Useful Resources

Resources

Brief explanation

AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

ASIC

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission enforces and regulates company and financial services laws

Bank of England rates

Key Bank of England rates

BBSW – definition

Explanation of how the Bank Bill Swap Reference rates (BBSW) are calculated

Bond and interest rate market data

Bond pricing, official interest rates and yield curves across various countries. Provided by Bloomberg.

Currency Calculator

Provided by Bloomberg this allows the user to check currency rates and conversion values. Note that rates are not live but will provide a good guide.

EURIBOR – historical rates

European Banking Federation (FBE) and Financial Markets Association (ACI) EURIBOR benchmark rates

European Central Bank rates

Key ECB interest rates

Finance and Treasury Association (FTA)

The FTA is a non-profit association for professionals working across all aspects of treasury and financial risk management

FSA

UK Financial Services Authority

IAS Plus

IAS Plus provides news about the International Accounting Standards. It is a DTT resource

IASB/ IFRS

International Accounting Standards Board

ISDA

International Swaps and Derivatives Association

LIBOR – historical rates

British Banker’s Association (BBA) LIBOR fixings for 10 major currencies – USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, CAD, NZD, DKK and SEK

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

RBA website of Australia’s central bank with information about the RBA and monetary policy

The Language of Money

Edna Carew’s dictionary provides easy to understand definitions of financial terms

U.S.Fed Funds daily Prime rate (H15)

U.S. Federal Reserve statistical release each day on U.S. money market, Fed Funds rate and Government Securities

WTO

World Trade Organisation