Project & Risk Management

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News Services

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Including our Financial Times and Economist subscriptions

Use the resources below to find detailed financial information:

For further help and support, please self-enrol on the BaL Moodle site: Financial Database: Access and Guidelines. This site also includes information about alternative data sources such as BoardEX and Audit Analytics. 

If you are having trouble accessing data, look at this suggested reading list for possible alternatives

 

• Bloomberg 

  • Bloomberg is available in the Bloomberg Suite in the Richmond building.
  • There is also 1 terminal on the first floor of the Library. This machine cannot be booked but is priority use for Bloomberg.

Getting Started on the Bloomberg Terminal
For more detailed queries, ask for help from your module coordinator or supervisor. 


• Eikon (includes Datastream for Office) 

Please note that this product will be WITHDRAWN FROM USE on 30th June 2025.

  • Students and staff can access 1 licence from AppsAnywhere for one hour at a time.

Please self-enrol on the BaL Financial Database moodle site and read the AppsAnywhere Eikon access instructions.
Once you have clicked on the Eikon button in the virtual client, you must make sure that you leave your mouse cursor on the black box and wait for the login and password box to auto-fill.

Additional Eikon help videos


The new interface for S&P, includes most Capital IQ (standard) financial data, as well as banking information, news and analytics and information on millions of private companies. 

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Additional access instructions:

  • Sign in with your university username and password.
  • If you cannot see the login screen and get an error message, please check this FAQ.

  • Similar to Bloomberg but web-based and available off-campus
  • Deep global company information and market research
  • Real-time and historical information on companies, markets, transactions and people worldwide

There is also a Ratings Direct tab which covers global, national and regional scale credit ratings and research. This tab is only available until May 2026. 

Most financial data can now be accessed in the new S&P Capital IQ Pro Platform.

!  This item has restricted access. You must login to view access instructions.

Additional access instructions:

  • Sign in with your university username and password. 
  • If you cannot see the login screen and get an error message, please check this FAQ

 

Your Subject Team

 Hannah Porter

Faculty Librarian

email hannah.porter@port.ac.uk