The Swedish Corporate Governance Board is one of the four constituent parts of the Association for Generally Accepted Principles in the Securities Market, (Föreningen för god sed på värdepappersmarknaden), which is a collective body for self-regulation of the Swedish corporate sector. The Association was set up by a number of business organizations to create an overall structure for self-regulation of the corporate sector. The other constituent bodies of the Association are the Swedish Securities Council, (Aktiemarknadsnämnden); the Swedish Accounting Standards Board, (Nämnden för svensk redovisningstillsyn); and the Swedish Financial Reporting Board, (Rådet för finansiell rapportering).
The members of and financiers of the Association for Generally Accepted Principles in the Securities Market are;
• Aktiemarknadsbolagens Förening - the Swedish Association of Listed Companies
• FAR - the Institute for the Accounting Profession in Sweden
• Fondbolagens förening –the Association of Mutual Funds
• Institutionella ägares förening - the Institutional Owners Association for Regulatory Issues in the Stock Market
• Nasdaq Stockholm
• Svensk Försäkring - the Swedish Insurance Federation
• Svenska Bankföreningen – the Swedish Bankers’ Association
• Svenska Fondhandlareföreningen - the Swedish Securities Dealers Association
• Svenskt Näringsliv – The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise