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The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) is an independent, member-funded, not-for-profit organisation that has grown to be the major autonomous body representing Australian retail investors. The ASA's main mission is Standing up for shareholders. Since 1960 the ASA has been protecting and advancing the interests of investors and providing a strong collective voice for shareholders. It does this by advancing the interests of retail shareholders with government, industry, the markets and individual companies - monitoring companies with the aim of improving both financial performance and corporate governance. The ASA has successfully raised the standard of corporate governance in Australian companies and continues to press for improvements in transparency and accountability. Each year the ASA monitors the performance of Australia's top 200 ASX-listed companies. The ASA's company monitoring objective is to positively influence outcomes for retail shareholders. The ASA wants all shareholders to be treated equally and advocates for change where change is due. The ASA helps members to improve their investment knowledge and financial literacy with free member meetings, discussion groups and cost-effective education across Australia, including many regional areas. By providing independent research, governance information and well-priced education programs the ASA helps members develop practical skills to improve their investing knowledge. ==Current activities== The ASA advocates for shareholders by attending company annual general meetings (AGMs) and engaging with government and industry bodies on behalf of shareholders. Based on engagement with company boards and independent analysis of annual reports and financial statements, company monitors prepare Voting Intentions (VIs) consistent with ASA policy. Company monitors represent the ASA at AGMs, where issues such as executive remuneration, company performance, shareholder rights and director qualifications/workloads are discussed, and proxies voted. AGM Reports are prepared by the company monitors and are available online so members can see how Australia's leading companies are performing, and how effectively they're managed. All shareholders are welcome to nominate the ASA as their proxy. The ASA then votes on your behalf at the company's AGM. Last year, ASA company monitors voted more than $3 billion worth of shares. The ASA publishes a monthly magazine called EQUITY, holds regular member meetings across Australia and organises a biennial national conference. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Shareholders Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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