CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES & GUIDELINES

The links and articles given below, which have been sourced from other publicly accessible websites, provides information on corporate governance guidelines for the individual countries. We aim to provide a one stop source for corporate governance guidelines and best practice recommendations that are easily accessible for practitioners and academics.

• Singapore Code of Corporate Governance 2005 (effective from AGMs held on or after January 1, 2007)
• Singapore Code of Corporate Governance (Old)
• Australia Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations
• Canada Corporate Governance Codes
• Hong Kong Corporate Governance Code
• Japan Corporate Governance Forum Corporate Governance Principles
• United Kingdom Combined Code
• OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004
  OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (old)
• New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Requirements
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  (Click here to see the analysis by PwC)
• Asian Corporate Governance Association (Provides information for several Asian countries)
• European Corporate Governance Institute
  (Includes countries from other continents)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES FOR NON-PROFIT SECTOR

The links and articles given below, which have been sourced from other publicly accessible websites, provides information on corporate governance guidelines for the non-profit organisations. We aim to provide a one stop source for corporate governance guidelines and best practice recommendations that are easily accessible for practitioners and academics.

• Code of Governance for Charities and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) - Singapore
• New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law
• United Kingdom Compact Code of Good Practice on Community Groups
• Building on Strength: Improving Governance and Accountability in Canada’s Voluntary Sector
• Charitable Organisations in Australia
• Charity Law in Northern Ireland

          (See the analysis by PwC)

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act Relevance to Nonprofit Boards