On our website we use a number of abbreviations and acronyms. The full term is normally used at the beginning of the article, but we have gathered a list of the most commonly used acronyms for your ease of reference.
AII | Alternative Instrument Identifier |
AIFMD | Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive |
AMLTF | Anti-Money Laundering Task Force |
AUM | Assets Under Management |
ARC | Accounting Regulatory Committee |
AuRC | Auditing Regulatory Committee |
CCP | Central Counterparty Clearing |
CEMA | Standing Committee for Market and Economic Analysis |
CEREP | Central Ratings Repository |
CDS | Credit Default Swaps |
CDO | Collateralized Debt Obligations |
CFTC | Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
Commission | European Commission |
CPSS | Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems |
CRAs | Credit Rating Agencies |
CRD | Capital Requirements Directive |
CSD | Central Securities Depositories |
EBA | European Banking Authority |
ECB | European Central Bank |
ECON | Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament |
EEA | European Economic Area |
EECS | European Enforcers’ Co-ordination Sessions |
EFC | Economic and Financial Committee |
EFRAG | European Financial Reporting Advisory Group |
EIOPA | European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority |
EMIR | European Market Infrastructure Regulation |
EP | European Parliament |
ESRB | European Systemic Risk Board |
EU | European Union |
ESAs | European Supervisory Authorities |
ESC | European Securities Committee |
ESCB | European System of Central Banks |
ESFS | European System of Financial Supervision |
ESMA | European Securities and Markets Authority |
FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FCD / FICOD | Financial Conglomerates Directive |
FSB | Financial Stability Board |
FSC | Financial Services Committee |
FST | Financial Stability Table |
GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
IA | Impact Assessment |
IAASB | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
IFRS IC | International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee |
IOSCO | International Organisation of Securities Commissions |
IPO | Initial Public Offering |
IT | Information Technology |
M&A | Mergers and Acquisitions |
MAD | Market Abuse Directive |
MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MTF | Multilateral Trading Facility |
NCAs | National Competent Authorities |
OAM | Officially Appointed National Mechanism |
OFC | Non-cooperative Jurisdictions |
OTC | Over-The-Counter |
Q&A | Questions and Answers |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
SLD | Securities Law Directive |
SMSG | Securities Markets Stakeholder Group |
SSM | Single Supervisory Mechanism |
TD | Transparency Directive |
TOD | Takeover Bids Directive |
TREM | Transaction Reporting Exchange Mechanism |
UCITS | Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Directive) |
USA | United States of America |
XBRL | Extensible Business Reporting Language |