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Useful links

Trade Associations

Association of British Insurers  www.abi.org.uk/

Association of Independent Financial Advisors www.aifa.net

Association of Investment Trust Companies  www.aitc.co.uk

APACS  www.apacs.org.uk

Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers www.apcims.co.uk

Association of Residential Letting Agents  www.arla.co.uk   

British Bankers Association   www.bba.org.uk

British Venture Capital Association  www.bvca.co.uk

Building Societies Association  www.bsa.org.uk

Charity Commission  www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Council of Mortgage Lenders  www.cml.org.uk/

European Federation of Finance House Associations www.eurofinas.org

European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Acea) http://www.acea.be/

Finance & Leasing Association   www.fla.org.uk

Hedge Fund Association http://www.thehfa.org/

Housebuilders Federation  www.hbf.co.uk

Institute of Practitioners in Advertising www.ipa.co.uk/

Investment Managers Association  www.investmentuk.org

Market Research Society www.mrs.org.uk/  

National Association of Pension Funds www.napf.co.uk

National Association of Estate Agents  www.naea.co.uk

Royal Institition of Chartered Surveyors  www.rics.org

Society of Business Ecoonomists  www.sbe.co.uk

Society of Motor Manufacturers www.smmt.co.uk

Regulators and other major government/financial bodies

Bank of England  www.bankofengland.co.uk

Competition Commission  www.competition-commission.org.uk

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform www.berr.gov.uk/

Department of Work and Pensions  www.dwp.gov.uk

European Banking Federation  www.fbe.be

European Central Bank   www.ecb.int

European Commission  www.europa.eu.int

Eurpean Parliamentary Financial Services Forum   www.epfsf.org

European Mortgage Federation  www.hypo.org

European / US Financial Services Forum   www.euractiv.com

Euro Implementation Unit - HM Treasury  www.euro.gov.uk

Financial Compensation Scheme  ww.fscs.org.uk

Financial Ombudsman Service  www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Financial Serivces Authority www.fsa.gov.uk/

Gateway site to Government and non-government sites www.dfes.gov.uk/hegateway/links/index.cfm

Goverment Actuary Department www.gad.gov.uk/

HM Treasury  www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Inland Revenue  www.hmrc.gov.uk

Land Registry www.landreg.gov.uk

LIMRA www.limra.com/

London Stock Exchange  www.londonstockexchange.com

National Statistics  www.statistics.gov.uk

Office of Fair Trading  www.oft.gov.uk

OECD   www.oecd.org

Pensions Commission  www.pensionscommission.org.uk

Pensions Regulator  www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk

Treasury Select Committee                                            www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/treasury_committee.cfm

Professional services organisations

Compeer www.compeer.co.uk/

Financial Services Club www.fsclub.co.uk/

Financial Services Forum   www.thefsforum.co.uk

Financial Services Practitioners Panel www.fs-pp.org.uk

Financial Services Skills Council www.fssc.org.uk

ifs School of Finance  www.ifslearning.ac.uk 

Market Research Portal www.marketresearchworld.net                                    

Pensions Management Institute www.pensions-pmi.org.uk/

Shaping Tomorrow  www.shapingtomorrow.com

The Work Foundation www.theworkfoundation.com/index.aspx

The Marketing Society www.marketing-society.org.uk

The WealthNet  www.thewealthnet.com

World Advertising Research Centre www.warc.com/

Financial journalists/economists /communications/training agencies

EU Bankers www.eubankers.net/

Richard Willsher  www.richardwillsher.com/

John Kay www.johnkay.com/recent/

Consumer bodies

Consumers Association  www.which.ne

Financial Services Consumers Panel  ww.fs-cp.org.uk

National Consumer Council www.ncc.org.uk

Financial Information Providers

BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/default.stm

Bloomberg  www.bloomberg.co.uk

CNBC www.cnbc.com

Financial Times www.news.ft.com

Interest Rates www.interest-rates.org.uk/

NTC Research  www.ntc-research.com

Mintel www.mintel.com/frontpage/

Money Marketing www.moneymarketing.co.uk/

Moneyfacts  www.moneyfacts.co.uk

Reuters  www.today.reuters.com

Main Financial Services Providers

Abbey www.gruposantander.com

Alliance & Leicester www.alliance-leicester-group.co.uk

Barclays  www.barclays.com

HBOS www.hbosplc.com

HSBC www.hsbc.com

Lloyds TSB  www.lloydstsb.com

Nationwide www.nationwide.co.uk

RBS Group  www.rbs.co.uk

Statistics

RBA  www.rba.co.uk/sources/stats.htm

Offshore Outsourcing Services: Market Research Service Bureau

Cross-tab www.cross-tab.com/services/outsourcing_solutions.html

Consumer credit statistics

Citizens Advice http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

TDX Group (provides detailed debt collection information to banks) http://www.tdxgroup.com/

Equifax http://www.equifax.co.uk/

Experian http://www.experian.co.uk/

Consumer credit counselling service  http://www.cccs.co.uk/

Insolvency service http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/otherinformation/statistics/statisticsmenu.htm

Regular financial market surveys:

Key Retirement Solutions (Equity Release)

http://www.keyrs.co.uk/about-key/press-office/press-releases