Related Web Sites for Investment Banking
Professional Associations/Organizations for Investment Banking
Professional Journals/Publications for Investment Banking
Partial List of Investment Banks

About Investment Banking

An individual or institution which acts as an underwriter or agent for corporations and municipalities issuing securities. Most also maintain broker/dealer operations, maintain markets for previously issued securities, and offer advisory services to investors. investment banks also have a large role in facilitating mergers and acquisitions, private equity placements and corporate restructuring. Unlike traditional banks, investment banks do not accept deposits from and provide loans to individuals, also called investment banker.

For additional information on Investment Banking

The Occupational Outlook Handbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics on Banking also Information on Investment Analysts and Brokers/Brokerage Clerks. Information includes the nature of the work, working conditions, training, qualifications and advancement, employment, job outlook, earnings, related occupations.

Related Web Sites for Investment Banking

• Bloomberg Online – Bloomberg is the global provider of data, news and analytics. The site offers products and services that provide real-time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world.
• City of Chicago Fact Book, Financial Institutions  - Lists Chicago’s largest domestic and foreign banks and their assets, SBA lenders, savings and loans, venture capital firms,
• The Deal - The Deal LLC is a diversified media company. They report, analyze and disseminate business and financial news on the deal economy. They serve the global deal community - corporate and financial dealmakers, advisers and institutional investors - with a comprehensive line of print and electronic product and services for both readers and advertisers. Print and electronic media include: The Deal, a business and finance newsweekly, The Daily Deal, a daily financial newspaper and TheDeal.com, an online resource for corporate and financial dealmakers.
• Careers in Finance -  Provides a very extensive overview of finance and investment banking careers and relevant resources including salary data.
• Investor Words.com – Extensive investment glossary.
• Numa Financial Systems  - This site includes lists and links to investment banks and general investment resources.
• Vault Guide to Investment Banking
• Wet Feet on Investment Banking

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Professional Associations/Organization for Investment Banking

• CFA Institute - Professional association for investment managers and investment researchers.
• The Bond Market Association
• Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA)
• New York Society of Security Analysts
• Securities Industry Association (SIA)

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Professional Journals/Publications for Investment Banking

• Financial Times
  
• Investment Dealers' Digest
• Ncvst.com
• Venture Capital Journal
• Red Herring Magazine
• Wall Street Journal

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Partial list of Investment Banks (listed alphabetically)

• Citigroup
• Credit Suisse
• Deutsche Bank
• Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
• Goldman Sachs & Co.
• J.P. Morgan Chase
• Lazard
• Lehman Brothers
• Merrill Lynch
• Morgan Stanley
• Prudential Financial
• Smith Barney
• UBS

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