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COVID-19 REMOTE ACCESS UPDATE

Due to the situation with COVID-19, we have prepared measures to access certain fixed-terminal finance databases. Access is only available to current McGill students, staff, and faculty.

Bloomberg: Book a 1 hour slot online.
- Bloomberg Market Concepts - current McGill students and faculty can access the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) online learning course for free during this time. Regular Bloomberg access is NOT available. You can register your BMC account or login with your existing account here.
Morningstar: Book a 1 hour slot online.
SDC Platinum: Book a 1 hour slot online.
- Doctoral students and faculty may request individual access (available only for Windows computers)

At the moment, we do not have remote access available for Eikon. We will update you with more information if access becomes available.

Statement on the Educational Use of Databases

The use of McGill Library's professional business databases is limited to academic purposes. These databases are not to be used on behalf of external organizations or for commercial reasons.

Students completing internships may not access resources and reports on behalf of their employers.

Please refer to the McGill Library policy on electronic resources or to the licensing and conditions of use for further information.

Financial Data

Bloomberg
Live and historical market data, news, analytics and reports.
Morningstar
Financial and statistical data including fund information - International.

Mergent Bondviewer
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Find bond ratings and corporate actions, dividends, UIts, and fixed income.
Mergent Eventsdata
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Mergent Online
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Comprehensive financials, competitors, annual reports and more.

SDC Platinum
New issues, M&A, syndicated loans, private equity, project finance, poison pills, and more.
Thomson Eikon with Datastream
Financial and statistical data - International.

WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
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Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is a research platform that you can use to access a variety of databases related to accounting, banking, economics, finance, ESG, and statistics.

Use is restricted to current McGill University faculty and doctorate students. Graduate students may request access on a term-by-term basis. Undergraduate students must have the support of a Desautel Faculty of Management professor.

Analyst Reports

J.P. Morgan Research
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The database features thousands of analyst reports covering over 3,000 global companies and all industries. Derived from Morgan Markets - J.P. Morgan's exclusive information for key clients and investors - these reports are made available to academic users for education and research purposes.
Coverage is 2011 to current with a one week embargo.
Library can facilitate negotiating text-mining rights for this database for McGill faculty and students wishing to acquire the rights with their own research funds. Please contact Digital Scholarship Hub

Reports cover equities and company performance, global and regional economics and financial strategy, foreign exchange, commodities, liquidity, and emerging markets.
Thomson ONE
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Analyst reports (contains Thomson Research Reports).
Works only with Internet Explorer. If a page is not loading properly or you are having difficulty opening PDF files, go to Tools (Alt+X), Compatibility View Settings, and add “thomsonone.com” to websites viewed in compatibility view. This should fix the loading problems.

Articles

Accounting, Tax, and Banking Collection (ProQuest)
Articles and current news from academic and professional journals as well as other key news sources.

See also: Articles & News resource guide

OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS

Further to Quebec government and university directives, McGill campuses will be closed as of March. As a result, all library branches will be closed until further notice. Library staff will continue to provide virtual reference during service hours. Amanda and Dawn will also be available via email and virtual consultation.