Banks and their data are integral to the world economy. Unlike other industries, trust in financial institutions has far-reaching effects on all sorts of economies, politics and societies. It's for this reason that the stability of banks is closely monitored through analysis, rankings and credit ratings.
Much of this data can be accessed on-site but other databases provide these data from the web.
Provides detailed and standardised financial data on financial institutions in the US, Europe and MEA.
System Requirements: Does not work with Firefox browser.
Registration instructions: Students and staff should email businesslibrary@citystgeorges.ac.uk for registration and certification instructions.
Global financial markets database providing news, analytics, real time pricing for millions of securities world-wide plus extensive historical pricing and stock charts.
Available on campus only from dedicated terminals:
• 7 bookable terminals in the Financial Resources Zone, Business Library
• 10 non-bookable terminals in the Bloomberg Finance Lab, Bunhill Row
• 10 bookable terminals in the Financial Resources Suite, Northampton Square
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Registration instructions: To use Bloomberg, you must create a Bloomberg account.
Certifications: To take Bloomberg Certification in Finance Fundamentals, Market Concept or Environmental Social Governance, see Signing up for Bloomberg for Education.
See our Bloomberg library guide for more information.
Comprehensive financial data, analytics, and insights for global markets, including real-time news, pricing, and specialist research tools. Includes data from Worldscope, I/B/E/S, Lipper and Asset 4.
Use the Excel add-on to download data.
Datastream and SDC Platinum are available via LSEG Workspace.
Limitations:
Datastream is a popular database for time series: it covers financial and company data as well as macroeconomic indicators and fixed income securities.
Also covers equities, indices, bonds, futures, funds, interest rates, commodities, currencies and economic data.
Also available: Datastream via WRDS
Detailed financial histories: at least 5 years for listed banks and 3 years for unlisted banks. Includes 'as reported' financial items in English and local languages, using local GAAP and IFRS formats whenever available.
Worldwide coverage of Banks. Includes original filings, corporate structures and the facility to represent data graphically.
Limitation: Please note that Moody's resources can only be used for educational research, and cannot be used for institutional business purposes.