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Business: Financial Databases: LSEG Workspace

Financial databases provide mostly financial data but also textual information for students studying finance, economics, accounting and financial mathematics

     LSEG Workspace - Quick Start User Guide

The LSEG Workspace platform is a comprehensive financial database that has a desktop application, web browser application and an Excel add-in which also    includes an upgraded version of Datastream.

Workspace is great for:

  • Company overviews

  • Comparing a company’s peer group

  • Screening for private company data

  • Screening for equities, bonds, mergers and acquisitions

  • Downloading complex panel data 

  • Certification courses

Help and Support

    If you need help using Workspace or Datastream, you will need to create an LSEG MyAccount:

  • Student Support Online Chat
  • Phone: +44 0800-44-2000
  • Email: customersupport@refinitiv.com
  • Ask AI Help
  • LSEG Learning Centre

Creating an LSEG 'MyAccount'

Creating an LSEG account will allow you to access:

  • LSEG support: FAQs or, if you need additional help, you can raise and track a ticket

  • Guides, videos and software downloads

  • The LSEG Academy for certification and instructor-led classes, self-paced learning

LSEG Workspace License Request Portal

Access the LSEG Self-Registration Portal:

  • Enter your university-issued email address, e.g., @live.mdx.ac.uk
  • Verify your email: you will receive a verification email from LSEG. Click the link in the email to continue the registration process
  • Complete the registration form and submit
  • After your request is approved, you'll receive an email with your license expiry date and instructions on how to access LSEG Workspace