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WEB SITES FOR DISCERNING FINANCE
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PART VIII: SPECIAL AREAS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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@rating. Free company and country risk ratings courtesy of Coface,
the leading French company for credit information and receivables
management. Information is available in a number of languages.
http://www.cofacerating.com/rating/
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adr.com. A wealth of information about
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and international equities courtesy
of JPMorgan.
http://www.adr.com/
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All About
the
Foreign Exchange Market in the United States. An entire book in
PDF format courtesy of the Federal Reserve bank of New York.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/addpub/usfxm/
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AllianceStrategy.com.
Brandeis professor Ben Gomes-Casseres' useful Web site on alliance
strategy and management. Free content includes useful presentation
slides, forums, and other materials.
http://www.alliancestrategy.com/
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Asia Business
Today. Information and links courtesy of the Asia Society.
http://www.asiabusinesstoday.org/
- Asia Inc. Online. Business and
financial news from Asia Inc. magazine.
http://www.asia-inc.com
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Asia-Pacific.com!.
Resources, news, and data covering Asia and the Pacific Rim.
http://www.asia-pacific.com/
- Asia Pacific Management Forum.
Daily and monthly columns, over 1,000 entries in a searchable
database of related Websites, and more.
http://www.apmforum.com/
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Assess Your
International Risk. Information to help small businesses deal with
the risks that come with doing business overseas -- co-sponsored by the
SBA, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the American International Group
(AIG).
http://assessyourinternationalrisk.org/assessyour/
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The Association of Corporate
Treasurers (ACT). A UK gateway to information on corporate treasury
matters. This includes foreign exchange, as well as infrastructure issues
like risk management, and derivatives. Be sure to check out their
magazine, The
Treasurer. Also, visit What do
treasurers do?,
A Career in Treasury, and take their
Treasury Quiz.
http://www.treasurers.org/
- The Australian Financial Review.
http://www.afr.com.au/
- Bankruptcy Web Sites
- American Bankruptcy Institute
(ABI) World. Research and education resources related to insolvency.
http://www.abiworld.org
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Bankruptcy
Basics. Booklet provides a detailed discussion of different
types of bankruptcy -- courtesy of the Bankruptcy
Division of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
which produced it to assist the public in understanding bankruptcy.
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/bankbasic.pdf
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BankruptcyData.com:
Free Services. Extensive bankruptcy research resources at no charge
(other resources are available for a fee).
http://bankruptcydata.com/NGR2000FreeServices.htm
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Bankruptcy
Prediction. Overview of bankruptcy prediction models including
Altman's original Z-score model.
http://www.solvency.com/bankpred.htm
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Bankruptcy Resources. Bankruptcy related news, resources, and legal
topics courtesy of BankruptcyLawFirms.com.
http://www.bankruptcylawfirms.com/Bankruptcy-Law-Firms-resources.cfm
- Corporate
Bankruptcy. The SEC answers FAQs about the bankruptcy process.
http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/bankrupt.htm
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The Insolvency
Predictor Z-Score Page. Altman Z-Score calculator uses
statistical techniques to predict a company's probability of
failure.
http://www.creditguru.com/CalcAltZ.shtml
- InterNet Bankruptcy Library. Link and
resource site.
http://bankrupt.com/
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JaxWorks: Z-Score Analysis
Calculation. Online bankruptcy predictor calculator lets
you calculate Altman Z-scores for publicly-held companies.
http://www.jaxworks.com/calc2a.htm
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Special Report: Bankruptcy
Reform 2005. Courtesy of CCH, Inc.
http://www.cch.com/bankruptcy/
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A Basic Guide to
Exporting. A publication of the U.S. Department of Commerce in
Cooperation with Unz & Co., Inc.
http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/index.html
- The Big Mac Index and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Web Sites
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Big Mac Index. Big Mac Index article (May 27, 2006) from
The
Economist
illustrates purchasing-power parity in an entertaining way. And, for
more Big Mac Index information visit here.
http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1730909
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Big
Mac Index (Generator). Interactive Big Mac Index generator courtesy
of Dr. Sergio Da Silva.
http://www.angelfire.com/id/SergioDaSilva/bigmacppp.html
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Big Mac
Index: Online Lesson. A nice online tutorial focusing on purchasing
power parity.
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM156&page=teacher
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Burgernomics:
A Big Mac Guide to Purchasing Power Parity. Nice article on
PPP courtesy of The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/03/11/pakko.pdf
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"Burger Survey Provides Taste of International Economics".
Another article on
PPP courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
http://www.stls.frb.org/publications/re/2004/a/pages/international_econ.html
- biz/ed. Business and economics information
gateway for students, teachers, and lecturers.
http://bized.ac.uk/
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Business Centre:
canada.com network. Canadian business news and information portal.
Also, visit their Finance
section.
http://www.canada.com/businesscentre/
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BusinessCulture.com.
Reports on business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication,
proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business culture, manners, business
entertainment, and more.
http://www.businessculture.com/
- Business English Online.
Some great links -- whether you need some help with English or not.
http://eleaston.com/biz/bizhome.html
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Business News Agency
PRIME-TASS. Russia's leading business news agency --
provides coverage of major economic and political news in
Russia and the 14 former Soviet states.
( Russian )
http://www.prime-tass.com/
- Business Polska. Investment and
business information about Poland.
http://www.polska.net
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Business Valuation Techniques Information at Business.com.
Links to
information on analytical approaches to valuing a firm, including cash
flow, economic value added, ratio comparison and
valuing equity as an option.
http://www.business.com/directory/financial_services/
investment_banking_and_brokerage/mergers_and_acquisitions_manda/
business_valuation_techniques/
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Chazen Web Journal
of International Business. Columbia Business School online journal
that features research papers of faculty and students and video
interviews with corporate leaders.
http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/chazenjournal/
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China
Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Provides rules and
regulations, market statistics on the China stock
market as well as annual reports and information about listed companies
in China.
( Chinese-language
version )
http://www.csrc.gov.cn/en/homepage/index_en.jsp
- CIA World
Factbook. A wealth of information about every country on earth.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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Continuous Linked Settlement
(CLS).
The official site for CLS -- a private method for settling
large-value foreign exchange payments.
http://www.cls-group.com/
- The Derivatives 'Zine. A wealth of information
and links on derivatives.
http://margrabe.com/
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Doing Business -- The World bank
Group. Excellent database provides objective measures of business
regulations and their enforcement that are comparable across
155 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be
used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain
investment, productivity and growth.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
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DuPont's Tracking Stock. This Motley
Fool article helps you learn about tracking stocks.
http://www.fool.com/EveningNews/foth/1999/foth990316.htm
- The Economic Times.
India's No.1 business newspaper.
http://www.economictimes.com/
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Economist.com: Country
Briefings. Useful reference collection of country
profiles, which contain background information, forecasts and
statistics, market updates, and links to more information.
http://www.economist.com/countries/
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Economy in Latin
America -- LANIC. University of Texas Latin American Network
Information Center (LANIC) site covering business in Latin America -- in
English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/economy/
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EMU and Euro Information.
Some good links and FAQs on the EMU, Euro, and IT too.
http://www.sysmod.com/emu.htm
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Euro Information Service.
Multi-lingual site -- articles, newsletters, case studies, links, and
background information on the Euro.
http://www.euro.fee.be/
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Eurodicautom.
Translate words/terms into all
the EU languages. Includes lots of financial terms as well as general
stuff. Type in a word, click "display terms" and then "search." From
the results, one can "extend."
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp
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Euroland.com. Reports on nine
different European stock exchanges in eight different languages.
http://www.euroland.com
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Euronext.
Europe's leading cross-border exchange. Provides services for regulated
stock and derivatives markets in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and
Portugal, as well as in the UK (derivatives only).
http://www.euronext.com/
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European Business Forum (EBF).
Online version of print publication dedicated to bringing a European
focus to global management issues.
http://www.ebfonline.com/
EuroPortal.
Launchpad to Euro currency and EMU information and links --
provided by Crosswater Systems.
http://www.crosswater-systems.com/
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EVCA: The European Private
Equity and Venture Capital Association. A rich source of
information relevant to private equity and venture capital.
http://www.evca.com/html/home.asp
- Export-Import Bank. Export-Import
(EX-IM) Bank of the United States.
http://www.exim.gov
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Export Portal. U.S. Department of
Commerce site offers resources about trade and exporting.
http://www.export.gov/
- Far Eastern Economic Review -- Interactive
Edition.
http://www.feer.com/
- Finance & Development.
A quarterly magazine published by the International Monetary Fund
featuring articles in international economics and finance,
with special emphasis on economic development.
http://www.imf.org/fandd
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FinanceAsia.com. Source
of Asian finance news, commentary, analysis, interactive tools, and
data for finance professionals (and students too).
http://www.financeasia.com/
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Finance India: The
Quarterly Journal of Finance. Web site of the official publication
of the Indian Institute of Finance.
http://www.financeindia.org/fi.htm
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Financial Engineering News. Bi-monthly
newspaper of financial engineering.
http://fenews.com/
- Finfacts: Irish Finance and Business.
http://www.finfacts.ie/
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FITA.org. International
trade leads and world import/export portal.
http://www.fita.org/index.html
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Foreign Exchange: FX Fundamentals. Excellent tutorial courtesy of
The Learning Curve.
http://www.financial-guide.ch/ica/markets/foreign_exchange/fx_fundamentals/index.html
- Foreign Exchange Rates Web Sites
- http://fxtop.com
- http://cnnfn.com/markets/currencies.html
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http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
Currencies converter -- also, has multi-year historical exchange rates
(a nice feature).
- http://www.xe.net/currency
- http://www.xe.net/currency/table.htm
Generates an interactive exchange rate table.
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http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
Neat Canadian (U. of British Columbia) site allows you to change the "base
currency" and plot data.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/
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Forex Street: The Foreign Exchange
Market. FX quotes and charts, market research, latest news,
newsletters, tools, Q&A sessions and more.
http://www.fxstreet.com/
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FT.com -- Special
Report/Euro. News and comment on the euro.
http://specials.ft.com/euro/index.html
- Futures and Options Web Sites
- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Futures and futures options information.
http://www.cbot.com
- The Chicago Board Options Exchange.
http://www.cboe.com/
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Futures, options, financial news, glossary of futures and options terms,
and background on the "Merc."
http://www.cme.com/
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Derivatives One: Online
Financial Derivatives Calculator. Comprehensive derivatives
valuation service aimed at the non-professional user, and has over 50
derivatives models and provides help on every input to each model.
http://www.derivativesone.com/
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ERI's Black-Scholes Calculator. Visitors can use this free calculator to
place a Value on Stock Options.
http://www.erieri.com/scripts23/blackscholes/blackscholes.exe/main/trkid=200-222
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Forex Street: The Futures
Market. Futures quotes and charts, market research, latest news,
newsletters, tools, Q&A sessions and more.
http://futures.fxstreet.com/
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Eurex. Futures and
options market for European derivative instruments.
http://www.eurexchange.com/index.html
- Futures Online.
Online version of Futures magazine plus additional
futures/options information and links.
http://www.futuresmag.com
- Iowa Electronic Markets
(IEM).
The Iowa Electronic Markets are real-money futures markets where
contract payoffs depend on economic and political events such as
elections.
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/
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IVolatility.com. Stock options
analysis site provides a stock's current volatility, implied volatility,
historical volatility, and more.
http://www.ivolatility.com/
- The London International Financial
Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).
http://www.liffe.com
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Montreal Exchange:
Futures Trading. Resource for investors (and students) who wants to
learn all about Canadian futures quotes and futures trading at
the Montreal Exchange.
http://www.m-x.ca/futures-trading.php
- NumaWeb:
Derivatives Calculators. Calculators for options, multi-options,
convertible bonds, and warrants. Also visit their
Derivatives
Links Index and Main
Reference Index.
http://www.numa.com/derivs/ref/calculat/calculat.htm
- The Office for Futures
and
Options Research (OFOR). Futures, options, and derivatives markets
information and links.
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/ofor/index.html
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Option Club. A host of material
on stock options. Beginners may want to visit their Option Club
Tutorial.
http://www.optionclub.com/
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Option Pricing
& Stock Price Probability Calculators. Exchange traded options
pricing calculators and stock price behaviour calculators courtesy of Peter
Hoadley.
http://www.hoadley.net/options/calculators.htm
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Optionetics.com --
Education Center. Options trading educaton and options
strategies.
http://www.optionetics.com/education.asp
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Options Industry Council
(OIC). Devoted to educationg users about options -- has a variety of
information and data.
http://www.optionscentral.com
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The Options Clearing Corporation
(OCC). Equity derivative clearing organization provides a Learning
Center, publications, market data, and more.
http://www.theocc.com
- Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX). Home of an options exchange and exchange marketplace for
trading currency options.
http://www.phlx.com
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Quantnotes.com.
Publications and research-quality information for finance industry
practitioners, academic institute researchers, private investors or
those interested in quantitative finance.
http://www.quantnotes.com/fundamentals/
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Robert's
Online Applications. Option pricer, historical stock volatilities,
and much more.
http://www.intrepid.com/~robertl/option-pricer.html
- A Short Course --
Commodity Markets and Futures Trading. TFC Commodity Charts, a
Canadian company, offers this short course on U.S. commodities and
futures trading for beginners.
http://tfc-charts.w2d.com/tafm/
- The Tokyo International Financial Futures
Exchange (TIFFE).
http://www.tiffe.or.jp
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Yahoo! Options Center. General
information about options, a glossary, the latest options news, and a
message board.
http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/
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Georgia Tech: Financial Analysis Lab Reports. Unbiased stock market
research courtesy of Georgia Tech business faculty. Many of the
reports deal with the concept of "free cash flow."
http://mgt.gatech.edu/fac_research/centers_initiatives/finlab_reports.html
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The Global
Connector. Published by the Global Business Information Network
(GBIN) at the University of Indiana, this portal opens on to current Web
sources of global business information.
http://www.globalconnector.org/startpage.htm
- GlobalEDGE.
A web-portal maintained by Michigan State
University that provides information, insights, and learning
resources on global business activities.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/
- Global Investor. Global
financial data and analysis -- plus, a well-organized list
of links to other
sites dealing with global finance.
http://www.global-investor.com/
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GlobeTrade.com. Has links to a
lot of information useful to entrepreneurs and small businesses wanting
to go global.
http://www.globetrade.com/
- Hebels Financial Website.
Dutch stock prices, company links, graphs, business news and more -- in
English.
http://www.hebels.nl/
- IASB -- International Accounting
Standards Board . The IASB is an
independent accounting standard setter committed to developing, in the
public interest, a single set of high quality, understandable and
enforceable global accounting standards.
http://www.iasb.org.uk/
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INSEAD Knowledge.
A portal to prominent business research; and, be sure to check out
Finance &
Banking. FREE registration is required.
http://knowledge.insead.edu/index.cfm
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International Compliance
Association. The International Compliance Association supports
and educates compliance professionals in the fight against terrorist
financing, corruption, money laundering and financial crime.
http://www.int-comp.org/
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International Corporate Governance
Network. A number of resources are provided by a group interested in
fostering a dialogue on the development of global corporate governance
practices.
http://www.icgn.org/
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The International Institute for Corporate Governance (IICG). Yale
School of Management site has extensive set of corporate governance
resources, links, working papers, and more.
http://iicg.som.yale.edu/
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International Trade
Center. A cornucopia of international trade and cultural
development links courtesy of the St. Louis Center for International
Relations.
http://www.slcir.org/research.asp
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International Trade: Crash Course. Comprehensive PowerPoint
presentation courtesy of TD Commercial Banking.
http://www.tdcommercialbanking.com/tradefinance/crash/crash.jsp
- International Treasurer.
The Journal of Global Treasury and Financial Risk Management.
http://www.intltreasurer.com/
- IMF Dissemination Standards Bulletin
Board. Economic and financial data provided by member countries of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
http://dsbb.imf.org/
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ISO 4217 Type Currency Symbol
List. List of global currencies and the three-character currency
codes that are generally used to represent them. (You may already
recognize USD, but this site will also help you identify codes like YUM
and MAD.)
http://www.xe.com/iso4217.htm
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The
Knowledge Center Guide to the Euro. Guide to information in Web
and print sources on the Euro. Produced by the ICAEW Library and
Information Service.
http://www.icaew.co.uk/library/Index.cfm?AUB=TB2I%5F27495
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LatinFocus. Online
information source for Latin American economies.
http://www.latin-focus.com/
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LATINVESTOR. Hundreds of links
to Latin American Finance Sites.
http://www.latinvestor.com/
- London Forfaiting.
Learn about "forfaiting" (e.g., what is it?) from a world-class "forfaiter."
http://www.londonforfaiting.com
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London Stock
Exchange.
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/
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Lowtax.net. Information about
offshore jurisdictions, providing authoritative, practical
information about the laws, taxes, e-commerce, and business environments
of each of the top offshore jurisdictions.
http://www.lowtax.net/
- Market Access and Compliance.
U.S. Department of Commerce Web site provides information on accessing foreign
markets.
http://www.mac.doc.gov/
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Martindale's
"The Reference Desk: International Business, Finance &
Economics Center".
http://www.martindalecenter.com/RefFinance.html
- Mergers and Acquisitions Web Sites
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Federal Trade Commission:
Bureau of Competition. The FTC's antitrust arm seeks to prevent
business practices that restrain
competition -- including monopolistic practices, attempts to monopolize,
conspiracies in restraint of trade, and anticompetitive mergers and
acquisitions.
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm
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U.S. Department
of Justice: Antitrust Division.
Provides access to electronic documents related to the
enforcement of antitrust laws, including policies, guidelines, case
filings, speeches, testimony, and press releases.
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/
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McKinsey Global
Institute. Think-tank founded within McKinsey & Company,
offers original research, analysis, and recommendations on critical
economic issues -- from outsourcing to competitiveness -- facing
businesses and governments worldwide.
http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/
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Mizuho
Securities Research & Links. An English-language resource on
Japanese Finance from Mizuho Securities.
http://www.mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/index.html
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Nikkei Net Interactive.
Japanese business news online.
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/
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Northcote: the Link to UK Annual
Reports.
http://www.northcote.co.uk/
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OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web. This University of Aukland
site lists Web sites offering social, economic, and general data country
by country.
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/stats/offstats/OFFSTATSmain.htm
- Overseas Private Investors Corporation
(OPIC). OPIC is an independent U.S. Government agency that assists
U.S. companies in some 140 emerging economies.
http://www.opic.gov/
- Pensions & Investments: The International
Newspaper of Money Management. Pension fund management and institutional
investing news, performance data, articles, and links.
http://www.pionline.com/
- A Plain English Guide to
Antitrust Laws. Full text of Promoting Competition, Protecting
Consumers booklet from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Visit the
FTC for mergers and acquisitions guidelines,
business guidance, and more.
http://www.ftc.gov/bc/compguide/index.htm
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Global.
Global -- as well as country-specific -- business perspectives, issues, and
solutions.
http://www.pwcglobal.com/
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Project Finance Portal.
A comprehensive reference guide for students, researchers, and
practitioners seeking to obtain information about project finance.
http://www.hbs.edu/projfinportal/
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Research Guide: International Business. Excellent
international business research resource from the Rutgers University
Libraries.
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/intbus.shtml
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RiceBox.com. Extensive set of
information links on Asia, courtesy of Dr. Neale O'Connor, City
University of Hong Kong.
http://www.ricebox.com/
- Risk Management Web Sites
- Contingency
Analysis.
Extensive risk management information -- including derivative
instruments,
credit risk, financial engineering, and "value-at-risk."
http://www.contingencyanalysis.com
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ERisk. Extensive Enterprise
Risk Management (ERM) resources.
http://www.erisk.com/
- GARP Library. The
Global Association of Risk Professionals makes available financial risk
management articles, papers, presentations and spreadsheet tools.
http://www.garp.com/library/index.asp
- International Treasurer.
The Journal of Global Treasury and Financial Risk Management.
http://www.intltreasurer.com/
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RiskLab® Switzerland. RiskLab
is an
inter-university research institute, concentrating on precompetitive,
applied research in the general area of (integrated) risk management for
finance and insurance. The research results are freely
available; technical reports and papers are published on RiskLab's
website.
http://www.risklab.ch/
- Value-at-Risk Resources.
Barry Schachter
at Caxton Corporation provides links to resources on Value-at-Risk
(VaR), a financial tool for risk management.
http://www.gloriamundi.org/
- Singapore Business
Times.
http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/
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Site-By-Site! International
investment portal and research center -- featuring
daily market data · news · economics · research · analysis &
commentary.
http://www.site-by-site.com/
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STAT-USA/Internet. U.S. business,
trade, and economic information courtesy of the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
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Transparency International.
International coalition against corruption in international business
transactions. Site contains news, surveys, publications, links, and
more (and is available in a number of languages).
http://www.transparency.org/
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UK Trade & Investment.
The British Government's official web site for UK Trade & Investment in
the USA, facilitating business-to-business trade and investment between
the UK and the USA.
http://www.uktradeinvestusa.com/
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The University of Foreign
Exchange. A virtual educational community for the individual foreign
currency investor.
http://www.universityforex.com/
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US-ASEAN Business Council. ASEAN
business information, news, market research, and updates on economic
trends and doing business in the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations.
http://www.us-asean.org/
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ValuationResources.Com.
Business valuation resources including links to valuation
publications, industry resources, economic data, public company
information, mergers and acquisitions data, etc. -- some of the
data providers linked to require a fee, but many do not.
http://valuationresources.com
- Virtual
International Business and Economic Sources (VIBES). Links to sources
of international business information.
http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm
- World Trade Organization (WTO).
http://www.wto.org
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YaleGlobal Online Magazine.
A place to explore the many dimensions of globalization courtesy of the
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/
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