ABBREVIATIONS

AARF Australian Accounting Research Foundation

ABA Australian Bankers' Association

AGM annual general meeting

AICD Australian Institute of Company Directors

AIMA Australian Investment Managers' Association

ASA Australian Shareholders' Association Ltd

ASC Australian Securities Commission

ASX Australian Stock Exchange

CGI Corporate Governance International Pty Ltd

MTAA Motor Trades Association of Australia

NCS National Australia Custodian Services

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

VECCI Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry