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Finance, Banking and Investment

For the entrepreneur and the investor alike, finance, and therefore finance related information, is of paramount importance. This page lists and rates internet resources related to financial matters and financial information including real time financial news, information on banks and financial institutions, financial analysis software, small business financing, investment, stock exchanges and market information, etc.

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Last updated November 6th 2005

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Sites are reviewed individually and rated mostly according to content depth and value added, while also considering ease of navigation and speed of loading. For each category best resources are listed first.

WWW Virtual Library: Finance Another "Must" site with regards to Finance. Truly an exceptional WWW Virtual Library. Excellent links collection related to financial matters. Yahoo! Finance An essential site providing not only a search engine but also a very well structured portal on financial matters. Even more, it is possible to go to a Yahoo! financial subsite on a country by country basis. What more can I say?. It's Yahoo! at its best! Global Investor Described as Internet's largest directory of financial resources, the Global Investor also compares the performance of the worlds' major markets, provides information on the latest developments in finance on the Net and a complete listing of international ADRs issued in the US, as well as a database of books, investment newsletters and research, offered on the Internet. A truly excellent site. Investopedia Investopedia also known as the Investing Education Site includes the most comprehensive investing dictionary on the web as well as numerous articles and tutorials on nearly any aspect of finance and investing. Excellent site which should be of interest to students, individual investors, traders, professionals. Do not miss the section on tutorials which differentiates between beginners, intermediate and experienced investors. Qualisteam Banking and Finance A tremendous bilingual (French-English) mega-site on banking and finance. Includes links to over 1400 banks, to stock exchanges from 65 countries, to major financial markets and news,etc. A "must" Bloomberg.com A key site for finding business related financial information. Do not miss the international sites section and the section on financial tools. Wachowicz's Web World This very impressive collection of finance-related links for students has been put together by a professor of the University of Tennessee and is organised into categories such as Introduction to Financial Management, Tools of Financial Analysis and Planning, Working Capital Management, Intermediate and Long Term Financing, etc. An excellent site for anyone interested in financial issues. Encyclopedia of Finance The Encyclopedia of Finance is an excellent resource for basic financial information. It explains financial concepts in a straightforward and easy-to-understand way. An excellent site. Do not mis the Guide to online investing. Financial Management Training Center This personal website by Matt H. Evans provides free advice on certain issues related to business finance. Probably the best source of advice comes from the Short Courses which provide very concise knowledge on specific issues, such as managing cash flow, evaluating financial performance, budgeting, etc. Excellent site. The different courses can be downloaded in pdf or word format. IFC Emerging Markets Data Base IFC's Emerging Markets Data Base serves as a vital statistical resource for the international financial community and for IFC in its investment and advisory work. Now in its second decade, the data base has gained recognition as the world's premier source for reliable and comprehensive information and statistics on stock markets in developing countries.. An excellent site. Do not miss their links to international stock exchanges. Standard & Poor’s completed in April 2000 its acquisition of the EMDB database as part of a broad, new strategic collaboration between the two organizations. Canadian Financial Network CFN The objective of the Canadian Financial Network CFN is to provide canadian and global investors with a multi-faceted source of information related to investments and investing in Canada. CFN collection of well over 3000 world financial resources is gathered to save time for investors by describing online resources in sufficient detail to allow them to stop surfing and start targeting information that they want. An excellent site even though the focus is mostly on Canada. Each site short description includes a summary of its site map. CPAnet CPAnet is primarily a resource directory of websites that are of interest to the accounting profession. It includes over 800 links to various accounting related websites. An excellent and comprehensive site which deserves to be explored in detail. E-Book on International Finance & Development The E-Book on International Finance & Development has been developed by the University of Iowa Center for International Finance & Development (UICIFD) in order to help people gain a basic understanding of the operations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank and their roles in an increasingly globalized economy. Excellent site which is in my view a perfect example of the power of Internet as a knowledge agent. InvestorLinks InvestorLinks is a meta-index of financial websites which offers market commentaries, stock analyses, industry analyses, technical trading articles, market calls and a daily U.S. market summary. Although the focus is on the US it contains links to global markets. It is an excellent resource for investors in the new, online, investment world. Do not miss their "top site winners" and the section on cyberstocks. Investment Resources for the Independent Investor "Investment Resources for the Independent Investor" is a website whose primary purpose is to help investors do their own stock research on the Internet, by providing links to specific information located on other investment related sites. An excellent site. IPAnet Sponsored by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank Group, IPAnet promotes foreign investments in emerging markets, and offers information sharing and marketing opportunities to the international community. IPAnet Databases offer thousands of carefully selected documents related to international investment, searchable by dozens of topics and fields. A very good site which requires free registration. Do not miss the News and Reference Desk. InvestorGuide InvestorGuide is a complete resource for anyone wanting to use the web to improve their investments and personal finances. The site offers organized, annotated links to thousands of other investing sites. What I liked most is the fact that it covers investment, personal finances and learning. An excellent site. CNNfn - the financial network CNNfn provides daily information and news on financial matters. Despite the US focus it is a very good site. World Bank Financial Sector The Financial Sector network of the World Bank Group helps countries strengthen their financial systems by providing financing, policy research and advice, and technical support on banking systems, capital markets, etc. A very good site, essential for understanding the World Bank's involvement in financial sector reform. Invest-o-rama Defining itself as the leading Internet directory for investors, Invest-o-rama claims to categorize more than 11,754 links in 141 categories , each with a short description. A very good site, with some services apparently requiring registering. Quite heavy on banner advertising. International Finance Corporation IFC is the largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world. Its particular focus is to promote economic development by encouraging the growth of productive enterprise and efficient capital markets in its member countries. Their web site provides information on IFC projects and policies. Eldis Finance Policy Resource Guide The Finance Policy Resource Guide offers quick access to key documents, organizations, research themes, discussions and other key resources on finance policy. Very good site. Do not miss the section on finance policy websites. Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary This financial glossary contains over 6,000 entries and more than 16,000 hyperlinks. Very good site providing more information on definitions of financial terms that you will be able to digest. Could benefit from a better site structure and presentation. Do not forget to go back up the directory structure in order to visit Mr Charvey's root site. Very impressive indeed!. BankWeb A comprehensive directory of banks on the Internet. Separate listings are available for the United States and International banks. Financial Information Link Library An interesting site which provides global links to financial resources on a country by country basis. Focus is on Northern America and Europe but also includes Singapore and South Africa. Marchés-financiers.net This small and innovative site targets all non-specialists who would like to understand better the functioning of financial markets, particularly with regards to the new financial products such as derivative products. The site is structured according to the trilogy actors-functions-products which ensure clear explanations. In summary very interesting site which would benefit of having an english version in addition to the french version in view of the predominance of the english technical terms being utilized. Do not miss the annotated links section. Emerging Markets Companion This comprehensive information source for emerging markets not only provides daily quotes for Brady, Bond, Currencies in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, etc but is also very interesting because of its links to Related Financial Sites and even more so its Research page which includes markets reviews and investment strategies Tradition/Axone Financial Terminology Database This searchable glossary with over 5000 financial terms presents the advantage to be available in English, German, French and Italian. Finance-Net Finance-Net is a financial mini-portal focusing mostly on the french market and provifing financial informations as well as financial and training tools. A link to Yahoo! Finance-France provides information on other countries. Venture Capital Resource Library As its name implies, this is a virtual library which provides many links to venture capital firms and to other interesting sources related to investment. You can also get a free business plan template if you register. US focused but very good. MBendi - Stock Exchanges in Africa A key resource on Africa's Stock Exchanges. Includes 14 operative stock exchanges in Africa. Apparently updated monthly. Somewhat general in nature but the only one of its sort for Africa. Investor Words With over 5,000 definitions and 15,000 links between related terms, InvestorWords is one of the most comprehensive financial glossaries you'll find anywhere. Journal of Finance The American Finance Association (AFA) is the premiere academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics. Although very much US focused it is quite useful. Do not miss the link to other financial sites which is quite comprehensive. Online Investing From the editors of the Wall Street Journal a quick overview of how to meet your investing needs on line. FFHS&J Fair Lending Guide Page An American focused site but of interest to all of those concerned by lending practices and corresponding lending laws.