According to this article on the BBC website yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) angered several corporations by highlighting their links to terrorist states, including Iran (see the list here).
“No investor should ever have to wonder whether his or her investments or retirement savings are indirectly subsidising a terrorist haven or genocide state,” said SEC chairman Christopher Cox.
Critics wonder whether the list could needlessly discourage international firms from listing their securities in the US.
View the extended text for the full SEC list of countries working with Iran.
- ABB Ltd
- ABN AMRO Holding NV
- Aerterna Zentaris Inc.
- Aktiebolaget Volvo
- Aries Maritime Transport Ltd
- Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
- Bank of Tokyo — Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft
- Benetton Group S.p.A.
- BP PLC
- Brazilian Petroleum Corp
- Calypte Biomedical Corp
- China Holdings, Inc
- China Stationery & Office Supply, Inc
- ConocoPhillips
- Credit Suisse Group
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
- Double Hull Tankers, Inc.
- ENI SpA
- Fiat S.p.A.
- Hardie James Industries NV
- HSBC Holdings
- Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
- ING Groep NV
- Iridex Corp
- Lundin Mining Corp
- Mechel OAO
- Millea Holdings Inc
- Millicom Intenational Cellular SA
- Mindray Medical International LTD
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
- Mitsui & Co Ltd
- Mittal Steel Co NV
- Nokia Corp
- Norsk Hydro ASA
- Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
- Petrobras International Finance Co
- Precision Drilling Trust
- PT Indosat Tbk
- Repsol YPF, S.A.
- Response Biomedical Corp
- Reuters Group PLC /ADR/
- Royal Dutch Shell plc
- SASOL Ltd
- Schlumberger Ltd /NV/
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Speaking Roses International Inc
- Statoil ASA
- Syngenta AG
- Technip
- Total SA
- Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
- Unilever N.V.
- Unilever PLC
- WWA Group Inc
- Zarlink Semiconductor Inc
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/tlist/iranfilings.htm
