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 |
| AFS |
Association of Freindly Societies |
| AIFA |
Association of Independent Financial Advisers |
| AIMA |
Alternative Investment Management Association |
| AIC |
Association of Investment Companies |
| APACS |
Association for Payment Clearing Services |
| APCC |
Association of Professional Compliance Consultants |
| APCIMS |
Association of Private Client
Investment Managers and Stockbrokers |
| ASIM |
Association of Solicitor Investment Managers |
| BBA |
British Bankers Association |
| BCC |
The British Chambers of Commerce |
| BCI |
Business Continuity Institute |
| BMA |
Bond Market Association |
| BSA |
Building Societies Association |
| BVCA |
British Venture Capital Association |
| CBA |
The Commercial Bar Association |
| CFAI |
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute |
| CI |
The Compliance Institute |
| CIA |
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
| CIB |
Chartered Institute of Bankers |
| 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 |
| CLC |
Council for Licensed Conveyancers |
| CLSC |
City of London Solicitors' Company |
| CML |
Council of Mortgage Lenders |
| CR |
Compliance Register |
| DMA |
Direct Marketing Association |
| EMA |
Electronic Money Association |
| FLA |
Finance & Leasing Association |
| FMA |
Fund Managers' 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 |
| ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland |
| ICAEW |
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales |
| ICAS |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland |
| ICSA |
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
| IFAP |
Independent Financial Adviser Promotion |
| 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 |
| IOM |
Institute of Management |
| 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 |
| NABIC |
National Association of Bank and Insurance Customers |
| NAPF |
National Association of Pension Funds |
| PFS |
Personal Finance Society |
| PIMA |
PEP and ISA Managers' Association |
| PMI |
Pensions Management Institute |
| RICS |
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
| SFE |
Scottish Financial Enterprise |
| SII |
Securities and Investment Institute |
| 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 |
| TLS |
The Law Society of England and Wales |
| TLSS |
The Law Society of Scotland |
| UKSA |
United Kingdom Shareholders' Association |
| UKSIF |
UK Social Investment Forum |
| WMBA |
Wholesale Market Brokers' Association |