Real-time current and historical economic and financial data as well as real-time news.

Provided with the generous support of the Deutsche Bank.

Short guide to navigating Bloomberg (2p PDF)
Short guide to using API (Bloomberg excel add-in) (2p PDF)
Bloomberg training in Singapore

SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) by Datamonitor for 10 000 public companies.

Span: Varies by company.

Economic, social and political reports from various sources including: EIU, CountryWatch, OECD economic surveys.

Span: Varies with the country/source.

Provides CUSIP numbers, standardized descriptions and additional data attributes for over 5 million corporate, municipal and government securities offered in North America.

Online manual (WRDS login required)

Free, web-based version of the desktop citation management software.

Short Guide
Tutorials

Eventus performs event studies using data read directly from CRSP stock databases or pre-extracted from any source.

Online manual (WRDS login required)

14 000 news sources from 159 countries in 22 languages with same-day full text access to major newspapers and business magazines as well as 25 000 company reports.

Span: 1969 onwards.

Short guide (2p PDF)

In-depth guide (30p PDF)
Help tips (2p PDF)

Select the 'Available to Academic Subscribers Only'option.

Span: 1981 to present with 24h embargo.

N.B. INSEAD no longer subscribes to the FT.com directly but it is available in Factiva from 2000 to the present with a 48h embargo.

Historical database of real time earnings estimates, contains data on broker estimate detail, consensus estimates, company issued guidelines and more.

Span: late 1980's onwards

Online manual (WRDS login required).

Analysis and research on topics in IT. Includes selected industry reports, magic quadrants and hype cycles. N.B. Excludes market research.

If you see a 'security warning' window, click on 'Continue' to proceed to the database.

Kindly made available courtesy of the INSEAD IT department.

Five-year forecasts, country reports, risk ratings and analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. Industries covered: automotive, energy, healthcare and telecoms.

Span: 1998 onwards.

Short guide - General Navigation (4p PDF)
Short guide - World Markets Automotive (8p PDF)
Short guide - Country Risk (7p PDF)

Key indicators and historical economic series for 200 countries. Be sure to logout after using this resource.

Span: depends on source.

Abstracts from over 600 scholarly journals and general interest publications about the environment. (Some full-text.)

Help guide to EBSCO databases (HTML)

Reports for 200 countries and 2,000 industries. Financial gap and labour productivity reports for over 20,000 companies. Cultural statistics cover religion, languages and ethnic groups worldwide.

Span: 2000 onwards.

Short guide (HTML)

IDEAs (INSEAD Depository of E-Articles) is an index of 400 000 articles from the best journals and magazines in business and management.

Span: 1994 - 2007

Working Papers by INSEAD.  N.B. For the full collection, see the Library Catalogue.

Span: 2007 onwards.

Impact factors, an immediacy index, article counts, cited half-life and eigenfactor metrics for over 7000 peer-reviewed journals in the Sciences and Social Science.

Span: 2001- . Updated annually

Online tutorial
In-depth guide (37p PDF)

Backfiles of academic journals. INSEAD currently subscribes to the following collections: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Business, and Business II.

Span: Vol. 1 no. 1 onwards. Most recent 3-5 years unavailable.

JSTOR Help

MEDLINE - please see PubMed

Statistical databases - excluding IEA data - and country statistical profiles. Some OECD books available (MEI, Factbook, STI Scoreboard, "At a glance") - see also the library's catalogue.

Span: 1960 onwards.

OECD.Stats guide (40p. PDF)

Private Equity News provides daily news and analysis for Europe’s private equity industry.

You must request a login to access this publication. Please fill out this online form and the information will be emailed to you.

Citations and abstracts of biomedical and life science research articles (formerly MEDLINE). Use the pull down menu to search PubMed Central, a digital archive of free full text articles in those fields.

Span: 1950 onwards, varies by title.

A webbased citation management software. Available for free to INSEAD users as an alternative to EndNote.

First-time users must Sign up for an Individual Account with RefWorks. Off campus users may need a group code to access RefWorks.

RefWorks 2.0 quick start guide (7p. PDF)
Interactive tutorial for RefWorks
Exporting tip sheet

Two datasets providing details on the structure and practices of the boards of directors at a large number of U.S. companies, and information on takeover defense and other corporate governance provisions for major US firms.  

Span: 1990-2006 (varies with datasets)

Online manual for Directors dataset (WRDS login required)

Online manual for Governance dataset (WRDS login required)

Global new issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and venture capital financing information. Please note that M&A data from 1985 onwards is also available online from Thomson One Banker Deals and that private equity/venture capital data is also available from Thomson One Banker - Private Equity.

Span: 1962 onwards. Most recent 30 days unavailable.

Professors and PhD students can have access to this database installed on their desktop. Contact Christel Froidevaux on the Europe Campus or the Library on the Asia Campus.

In-depth guide for SDC  (102p PDF)

In-depth guide for VentureXpert through SDC Platinum (58p PDF)

M&A information including data, news stories and weekly market activity, as well as league tables of top deals, industry, and advisors. Also available from SDC Platinum.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on the Deals Analysis tab in the left frame.

Span: 1985 onwards.

Data on venture funds, private firms, executives, venture-backed companies and limited partners, as well as an analytics source for fund commitments, disbursements, statistics and performance. Also available through SDC Platinum.

N.B. Once in the platform, click on the Private Equity tab in the left frame.

Span: 1970 onwards.

Includes career, industry and company guides, as well as career advice and employee reviews. Individual registration is required to access the site.

Includes 5,000 international prize-winning effectiveness case studies, articles, company profiles and market intelligence on marketing and advertising topics.

Data series from the World Bank, including World Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, Global Development Finance and more.

Span: Depends on source.

Abstracts or full-text Working Papers from over 20 business schools (mainly North American, some European), including INSEAD.

Span: Varies by source.

Information on public and private companies in the Middle East and N. Africa, as well as industry news & analysis, country statistics, stock market data. Also includes bonds, funds, IPO, M&A, Sukuk and private equity data.

N.B. Project data and some research reports are not available.
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