Finding Company and Industry Information

This guide is designed to help you find company and industry information required for your assessment.

Codes, share prices and market indices

"A market index measures changes in the value of a specific group of stocks, bonds, or other investments."

Source: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). (2018). 401(k) Glossary - Market index. Retrieved from http://www.finra.org/investors/401k-glossary#m

Use these links to access company performance indicators.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
The Australian Securities Exchange operates the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange and facilitates trading in securities and derivatives such as shares, futures, options and warrants. ASX also provides market data, for example share prices.

Factiva
News, current affairs and research database providing access to local and international newspapers, newswires and journal sources. Extensive company information is also available.
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NineMSN Finance - Shares and Funds
NineMSM Finance includes charts, company profiles, historical prices, future estimated earnings, buy/hold/sell recommendations, major shareholders and much more. You need to become a member (free) to access some parts of the site.
S&P Global Ratings (former Standard & Poor's Indices)
S&P Global Ratings (former Standard & Poor’s) is a leading provider of financial market intelligence. The world’s foremost source of credit ratings, indices, investment research, risk evaluation and data.
TradingRoom.com - ASX Code Lookup
Use TradingRoom.com to look up ASX codes and gain access to a wealth of stock specific information on pricing and news. Check for quotes and charts, announcements, dividend details, etc. An ASX code is a unique code used to identify companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Yahoo! Australian & NZ Finance
Search Yahoo! for a company symbol to get share prices, company profiles, current news headlines, announcements, and major insider and company share transactions.