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
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