United Kingdom

Acronym
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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
CA Consumers' Association (WHICH)
CFAI Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
CI The Compliance Institute
CIA Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CIBS Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
CIIChartered Insurance Institute
CIMA The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CIPDChartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
CIT The Chartered Institute of Taxation
CISIChartered Institute for Securities & Investment
CLCCouncil for Licensed Conveyancers
CLSC The City of London Solicitors' Company
CML Council of Mortgage Lenders
ComBar The Commercial Bar Association
CR The Compliance Register
DMADirect Marketing Association
EMADirect Marketing Association
FLAFinance & Leasing Association
FOA The Futures and Options Association
FPB Forum of Private Business
FRC Financial Reporting Council
FSB Federation of Small Businesses
GCB The General Council of the Bar
GIB Guild of International Bankers
IA/FA The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
IASB International Accounting Standards Board
ICA International Compliance Association
ICAEW The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
ICAS The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
ICFR International Centre for Financial Regulation
ICSA The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
IFSLInternational Financial Services London
IIAInstitute of Internal Auditors
IMAInvestment Management Association
IMLPOInstitute 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
ISC Institutional Shareholders' Committee
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
NAPFNational Association of Pension Funds
PFSPersonal Finance Society
PMIPensions Management Institute
RICSRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
SFEScottish Financial Enterprise
SIMASecurities Industry Management Association
SPC The Society of Pension Consultants
STA The Society of Technical Analysts
STEP The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
TAFThe Trade Association Forum
TISATax 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