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WEB SITES FOR DISCERNING FINANCE STUDENTS

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PART IV: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Link-sets

Check 21
Credit & Collections

Electronic Commerce
Microcredit
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
Supply Chain (and Financial Supply Chain)

The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). A UK gateway to information on corporate treasury matters. Be sure to check out their magazine, The Treasurer.
http://www.treasurers.org/
Business Finance Magazine.
http://www.businessfinancemag.com/
CFO.com. CFO: Corpiorate Finance for Executive Leadership sponsored by ORACLE.
https://www.cfo.com/
Check 21 (Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act) Web Sites
1. CheckImage Central. Industry information and education about check image clearing including industry statistics, videos and papers on how to become image-enabled.
  http://www.checkimagecentral.org/
2. FRB: Frequently Asked Questions About Check 21.
  https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/regcc-faq-check21.htm
CIO.COM. Resources for information executives.
http://www.cio.com/
Credit & Collections Web Sites
1. CRF Online. Credit Research Foundation (CRF) Web site emphasizing education and research activities to aid business credit, accounts receivable and customer financial managers.
  http://www.crfonline.org/
2. Dun & Bradstreet Information Services. Information about this commercial credit reporting agency.
  http://www.dnb.com
3. Experian (TRW) -- Business Credit. The Experian (formerly TRW) credit reporting agency describes a sample business credit report called a "Business Profile."
  http://www.experian.com/business/bcr.html
4. National Association of Credit Management.
  http://www.nacm.org/
5. Pay on Time. The Complete Guide to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (interest) Act 1998 (UK).
  http://payontime.co.uk/
6. Secret History of the Credit Card. TV program Frontline (working with The New York Times) created this revealing investigation into credit cards. View entire program and read articles. Website also has a credit card quiz, a teacher's guide, and a place to leave feedback.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/
Electronic Commerce Web Sites
1. E-Commerce Times. A cornucopia of e-commerce news and information.
  http://www.ecommercetimes.com/
2. Finfacts Ireland. The Irish Finance and Business Portal.
  http://www.finfacts.ie/
Federal Reserve Financial Services. Information about the Federal Reserve System's financial services and products offered to U.S. financial institutions (e.g., ACH and Funds Transfer).
http://www.frbservices.org/
The Federal Reserve System. All about the Federal Reserve System, its publications, its regulations, and links to related sites.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
Fedpoint 28: Estimating Yields on Treasury Securities. How to compute yields on Treasury securities -- discount yield and investment yield methods.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoint/fed28.html
FRBNY Fedpoints. This Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) site contains on-line "Fedpoint" publications covering such topics as Automated Clearing Houses (ACHs), Fedwire, and float.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/fedpoints.html
FRED® -- Economic and Financial Database. Provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data for Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/
FTA: The Finance and Treasury Association. Association for finance and treasury professionals in Australia, Asia and the Pacific -- providing technical information and ongoing professional development.
http://www.finance-treasury.com/
InventoryOps.com. Source for information on inventory management and warehouse operations.
http://www.inventoryops.com/
Investment Company Fact Book. Latest review of trends and activities in the US investment company industry (mutual funds, closed end funds, ETFs and UITs), courtesy of the Investment Company Institute.
http://www.icifactbook.org/
Investopedia.com: Money Market. Tutorial on the money market plus descriptions of the key money market instruments.
http://www.investopedia.com/university/moneymarket/
The Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce.
http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/JIBC/
Logistics Management. Web-based extension of "Logistics Management" magazine that includes additional resources and links to other news sources.
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/
Microcredit Web Sites
1. Kiva.org -- Loans that Change Lives. Kiva lets you loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence.
  http://kiva.org/
NACHA: Electronic Payments, EBT, EFT, ACH . Learn about NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association), ACH, "direct deposit/direct payment," Financial EDI, cross-border payments, and more.
http://www.nacha.org/
Outsourcing Center. A hub for outsourcing information and articles.
http://www.outsourcing-center.com/
The Outsourcing Institute. A neutral outsourcing resource dedicated to providing outsourcing information, research, networking opportunities and customized services and solutions to the outsourcing industry. Membership is required, but it is free.
http://www.outsourcing.com/
Phoenix-Hecht Treasury Resources. Comprehensive guide to treasury-specific Web resources. And, check out their two-page list of Books for Treasury Managers.
https://www.phoenixhecht.com/treasuryresources/index.html
Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
1. European Payments Council (EPC). Website of organization dedicated to supporting and promoting SEPA.
  http://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/
Supply Chain (and Financial Supply Chain)
1. "The Argument for Financial-Chain Management". Excellent article from eCFO talks about applying the advances made in supply-chain management to the "financial chain."
  http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/3001478
2. ING Guide to Financial Supply Chain Optimization. Excellent four-section series originally appeared in TMI Magazine and is provided here courtesy of ING.
3. Section One: Introducing the Financial Supply Chain.
4. Section Two: Order-to-Cash Processes.
5. Section Three: Purchase-to-Pay Processes.
6. Section Four: Supply Chain Finance.
7. PrimeRevenue Blog. Practical insights on supply chain finance for treasury and procurement (by Bob Kramer).
  http://www.primerevenue.com/blog/
8. Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Sourcing, procurement, operations, and demand management features, online magazine, and more.
  http://www.sdcexec.com/
9. Supply Chain Digest. Supply chain management and logistics news, insight, education, opinion and education.
  http://www.scdigest.com/
10. Supply Chain Finance Community. Nonprofit organization with the aim to facilitate and accelerate the developments in Supply Chain Finance.
  http://www.scfcommunity.org/
11. Supply Chain Management Review. Online version of magazine plus supply chain news features.
  http://www.scmr.com/
12. Supply Management. Purchasing and supply news, law, analysis and resources.
  https://www.cips.org/supply-management/
Treasury & Risk Magazine.
http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/
Treasury Institute for Higher Education. Designed to be the first "port of call" for senior treasury officers of educational institutions seeking to learn, share, and benchmark the best practices in treasury management.
http://www.treasuryinstitute.org/
Treasury Management Association (TMA). Now known as the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP).
http://afponline.org/
TreasuryDirect. Purchase U.S. Treasury securities directly via the Internet. Also provides basics on Treasury securities and a nice frequently asked questions (FAQs) area.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html

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