Jan
12
Trial access to Capital IQ
Posted by: Christina Sylka | January 12, 2011 | Comments Off on Trial access to Capital IQ
UBC students, faculty and staff have trial access to Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ database from January 11 until February 11, 2011. Capital IQ provides detailed coverage of public and private companies, private investment firms, and executives. It also provides data on capital transactions. Capital IQ’s software functionality includes sophisticated retrieval and personalization tools which enable users to screen the database […]
Oct
18
Bloomberg Seminar in Vancouver on November 9th
Posted by: Christina Sylka | October 18, 2010 | Comments Off on Bloomberg Seminar in Vancouver on November 9th
Bloomberg is hosting a seminar on Tuesday November 9th in Vancouver. This is a free event and a great opportunity to learn more about Bloomberg’s solutions. The seminar takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Shangri-La Hotel on 1128 West Georgia. Registration opens at 7:30am. There will be a Lunch and Learn at […]
Sep
20
FPinfomart Site Enhancement
Posted by: Jan Wallace | September 20, 2010 | Comments Off on FPinfomart Site Enhancement
Mergers and Acquisitions Financial advisors have now been added to FPinfomart’s Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions reports. This can be searched via the drop-down menu in Simple Search within the M&A database. Use Financial Post Crosbie Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada to quickly drill down into specific transactions in the areas that are of interest. You […]
Jul
6
Bloomberg terminal now available in HA 119
Posted by: Christina Sylka | July 6, 2010 | Comments Off on Bloomberg terminal now available in HA 119
Thanks to the hard work of the Sauder School’s Learning and Technology Services Technician, Anthony Yam, the Bloomberg terminal has been moved to the new Sauder computer lab in Henry Angus 119. Bloomberg, which is only available for use by current UBC students, faculty and staff, has a specialized terminal and cannot be accessed remotely. […]
Jun
30
Datastream is now available in the Sauder School PhD lab
Posted by: Christina Sylka | June 30, 2010 | Comments Off on Datastream is now available in the Sauder School PhD lab
Datastream is a valuable research tool, providing access to international financial and economic time series data. When the David Lam Library closed its facilities at the end of May, 2010, access to Datastream was made available in Koerner Library, Level 2. Now, Datastream has also been downloaded to all 12 computers in the PhD lab (Rix 202). Thank you […]
May
18
Access to Datastream Now Available
Posted by: Christina Sylka | May 18, 2010 | Comments Off on Access to Datastream Now Available
Datastream, a database of international economic, financial and stock price data, formerly housed in the David Lam Library, is now available in Koerner Library’s Humanities and Social Sciences Division (Level 2) on a standalone workstation. This computer (Humanities 87) is located near the Reference Desk and the Current Journals.
May
17
Bloomberg
Posted by: Christina Sylka | May 17, 2010 | Comments Off on Bloomberg
The Bloomberg terminal is now located in HA 191C, a bookable room in the Bruce R. Birmingham Centre for Undergraduate Education. The terminal will be housed in the room until mid-June, when it will be moved into the new computer lab being developed in Henry Angus 119. Bloomberg is a financial and investment analysis resource […]