Slides with links and videos - discover what financial resources are available to help you with researching your Final Year Project.

1. Business & Financial Information Resources
for Banking & International Finance Students
Samantha Halford
Subject Librarian, Cass Undergraduates
samantha.halford.1@city.ac.uk
020 7040 4151
www.city.ac.uk/library

2. www.city.ac.uk/library
Online: most databases are available for you use
at home as well as on campus.
However, some can only be accessed on
particular computers in the libraries.
• Find the link using the library catalogue:
http://www.city.ac.uk/library
• To identify which database to use:
http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking
Other username and passwords available on Moodle or
from the Library service desk.
How do I access databases?

3. www.city.ac.uk/library
What we’ll look at today:
• CityLibrary Search and Literature
search databases
• Bloomberg
• Thomson One
• Datastream
• Eikon
• MorningStar Direct
• WRDS (Wharton Research Data
Services)
• Bureau Van Dijk: Bankscope, Fame,
Orbis, Zephyr
• Newspapers
• PI Navigator
• SDC Platinum
10 Minute Break
around 12:00

4. www.city.ac.uk/library
Key Business Information Databases
Only available on specific PCs:
• Bloomberg
• Datastream
• Eikon
• MorningStar Direct
• Other very specialist databases at Bunhill Row:
see Cass Library Services pages for details.
Available online anywhere:
• Fame
• Orbis
• Bankscope
• Zephyr
• PI Navigator (used to be called Perfect Filings)
• WRDS
Thomson One
Slightly different: Thomson One is
available on-campus, and Thomson
One Banker can be used from off-
campus using a separate username
and password.

5. General Starting Point: CityLibrarySearch
www.city.ac.uk/library
Use the search box on the Library website:
look for subject words or company names.
CityLibrarySearch will search across all our books,
most articles and some reports.
Use the facets on the left-hand side to narrow
your search: ‘Full Text Online’ gives you just
things you can read online.

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Key General Databases
Business Source Complete
Use for articles, market research, company, industry and country profiles, case studies,
trade magazines, peer reviewed research, Harvard Business Review, images.
ProQuest
New database: peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, data, reports, trade journals... All
sorts of stuff, not just business-specific. Wide-ranging and useful.
Science Direct
Huge database focused on academic, peer-reviewed articles. Also contains actual
science, but huge amount of business and management information as well.
More journal databases are available - see
http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking/eresources

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• Huge amount of current financial information
• Professional financial tool used in firms
• 8 terminals in Financial Resources Suite, 1 in UG
Student Lounge, more at Bunhill Row
• Sign up for your own account using the terminal
• Take Bloomberg Certification: you can add it to your CV
as well as learn how to use Bloomberg.
Get started: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking/bloomberg
Book a terminal: http://libcal.city.ac.uk/
Bloomberg

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On Campus – ThomsonOne (see Moodle for on campus link)
Off campus – Thomson One Banker (see Moodle for password)
ONLY WORKS IN INTERNET EXPLORER
Thomson One
• M&As with some criteria
• Issuing equity
• Broker reports
• Ownership
• Create peer groups for comparisons

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Thomson One
Mergers and Acquisitions info
Finding Broker Reports

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Thomson Reuters Datastream
• Company accounts, stock prices, snapshots, time
series
• 2 computers in the Financial Resources Suite, 1 in
the UG Student Lounge, more in the Thomson
Reuters Room at Bunhill Row.
• Get started:
http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking/datastream
• Training:
http://training.thomsonreuters.com/datastream/
• Includes a Certification programme (use your
Cass emai!l)

12. www.city.ac.uk/libraryDatastream: Finding Time Series Data

13. www.city.ac.uk/libraryDatastream: Company Accounts

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Similar coverage to Bloomberg – professional
finance tool for wide range of current and
historical financial information
Quite new: will eventually replace other TR
products
Thomson Reuters Eikon
• Training: https://training.thomsonreuters.com/eikon4/
• Get started: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/banking/eikon
• Video: About Eikon 4 (note: some tools are not available to academic users)

15. www.city.ac.uk/library
• Global investments information, particularly fund
analysis and commentary
• Best place to look for Mutual and Hedge Fund data
• Also covers OEICs, unit trusts, investment trusts and
ETFs
• New resource for this year
• Help, training and Certification available in the
resource
Morningstar Direct

16. www.city.ac.uk/library
• https://wrds-web.wharton.upenn.edu/wrds/
• Register for an account using ‘Masters
Student’ then wait for us to verify you.
• Plenty of help, training and support available,
use the tabs at the top of the screen.
Wharton Research Data Services: WRDS
Lots of datasets within one platform, such as…
AuditAnalytics, COMPUSTAT, CRSP, CUSIP, DMEF Academic Data, Factset, IBES, LSPD
Option Metrics, and more.

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Bureau Van Dijk Products
Bankscope – international banks, including comparisons
Zephyr – information on deals: Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, private equity
and venture capital deals
Fame – UK companies (public and private)
Orbis – Worldwide company information

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Newspapers Online
Nexis – includes company and industry information as well as articles
Factiva – international newspapers, trade magazines
The Economist – full access to website, current online edition and archive, thanks
to a generous donation from The Worshipful Company of International Bankers.
FT.com subscription for all students – search CityLibrary Search for FT.com for
sign up link for premium access.

19. www.city.ac.uk/library
PI Navigator
• International Company Information
from original documents
• Annual Report and Accounts &
Interims, Circulars (IPOs, M&A
documents, etc.), RIS (regulatory &
non-regulatory news), SEC Filings
and Bond prospectuses
• Use on or off-campus: needs
separate username, password and
cost code - see Moodle for details

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Analyzing deal trends, identifying
comparable deals, monitoring deal activity
and generating league tables
Includes…
• M&A
• Corporate Governance
• Global New Issues
• Venture Expert (Also on Thomson One)
• Securities Trading
• Corporate Restructurings
• Global Public Finance
Only available from 1 PC in Bunhill Row
campus: book!
Thomson Reuters SDC Platinum

21. Training Sessions
www.city.ac.uk/library
• Workshops for BIF students over Weeks 3, 4 and 5, Fridays 13:30 to 14:30
• Bloomberg Training
• And, coming soon, practical referencing sessions
• Watch out for emails as usual to find out when new sessions are available
Book sessions here: http://libcal.city.ac.uk/librarytraining

22. Any Questions?
www.city.ac.uk/library
Help In Person:
Library desks on the 2nd and 5th Floor, and at Cass
Contact Samantha: samantha.halford.1@city.ac.uk or 020 7040 4151
General enquiries email for Cass: cklib@city.ac.uk
Enquiries phone number: +44 (0) 207 040 8191
Help Online:
Library Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/
Subject Guides: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/cassbusinessschool