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PART VII: INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM FINANCING

Link-sets

IPO Islamic Banking/Finance JOBS Act

Leasing Securities Offering Reform

• Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Get basic information on Aussie-listed stocks and access investor education features.
  http://www.asx.com.au/
• The Banker. Magazine site has news and articles covering retail and investment banking, capital markets, FX and Treasury, global securities services, and technology.
  http://www.thebanker.com/
• The Bond Strategist. Previews and reviews of credit markets and their related economies.
  http://bondheads.com/
• DefaultRisk.com. Huge collection of credit risk modeling resources.
  http://defaultrisk.com/
• Euroland.com. Reports on nine different European stock exchanges in eight different languages.
  http://www.euroland.com
• Financial Pipeline. Dedicated to financial education and understanding. Check out their Equity section.
  http://www.finpipe.com/
• FINRA -- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. Their Investors section offers articles, interactive tools, alerts and other resources to help make you a better investor.
  http://www.finra.org/
• "How to Read a Prospectus". An informative explanation from the Office of the Missouri Secretary of State.
  http://www.sos.mo.gov/securities/pubs/prospectus.asp
• Investment Company Fact Book. Latest review of trends and activities in the US investment company industry (mutual funds, closed end funds, ETFs and UITs), courtesy of the Investment Company Institute.
  http://www.icifactbook.org/
• Investopedia.com: Tutorials and Lessons. Check out "Stock Basics" and "Bond and Debt Basics" in particular.
  http://www.investopedia.com/university/
• IPO Web Sites
  1. Yahoo! IPOs. Yahoo! devotes one page of its Finance site to IPO information.
     http://biz.yahoo.com/ipo/
• Islamic Banking/Finance Web Sites
  1. Islamic Banking -- Wikipedia. Article from Wikipedia.
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking
  2. Islamic-Finance.com. Information on Islamic banking, finance, and economics.
     http://www.islamic-finance.com/indexnew.htm
  3. "Islamic Finance: An Ethical Alternative to Conventional Finance?". An ACCA Discussion Paper -- quite good.
     Finance: http://www.financialislam.com/uploads/3/8/5/3/3853592/tech_tp_if6pp1.pdf
  4. Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns". Congressional Reasearch Service (CRS) Report for Congress prepared by Shayerah Ilias, Analyst in International Trade and Finance, November 30, 2010.
     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22931.pdf
  5. Muslim-Investor.com. Resources on Islamic Investment, Banking, Finance, and Insurance.
     http://muslim-investor.com/
• Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act Web Sites
  1. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act - Wikipedia. JOBS Act background courtesy of Wikipedia.
     
• J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. Investment banking firm.
  http://www.jpmorgan.com
• Leasing Web Sites
  1. Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Online. Information on a wide variety of issues and topics related to the equipment leasing and finance industry. Visit the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation -- the Foundation, provides its publications and resources free to those studying and researching in the equipment lease financing industry and to industry professionals.
     http://www.elfaonline.org/
  2. Leaseurope. The European Federation of Leasing Company Associations website contains a wide array of information and statistics.
     http://www.leaseurope.org/
  3. Leasing in Canada. Useful source of information on equipment leasing in Canada for lessees, vendors, brokers, lessors, and business students too.
     http://www.leasingcanada.com/
• London Stock Exchange. http://www.londonstockexchange.com
• Market Structure. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created this excellent website to promote better understanding of our equity markets and equity market structure through the use of data and analytics.
  http://www.sec.gov/marketstructure/#.UlXMEFMQPAk
• Merrill Lynch. Investment banking firm.
  http://www.ml.com
• The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq).
  http://www.nasdaq.com/
• "A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents". A really informative aand entertaining booklet from the SEC. The Preface is even written by Warren Buffett.
  http://www.sec.gov/news/extra/handbook.htm
• Proxy Monitor. Web portal through which investors, reporters, academics, and policymakers can access information on shareholder involvement in corporate governance.
  http://proxymonitor.org/
• QuantumOnline.com. Information on preferred stocks and other exchange-traded income investments such as REITS, Closed-end Funds, ETFs, and Royalty Trusts.
  http://quantumonline.com/
• SEC EDGAR Database. Corporate SEC filings from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval database.
  https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
• SEC Home Page.
  http://www.sec.gov
• Securities Offering Reform Web Sites (NOTE: On June 29, 2005 the SEC adopted rules that modify and advance significantly the registration, communications, and offering processes under the Securities Act of 1933.)
  1. SEC Speech: Securities Offering Reform: June 29, 2005. SEC Chairman Donaldson's announcement of the 6/29/05 reforms.
     http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/spch062905whd.htm
  2. Securities Offering Reform -- Release No. 33-8591.The SEC's final rule -- 468 pages worth!
     http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/33-8591.pdf
• Spotlight on Proxy Matters. Provides shareholders with general information about how to cast their vote and why voting should be an important consideration for shareholders.
  http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/proxymatters.shtml
• Virtual Museum and Archive of the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society. History of financial regulation from the 20th century to the present. Built and administered by the SEC Historical Society, it is exhibited independent of any oversight from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  http://www.sechistorical.org/
• What We Do. A detailed explanation (with links) of the work of the SEC.
  http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml
• Yahoo! Bonds Center. General information about bonds, a glossary, the latest bond news, and a message board.
  http://finance.yahoo.com/bonds

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