Weblinks

In this section we have provided a website link for each of the companies featured in the press articles to enable you to undertake online research.

We have also included some weblinks for other organisations, which you should find useful for keeping up to date with further business news stories and developments in accounting and finance.

FEATURED COMPANIES

Chapter 1: Corus: www.corusgroup.com
Chapter 1: Huntingdon Life Sciences: www.huntingdon.com
Chapter 2, 12, 15: Marks and Spencer: www.marksandspencer.com
Chapter 3: Lastminute.com: www.lastminute.com
Chapter 5: John Menzies: www.john-menzies.com
Chapter 6, 7: Johnson Matthey: www.matthey.com
Chapter 8: MG Rover: www.mg-rover.com
Chapter 9: Thorntons: www.thorntons.co.uk
Chapter 11: Iceland: www.iceland.co.uk
Chapter 13: Nissan: www.nissan.co.uk
Chapter 14: Corals: www.eurobet.co.uk
Chapter 14: Sportingbet.com: www.sportingbet.com

NEWS, MEDIA AND JOURNALS

The Times: www.thetimes.co.uk
The Daily Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Financial Times: www.ft.com

City updates
international financial news
UK financial news
news stories history search
share information
money and commodities markets
company and industrial news
people in the news
discussion forums

Financial Management: www.cimaglobal.com
Accountancy Age: www.accountancyage.com
The Economist: www.economist.com
Business Week: www.businessweek.com

current economic and financial issues
business and economic outlooks
e-business
financial news
business contacts
developments in accounting, finance, and taxation

Reuters: www.reuters.com
AC Nielsen: www.acnielsen.com
Dun and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com
Standard and Poors: www.standardpoor.com
Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com

Worldwide financial and economic indicators
company news
market news
financial news
business news
reports on currency exchange rates
World share information
e-business

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants: www.cimaglobal.com
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales: www.icaew.co.uk
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland: www.icai.ie
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland: www.icas.org.uk
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: www.acca.co.uk
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy: www.cipfa.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Taxation: www.tax.org.uk
Association of Accounting Technicians: www.aat.co.uk
Accounting Standards Board: www.asb.org.uk

accounting standards
developments in accounting and financial management
business resources
networking
financial career development
information centres

Institute of Directors: www.iod.com

management career development
special interest groups
management information resources
networking
information centres