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World Wide Chartered Secretaries

 UK

ICSA

Chartered Secretaries United Kingdom is the international qualifying and Membership body for the Chartered Secretary profession and a recognised authority on governance and compliance.

Website: www.icsa.org.uk

  United States of America

United States of America (SCSGP)

The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Inc

The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Inc. (the “Society”) has been the voice of corporate secretaries in the United States since it was founded in 1946. The Society functions in large part through the contributions in time and effort of its members, including through participation in national committees and the activities of 21 local chapters.

Website: www.governanceprofessionals.org

 

 Austrilia

Australia

Governance Institute of Australia is the peak body for over 7,000 governance and risk professionals. It is the leading independent authority on best practice in board and organisational governance and risk management. Our accredited and internationally recognised education and training offerings are focused on giving governance and risk practitioners the skills they need to improve their organisations’ performance.

Website: www.governanceinstitute.com.au

 

Canada

ICSA

Chartered Secretaries Canada has over 1,000 members. The first Canadian Branch was established in 1920, and the Canadian Institute was incorporated federally in 1957. Today it has branches across Canada and in Bermuda with representation in every province, in Bermuda, and in the Caribbean.

Website: www.icsacanada.org

  Hong Kong

HKICSA

Formed in 1949 as a branch of the ICSA, membership remained relatively modest until the early 1970s when, in order to accommodate the demand to provide further education to Hong Kong’s growing population, bodies such as the Hong Kong Polytechnic began to deliver certificate and diploma courses in business-related subjects.

Website: www.hkics.org.hk

  Nigeria

ICSAN

The Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya
The Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya is a Professional Membership Association that was established by an Act of Parliament, the Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya, Cap. 534 of the Laws of Kenya, in 1988.

Website: www.icsan.org

 

Malaysia

MAICSA

The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) was founded in 1959 as an affiliated body to ICSA. It is now one of the nine Divisions of ICSA worldwide, having achieved a Division status in 2001. Membership of the Institute is limited only to members and students of the Institute residing in Malaysia. At present the Institute has about 3,200 members (comprising Fellows, Associates) and Graduates, 3,100 students and 940 Affiliates.

Website: www.csnz.org

newzealand

CSNZ

Chartered Secretaries New Zealand (CSNZ) is the New Zealand Division of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA International). ICSA International is an international professional body with 37,000 members worldwide. It was founded in England in 1891 and granted its Royal Charter in 1902. The New Zealand Division of the Institute was formed in 1937.

Website: http://www.csnz.org/

Singapore

SAICSA

The Singapore Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (SAICSA) is a division of ICSA and comprises members, graduates and registered students of the Institute residing in Singapore.

Website: www.saicsa.org.sg

Southern Africa1

ICSA

The Institute is the professional qualifying body for governance professionals in Southern Africa on the path to Chartered Secretary. The Institute further provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for all governance and accounting officers.

The Institute represents Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

Website: www.icsa.co.za

Zimbabwe

ICSAZ

The Institute in Zimbabwe was incorporated on 1st January 1971 by an Act of Parliament through the Chartered Secretaries (Private) Act, which generally prescribes the operations of the Institute in Zimbabwe, status of its members, relationship with Government and world at large.

Website: www.icsaz.co.zw

India1

ICSI

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India(ICSI) is constituted under an Act of Parliament i.e. the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (Act No. 56 of 1980). ICSI is the only recognized professional body in India to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India.

Website: www.icsi.edu

Pakistan

ICSP

The Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan was constituted to develop and regulate the profession of company secretaries in Pakistan. In early 1974 a number of prominent professionals stressed the need of forming an Institute for the profession of company secretaries. The Institute was formed under the Companies Act, 1913 as a company Limited by Guarantee. Since then, the Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan is functioning regularly for the professing of company secretaries.

Website: www.icsp.org.pk

 

BD

ICSB

Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) established under an Act of Parliament i.e. Chartered Secretaries Act 2010 is the only recognized professional body to develop, promote and regulate the profession of Chartered/Company Secretaries in Bangladesh.

Website: www.icsb.edu.bd