Other Publications

Relevant other publications by W. William Woods

The following works were all published by ISI Publications Ltd.

  • Co-author of The Asian Stock Market Factbook (1994/5).
  • Co-author of The Capital Guide to the Securities Markets of China (1994).
  • Originator and Legal Editor of the successful Practitioner's Guide series, including:
    • The Practitioner's Guide to the Hong Kong Listing Rules (multiple years)
    • The Practitioner's Guide to the Hong Kong Takeovers and Mergers Code (multiple years)
    • The Practitioner's Guide to the Australian Listing Rules (multiple years)
    • The Practitioner's Guide to the Listing Regulations of the NYSE (multiple years)
    • The Practitioner's Guide to the Listing Regulations of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (multiple years).
  • Original Legal Editor of the PRC Securities Market Handbook (multiple years).
  • Originator and Legal Editor of the Capital Guide series, including guides to Custodial Services, Foreign Investment Regulations in Asia, Marketing Unit Trusts in Asia, and Offshore Funds.
  • Co-author of The Right Way Forward (1994)—a study of the securities market in Hong Kong. This prescient report recommended the merger of the clearing systems in Hong Hong and the transformation of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong into a "for-profit" shareholder company—all of which recommendations were finally mandated by the Government of Hong Kong and implemented in 2000.
  • Author of "Should Hedge Funds Have Alternative Standards of Corporate Governance?," published in the Alternative Investment Quarterly (Q2 2004).
  • Co-author of the chapter "Offshore Hedge Fund Administration," in Starting a Hedge Fund—A Canadian Perspective.
  • Author of the chapter "Building an Effective Governance Program for Hedge Funds," in The Definitive Guide to Canadian Hedge Funds (2014, 2017).

For several years, William was the editor of, and a contributor to, BizOffshore, a blog about offshore financial centers.