SDSU Clubs and Organizations

• Associated Students of San Diego State University (AS)
• Aztec Equity Fund
• Alpha Kappa Psi
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Finance and Investment Society
• SDSU Financial Planning Association
• Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA)
• Investment Club, SDSU
• Real Estate Society
• Undergraduate Equity Fund

Professional Finance Organizations

• Academy of Financial Services (AFS)
• American Finance Association (AFA)
• American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
• Association for Financial Professionals
• CFA Institute (formally AIMR)
• Financial Executives International (FEI)
• Financial Management Association International (FMA)
• Global Association of Risk Professionals
• Midwest Finance Association
• National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)
• Western Finance Association (WFA)

SDSU Subscribes to the following data services:

Compustat

Compustat North America is a database of U.S. and Canadian fundamental and market information on active and inactive publicly held companies. It provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items. Compustat Global is a database of non-U.S. and non-Canadian fundamental and market information on more than 33,900 active and inactive publicly held companies with annual data history from 1987.

SDSU students and faculty may access the Compustat database via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS).

Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP)

Historical database that offers US daily price, volume, return, and shares outstanding data for securities with primary listings on the major exchanges. Access is available via Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS).

International Financial Statistics (IFS)

The International Monetary Fund's database of information on the economies and financial markets of IMF members. Access is available through the Wells Fargo Financial Markets Lab, Room LL 261.

MSCI

MSCI is a provider of investment decision support tools to more than 6,000 clients worldwide, ranging from large pension plans to boutique hedge funds. It offers a range of products and services – including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools – from a number of brands such as Barra, RiskMetrics, IPD and ISS.

MSCI Indices:

Access to MSCI indices (e.g., MSCI World Index, MSCI World Energy Sector Index, MSCI World Health Care Sector Index, etc.) is available through the Wells Fargo Financial Markets Lab, Room LL 261. Once logged onto the Bloomberg Terminal, type: MXWO Index.

MSCI Barra:

For access, please contact Professor Januj Juneja: [email protected]

PrivCo.com

PrivCo.com is the leading provider of financial data on major privately-held companies. Access is available through the following link:

http://library.sdsu.edu/guides/dbaz.php