Accountancy, Banking & Finance

Accountancy

Bean Counting 101

A free multi-media accounting course for non-cccountants by Arnold S. Grundvig, Jr.

 

RAW : Rutgers Accounting Web

Claims to be the largest accounting website on the Internet.

 

Intute Business

A major portal for the study of business and managagement, including accountancy.

 

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

ACCA claims to be the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body, with members in 160 countries.

 

ICAEW Directory of Firms on the World Wide Web

A database of over 25,000 Chartered Accountant firms worldwide. You can search for firms by location and by their areas of specialisation; General Practice, Specific Services, Taxation Services, and by Industry or Market.

 

Accounting Web Resources

A directory of links to accounting resources maintained by Charles Sturt University in Australia.

Banking

Institute for Finance and Banking at the University of Göttingen

The IFBG server has links to all sorts of information on banking, financial services, and money in general, including e-money.

 

ifs School of Finance

The ifs School of Finance is one of the leading bodies for the provision of both education and life-long career support services to the financial services industry, and formal financial education to the public at large.

 

The Building Societies Association

The trade association for the UK's building societies. The site contains details of members, answers to frequently asked questions, facts and statistics on building societies, and copies of press releases and newsletters etc.

 

The Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland

The Institute, which is the oldest banking Institute in the world, is Scotland's leading provider of Professional Qualifications to the financial services sector.

 

Bank of England

The official web site of Britain's central bank.

 

British Bankers' Association

A source of information for consumers, businesses, the media and researchers.

 

Frequently Asked Questions about the Federal Reserve System

Answers compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

 

Canadian Banks

Thid site focuses on the Canadian banking industry, featuring articles about Canadian financial institutions, mortgage, credit and debt.

 

International Monetary Fund

The IMF is an international organization of 185 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment.

 

World Bank

The central bankers' central bank.

 

The Central Bank Hub

This is part of the website of the Bank for International Settlements. The Hub includes a directory of the world's central banks with links to their websites, copies of speeches by senior central bankers, and research publications from central banks and other international financial institutions, and articles from the International Journal of Central Banking.

 

Banking and Finance

This site claims to cover 95% of bank web-sites as well as stock exchanges from 55 countries.

 

Debunking the Federal Reserve Conspiracy Theories

Articles by Edward Flaherty answering common allegations made against the Federal Reserve System.

 

British Bankers' Association

This website provides you with information about the BBA and also offers access to more information about the banking industry.

 

Bobsguide to Financial Technology

An online showcase for technologies and services in the banking and finance industry.

Consumer Information, Personal Finance, Stockmarkets etc.

CompareCo Canada

Comparison of Canadian credit cards, mortgages, cell phone plans and more.

 

Credit.com

Led by a former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Credit.com provides consumers a unique perspective on the financial world. Credit.com empowers consumers with easy-to-understand information about money, credit, loans and more. Credit.com is partnered with trusted financial experts and select companies in order to offer insightful tips, helpful tools and excellent deals.

 

Choose Money

This site provides the latest news and guides for people in the UK on a range of money matters all authored by a team of specialist financial journalists. It also allows you to compare popular credit cards, loans, bank accounts etc.

 

The Investing Site - Personal Finance and Investing made Simple

Among the features of this site UK high street bank finder for each town with the opening hours, facilities, address, telephone number and map of local branches.

 

Finance Search

Finance Search is a privately owned website developed to provide the UK public with a site linking to all the major financial players within the UK both large and small. It covers everything from credit cards to travel insurance.

 

Absolute Assigned Policies

A British website for people thinking selling their endowment policies.

 

UK Loans and Mortgages

Loans UK offers an independent, secure, confidential and free service for people in the UK looking to borrow money in the form of a loan or a mortgage.

 

Big Mortgage Problem

Mortgage advice from a broker may help to save You a lot of pain, time And money.

 

Bridging Loan Company

Offers fast bridging loans and bridging finance for property professionals.

 

Pay Finder

PayFinder is a free and anonymous service that will allow you to compare your salary to others within your company, industry and region.

 

Digital Look

A site for company research, news feeds, and for information about markets, funds, and managing your money.

 

77Finance

A UK financial directory covering online investments, share dealing, spread betting, personal and business banking, mortgages, loans, insurance and competitive credit cards.

 

Finance Facts

Guidance through the maze that is personal finance in the UK.

 

The Truth about Money

Three books by Helen Barker are available to be downloaded. One is on wealth for women, another on financial advice for expatriates, and the third is on how to thrive on a third of your current salary.

 

UK Insolvency Helpline

Free advice from a team of money advice workers on all aspects of debt advice, credit repair and insolvency issues.

 

This Is Money

This Is Money is a British portal for current information about financial matters. It is run by Associated New Media, part of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, and Metro media group.

 

Personal Finance - Fair Investment Company

Fair Investment Company is a leading independent UK personal finance portal which provides high quality services through appointed partners and select advertisers for the individual and business owner.

 

Money Extra

An extensive source of information on personal finance dealing particularly with the UK.

 

Student Credit Cards

A site giving advice on credit cards specifically designed to meet the needs of today's students in Britain.

 

Credit Card Comparison Online

Compare UK credit cards, featuring extensive information, comparison search tools and ask the experts help services.

 

Creative Wealth International

Formerly known as the Money Camp this is American site created with the objective of empowering people, including children, to create financial independence for themselves.

 

Investor Guide

All sorts of information for investors are available from this site which aims to be the leading guide to investing on the Web.

 

Investor Words

A comprehensive, cross-referenced glossary of investment terms.

 

Global Investor

Among the offerings of this site are news items, a very extensive directory of links to other sources of financial information, and details of new books on finance with facilities for ordering them.

 

Gold Eagle

If you are interested in gold, silver or platinum, this is the site for you.

 

Offshore Banking and Offshore Company Formation Services

For protecting your assets!

 

TradeStation

A trading platform for investors.

 

Debt Questions

A free information site providing impartial debt advice for individuals in Britain.

 

IVA Individual Voluntary Agreements and Bankruptcy Advice

A website with free advice on problems of getting out of debt from a firm which arranges practical agreements by negotiating with banks and credit card companies.

 

Doctor Debt

An American website devoted to the to the understanding, prevention and treatment of debt.

 

Unravel It

An independent and impartial online price comparison service for UK utility bills and financial services.

Currencies

OANDA Currency Converter

Has up-to-date rates for 164 currencies and also gives figures for earlier dates.

 

Universal Currency Converter

Performs rapid calculations involving any pair of currencies.

 

Pacific Exchange Rate Service

The Currencies of the World section gives details of the currencies of most countries, including their names, symbols, whether they are fixed or floating etc.

 

Currencies of the World

A list of currencies and their abbreviations.

 

The Word "Dollar" and the Dollar Sign $

An outline of their origins and history.

 

Current Value of Old Money

Information about online and printed sources for determining what would be the equivalent value in today's money of any particular amount of money at some previous date in history.

 

Glossary of Money Terms - Official and Slang

It covers British and American terms and ancient terms for money, and has links to other glossaries.

 

Eurogiro Network

Eurogiro is a network for low value payments between banks and postal organisations and a gateway to other payment solutions in the Low Value Payment market. Its membership includes postal giros and some banks in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

 

How to pay for holidays when your plastic just won't do

An article about transferring money abroad, the Observer, August 15, 2004.

 

International Money Transfer - a Traveller's Guide

Information about the pros and cons of various methods of sending money internationally.

 

The principles and Practice of contemporary Hawala: informal value transmission on a global scale

A presentation by Roger Ballard with 100 slides giving a detailed explanation of how hawala works.

Economics and Business in General

Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary

Possibly the most comprehensive business related dictionary on the Internet for students, produced by ITS Tutorial School in Hong Kong.

 

TiscaliMoney Channel

A one-stop shop for personal finance and business news.

 

EcEdWeb

EcEdWeb, the Economic Education Website, provides support for economic education in all forms and at all levels.