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Associations

• European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Features private equity news, data and information.
• Global Venture Investors Association International venture capital association. Features global venture capital news and overview.
• International Project Finance Association International project finance trade organization promoting the interest of organizations working with non and limited recourse project finance transactions.
• Major Projects Association International Interdisciplinary forum concerned with large complex projects. Features publications on past projects.
• National Venture Capital Association Trade association that represents the venture capital industry.

Government Resources

• International Finance Corporation Features searchable IFC projects database.
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation Insures investments overseas against political risks, finances business overseas, and finances private investment funds that provide equity to businesses overseas.
• SEC Division of Corporate Finance

Laws

• Commodity and Securities Exchanges Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 17.
• SEC Rules & Regulations From Bowne SEC news, rules and regulations, and newsletters on corporations and securities, finance, internet, and insurance.
• Securities Lawyer's Deskbook From the Center for Corporate Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law. Includes texts to the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
• U.S. Securities Exchange Laws U.S. Code, Title 15, Chapter 2B.
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Opinions
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulatory Actions Includes proposed rules, final rules, concept releases, interpretive releases, policy statements and more.
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Interpretations Includes staff accounting bulletins, staff legal bulletins and telephone interpretations.

Web Sites

• Banking and Finance Publications From Baker & McKenzie.
• Finance Publications From Pillsbury Winthrop.
• The Journal of Structured and Project Finance Features searchable abstracts and full-text "best papers."
• Global Finance Magazine Features global finance articles.
• World Bank Features data, statistics and publications on World Bank projects. Includes information on infrastructure finance.

Westlaw Databases

• Asset Finance International (ASSFINTL)
• Commercial Finance Newsletter (COMFINNL)
• Composite News: Infrastructure (COMPNI)
• Construction and Development Financing, Third Edition (CDF)
• Finance & Banking Law Reference Books Multibase (PLIREF-FIN)
• Infrastructure Finance (INFN)
• International Business & Finance Daily (BNA-IBFD)
• International Capital Markets and Securities Regulation (SECINTCAP)
• International Construction (INTLCONST)
• International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)
• International Economy (INTLECON)
• Investext (Dialog) (INVESTEXT)
• Investext (INVSTXT)
• Investment Reporter, The (INVRP)
• Investor Relations (INVREL)
• Private Placement Reporter (PVTPLRPT)
• Project and Trade Finance (PRTRFIN)
• Public Utilities Fortnightly (FORTNIGHT)
• Structured Finance (PLIREF-STRFIN)
• Venture Capital Journal (VENCAPJ)