Financial Research Data

Financial Research Data Excellence

The advice of the Financial Services Research Centre (FSRC) is critical for ensuring that the acquisitions budget of the library is spent prudently. Access to research databases is an integral part of research in finance and other business disciplines. Most research done by Laurier finance faculty and students is empirical, and access to data sources is essential to conduct this research. By managing various database subscriptions, through the Wharton Research Data Services platform and outside of this platform, the FSRC ensures that Laurier faculty and students have continuous access to the data required for their research.

Access to Data Sets

The Finance department of Lazaridis School of Business and Economics has access to several data bases including CRSP and Compustat. Additional data bases and the faculty members to contact for access are listed below:

• MSA Research database. Mary Kelly.
• Annual statement data for federally regulated life and health insurers in Canada. Mary Kelly.
• Annual statement data for all property and casualty insurers in Canada that file with Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Mary Kelly.
• PitchBook: private companies financial information including details on private company financing rounds and private company M&As. Brian Smith.  
• OPRA quotes and trades for options written on the S&P 500 index. Diego Amaya.