all relevant regulations and legislation,
background and contact information, free publications, notices,
current news, transcripts of speeches, a brief introductory
guide to investing and links to international securities commissions.
Access: Free
Cost: None
The McKinsey Quarterly Library
of Articles and Research
Web Address: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/login.asp
Description: The McKinsey Quarterly is a management journal
published by McKinsey & Company and distributed to chief
executives, top managers, and selected academics and journalists.
There are no subsciptions. The McKinsey Quarterly Library of
Articles and Research is an archive of the full contents of
all issues of The Quarterly dating back to the beginning of
1993 and includes some highly requested pieces from earlier
issues. Articles and research are primarily on topics of relevance
to top management. Articles are available on this site in HTML
format. Searches may be conducted by using the chronological
index of quarterlys or by conducting a keyword search of the
entire library. Access is free, but registration is required.
Access: Free/Registration Required
Cost: None
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