Companion Website

A Dictionary of Business and Management

Web Links

Here is a list of recommended web links, arranged alphabetically by the relevant dictionary entries:

 A B C D E F H I L M N O P Q R S T V W

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Accounting Standards Board
http://www.apb.org.uk/asb
Website of the ASB: includes a list of standards in issue

Advertising Association
http://www.adassoc.org.uk
Website of the Advertising Association: includes research and reports

Advertising Standards Authority
http://www.asa.org.uk/asa
Website of the ASA: includes text of the CAP code

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration service
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1461
Website of ACAS

Alternative Investment Market
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/products/companyser...
Information for companies, traders, and investors from the website of the London Stock Exchange

Association of British Insurers
http://www.abi.org.uk
Website of the ABI: includes general insurance advice for businesses and private consumers

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
http://www.accaglobal.com
ACCA website: includes information on training and careers as well as advice on finding an accountant

Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
http://www.apcims.co.uk
APCIMS website

Audit Bureau of Circulation
http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=nav/abc&noc=y
ABC website

B  Top

Bank of England
http://www.bankofengland.co.uk
Bank of England website

BARB
http://www.barb.co.uk
BARB website: the public area includes a summary of the latest viewing figures and trends with monthly news bulletins

British Bankers' Association
http://www.bba.org.uk/bba/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=103
Website of the BBA: includes consumer information and LIBOR data

British Chambers of Commerce
http://www.britishchambers.org.uk
BCC website

British Standards Institution
http://www.bsi-global.com
Website of the BSI
http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Assessment-and-certification-se...
Direct link to BSI Management Systems

Business Link
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?domain=www....
Business Link home page

C  Top

Campaign
http://www.brandrepublic.com/Campaign/News
Campaign website: includes news, research, agency rankings, and jobs

capital allowances
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/camanual/Index.htm
Details of capital allowances from the HMRC website

capital gains tax
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cgt/index.htm
CGT area of the HMRC website

Chartered Institute of Marketing
http://www.cim.co.uk/home.aspx
CIM website: provides news, analysis, and a wide range of information services

Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
http://www.cipd.co.uk/default.cipd
CIPD website: includes a wealth of resources on HR subjects ranging from employment law to training and development

Chicago Mercantile Exchange
http://www.cme.com
Website of the CME

Combined Code on Corporate Government
http://www.frc.org.uk/documents/pagemanager/frc/Combined_Cod...
Full text of the Combined Code (2008) from the FRC website

Companies Acts
http://www.berr.gov.uk/bbf/co-act-2006/faq%20Act%202006/page...
FAQs relating to the 2006 Act provided by BERR
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/pdf/ukpga_20060046_en.pdf
Full text of the Companies Act 2006

Companies House
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Companies House website: includes guidance on incorporating and winding up a company

Competition Commission
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Website of the Competition Commission

Confederation of British Industry
http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/staticpages.nsf/StaticPages/home....
CBI website

Consumer Price Index
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=181
HICP data from the UK National Statistics website

Consumers' Association
http://www.which.co.uk
Which? website: provides guidance on a wide range of consumer issues

Corporate Venturing Scheme
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/guidance/cvs.htm
Introduction to the CVS from the HMRC website

Corporation Tax
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ctsa/index.htm
Corporation Tax area of the HMRC website: includes information about making a return online

D  Top

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
http://www.berr.gov.uk
BERR website

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
http://www.dius.gov.uk
DIUS website

Deutsche Börse
http://deutsche-boerse.com/dbag/dispatch/en/kir/gdb_navigati...
Deutsche Börse Group website

Direct Marketing Association UK
http://www.dma.org.uk/content/home.asp
DMA website: includes full text of the DM Code of Practice

Dow Jones Industrial Average
http://www.djindexes.com
Dow Jones Indexes website

E  Top

EDX London
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/edx/Home.htm
Information from the London Stock Exchange website

employment protection
http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights
Guide to employment rights from the TUC's WorkSMART website

Enterprise Investment Scheme
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/eis
A guide to the EIS from the HMRC website

Euronext NV
http://www.euronext.com/index-2166-EN.html
NYSE Euronext website

European Central Bank
http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
Website of the ECB

Export Credits Guarantee Department
http://www.ecgd.gov.uk
ECGD website

F  Top

Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov
Website of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov
Website of the FTC

Financial Accounting Standards Board
http://www.fasb.org
Website of the FASB

Financial Ombudsman Service
http://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Website of the Financial Ombudsman Service

Financial Reporting Standard
http://www.frc.org.uk/asb/technical/standards/accounting.cfm
Summaries of all FRSs in issue from the Accounting Standards Board website

Financial Services Authority
http://www.fsa.gov.uk
Website of the FSA

FTSE Share Indexes
http://www.ftse.com
Website of the FTSE Group

H  Top

Health and Safety Executive
http://www.hse.gov.uk
Website of the HSE: provides information and guidelines on a wide range of health and safety topics, including those applicable to particular industries

Hong Kong Stock Exchange
http://www.hkex.com.hk/index.htm
Website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd

I  Top

Incoterms
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:0rbGTcByjdwJ:www.iccwbo...
Incoterms information from the ICC website

inheritance tax
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cto/iht.htm
Inheritance tax area of the HMRC website

Institute of Chartered Accountants
http://www.icaew.co.uk
Website of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales: provides technical information, advice on training and careers, and help in finding a chartered accountant

Institute of Directors
http://www.iod.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/...
Website of the Institute of Directors

Institute of Management Services
http://www.ims-productivity.com
Website of the IMS: includes information on many tools and techniques used in management services

Intellectual Property Office
http://www.ipo.gov.uk
Information on copyright, patents, trademarks, and registration of designs from the IPO website

IntercontinentalExchange
https://www.theice.com/homepage.jhtml
Website of the ICE

International Accounting Standards Board
http://www.iasb.org/Home.htm
Website of the IASB: includes summaries of standards in issue

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
http://www.worldbankgroup.org
Website of the World Bank Group

International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm
Website of the IMF

International Petroleum Exchange
https://www.theice.com/about_futures.jhtml
Information from the ICE website

L  Top

Land Registry
http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk
Website of the Land Registry

LIFFE
http://www.euronext.com/home_derivatives-2153-EN.html
Information from the NYSE Euronext website

Lloyd's
http://www.lloyds.com
Lloyd's website

London Bullion Market
http://www.lbma.org.uk/core_page.html
Website of the LBMA

London Metal Exchange
http://www.lme.co.uk
Website of the LME

London Stock Exchange
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb
Website of the LSE: includes information for companies and traders and much educational material for private investors

M  Top

Market Research Society
http://www.mrs.org.uk
MRS website

medium-sized company
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gba3.shtml#three
Further details on filing exemptions from the Companies House website

medium-sized group
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gba3.shtml#three
Further details on filing exemptions from the Companies House website

N  Top

NASDAQ
http://www.nasdaq.com
NASDAQ website

National Insurance contribution
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nic/ni.htm
Guide to NICs from the HMRC website

National Readership Survey
http://www.nrs.co.uk
Website of the NRS: includes estimates of average readership for all publications on the survey

New York Board of Trade
https://www.theice.com/nybot.jhtml
Information from the ICE website

New York Mercantile Exchange
http://www.nymex.com/index.aspx
Website of NYMEX

New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com
Information for traders, companies, and private investors from the NYSE Euronext website

O  Top

occupational pension scheme
http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk
Website of the Pensions Regulator: includes Codes of Practice and guidance for employers, trustees, and their advisers

Office for National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp
Free access to data produced by the Office for National Statistics

Office of Fair Trading
http://www.oft.gov.uk
Website of the OFT: includes advice for businesses and consumers

Official List
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/ukla/officialList.do
Official List of securities on the LSE from the FSA website

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www.oecd.org/home/0,2987,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00....
Website of the OECD: links to detailed economic statistics for all member countries

OTC Bulletin Board
http://www.otcbb.com
Website of the OTCBB

P  Top

PAYE
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/intro-basics.htm
An introduction to PAYE for employers from the HMRC website

pension
http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/home.asp
Information about state and private pensions from the Department for Work and Pensions

PLUS Markets
http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com
Website of PLUS Markets Group

Q  Top

Queen's Awards for Enterprise
http://www.queensawards.org.uk
Website of the Queen's Awards

Quoted Companies Alliance
http://www.quotedcompaniesalliance.co.uk
Website of the QCA

R  Top

Retail Price Index
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=21
RPI data from the UK National Statistics website

Revenue and Customs, HM
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk
Website of HMRC provides details of all UK tax rates, codes, and allowances and facilities for making returns online

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
http://www.rics.org
RICS website: includes a digest of economic news and analysis and authoritative surveys of the UK's residential and commercial property markets

S  Top

Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov
Website of the SEC

self-assessment
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/tmaself-assessment.shtml
Guide to self-assessment from the HMRC website

self-assessment for companies
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ctsa/guide.htm
Guide to corporation tax self-assessment from the HMRC website

small company
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gba3.shtml#three
Further details on filing and audit exemptions from the Companies House website

small group
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gba3.shtml#three
Further details on filing and audit exemptions from the Companies House website

stakeholder pension scheme
http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/atoz/atozdetailed/stakeh...
Guide to stakeholder pensions from the Department of Work and Pensions

Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index
http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.h...
Website of Standard and Poor's

Stationery Office
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/?%26trackid=002068
TSO's online bookshop

SWX Europe
http://www.swxeurope.com/index.html
Website of SWX Europe

T  Top

tax return
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/individuals/tmaself-assessment.shtml
Information on making an online tax return from the HMRC website

Tokyo Stock Exchange
http://www.tse.or.jp/english
English-language version of the TSE website

Trades Union Congress
http://www.tuc.org.uk
Website of the TUC

Treasury
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Website of HM Treasury: includes latest economic indicators and forecasts for the UK economy

V  Top

value added tax
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPort...
VAT area of the HMRC website

W  Top

Wholesale Market Brokers' Association
http://www.wmba.org.uk
Website of the WMBA: includes data for SONIA and EURONIA

World Economic Forum
http://www.weforum.org/en/index.htm
Website of the World Economic Forum

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org
Website of the WTO: includes a comprehensive statistics database