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Knowledge

Bank of England
The central bank of the UK. Site includes information on the Bank's monetary policy, financial markets, banknotes and banking, financial stability, the Euro, statistics, publications. Includes link to the jobs site for the Bank.

Bloomberg
Financial markets and commodities news.

CAPS
News, research results, current press releases and service developments.

FTSE International
Information and index values for all FTSE series

Hemmington Scott
UK equity research. Company details, financial calendars and brokers' forecasts for most companies in London.

IBOXX
Source of corporate bond yield information need for FRS17 calculations. Supplies information without charge but you must register.

IPD
A global information business, dedicated to the supply of independent market indices and portfolio benchmarks to the property industry.
Download the IPD Property Index

Moneyweb
Information for the layman and for the professional and informed investor.

Moody's Investors Service
Independent credit ratings, research and financial information for the capital markets

The Myners Review of Institutional Investment
This report was published in March 2001. This press release includes a link to the full report (some 200 pages), which provides an authoritative and up to date overview of institutional investment in the UK, covering all aspects including Trusteeship, Fund Management, Investment Consulting and Private Equity Investment.

NumaWeb
A resource center for financial derivatives.

Olsen and Associates
A provider of e-finance technology and services. Site gives information about their services and the data they supply.

Standard & Poor's
Rating agency. Site includes a resource guide comprising answers to frequently-asked questions, reference guides, criteria and ratings definitions.

UK Equity Prices
Online share trading, share research and share price information.

www.webfinanser.com
Financial site for Scandinavian market.

Organisations

The Association of British Insurers
Represents approximately 400 UK insurance companies whose assets account for some 20% of the London stock market.

Association of Corporate Treasurers
This site is designed as a gateway to information on corporate treasury matters. This includes foreign exchange, interest rate, corporate finance, funding and cash management, as well as infrastructure issues such as risk management, controls, treasury information systems and derivatives

The Investment Manager Association
Represents the UK unit trust and fund investment manager industry. It was formed in February 2002 following the merger of the Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds (AUTIF) and the Fund Managers Association (FMA).

Euronext.liffe
The international derivatives business of Euronext, comprising the Amsterdam, Brussels, LIFFE, Lisbon and Paris derivatives markets. It was formed following the purchase of LIFFE (the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange) by Euronext in 2001.
Euronext.liffe is the world’s leading exchange for euro short-term interest rate derivatives and equity options. It offers futures and options on short- and long-term interest rate products, on equities, indices, government bonds and commodities.

Publications

Australian Financial Review
Australian finance and technology publication.

The City Handbook
From the Bank of England, covering over 150 organisations relevant to the UK's role as a financial centre.

Financial Times
The world's business, economic and political news, updated throughout the day. Tracks closing prices for shares, managed funds and currencies.

Investopedia.com
Dictionary of finance and investment terminology.

Journal of Finance
Publishes research across all the major fields of financial research.

Wall Street Journal
Business, technology and market news.

Other Portals

Links for traders
A list of futures-related sites.

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