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