United Kingdom

Acronym
and link

Full Name

ABI

Association of British Insurers

ACA

The Association of Consulting Actuaries

ACCA

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

ACT

The Association of Corporate Treasurers

AFB

Association of Foreign Banks

AFM

Association of Financial Mutuals

AFME

Association for Financial Markets in Europe

AIFA

Association of Independent Financial Advisers

AIMA

Alternative Investment Management Association

AIC

Association of Investment Companies

APCC

Association of Professional Compliance Consultants

APCIMS

Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers

ASIM

Association of Solicitors and Investment Managers

BBA

British Bankers Association

BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce

BCI

Business Continuity Institute

BSA

Building Societies Association

BVCA

British Venture Capital Association

CAI

Chartered Accountants Ireland

ComBar

The Commercial Bar Association

CFAI

Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

CI

The Compliance Institute

CIA

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

CIBS

Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland

CII

Chartered Insurance Institute

CIMA

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

CIPD

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

CIPFA

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

CIT

Chartered Institute of Taxation

CISI

Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment

CLC

Council for Licensed Conveyancers

CLSC

City of London Law Society

CML

Council of Mortgage Lenders

CR

Compliance Register

DMA

Direct Marketing Association

EMA

Electronic Money Association

FLA

Finance & Leasing Association

FOA

Futures and Options Association

FPB

Forum of Private Business

FRC

Financial Reporting Council

FSB

Federation of Small Businesses

GCB

General Council of the Bar

GIB

Guild of International Bankers

IA/FA

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

IASB

International Accounting Standards Board

ICA

International Compliance Association

ICAEW

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

ICAS

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

ICSA

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

IIA

Institute of Internal Auditors

IMA

Investment Management Association

IMLPO

Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers

INQUIRE

Institute for Quantitative Investment Research

IOD

Institute of Directors

IRM

Institute of Risk Management

IRS

Investor Relations Society

ICMA

International Capital Markets Association

IUA

International Underwriting Association of London

LCCI

London Chamber of Commerce & Industry

LIBA

London Investment Banking Association

LMA

Loan Market Association

LSNI

Law Society of Northern Ireland

NAPF

National Association of Pension Funds

PFS

Personal Finance Society

PMI

Pensions Management Institute

RICS

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

SFE

Scottish Financial Enterprise

SIMA

Securities Industry Management Association

SPC

Society of Pension Consultants

STA

Society of Technical Analysts

STEP

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

TAF

Trade Association Forum

TISA

Tax Incentivised Savings Association

TLS

The Law Society

TLSS

The Law Society of Scotland

UKPA

UK Payments Administration

UKSA

United Kingdom Shareholders' Association

UKSIF

UK Social Investment Forum

WMBA

Wholesale Market Brokers' Association