Business and Finance Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Business and Finance Acronyms

• ADC — Association of District Councils
• ADR — American Depository Receipt
• AEF — Aggregate External Finance
• AIG — American International Group
• AIR — Assumed Interest Rate
• ALACE — Association of Local Authority Chief Executives
• AME — Annually Managed Expenditure
• AMEX — American Express (credit Card)
• APR — Annual Percentage Rate
• ARM — Adjustable Rate Mortgage
• ARS — Auction Rate Securities
• ATM — Automated Teller Machine
• BCA — Basic Credit Approval
• BTA — British Tourist Authority
• BVI — Best Value Initiative
• CABE — Commission For Architecture & The Built Environment
• CB — Carte Blanche (as In Diner’s Club Carte Blanche Credit Card)
• CBD — Commerce Business Daily
• CC — Cross Cutting
• CCN — County Council Network
• CCSS — Community Charge For Standard Spending
• CCT — Compulsory Competitive Tendering
• CD — Certificate of Deposit
• CDO’S — Collateralised Debt Obligations
• CDSC — Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
• CFP — Certified Financial Planner
• CIPFA — Chartered Institute of Public Finance And Accountancy
• CLO’S — Collateralised Loan Obligations
• CM — Command Paper
• CMF — Capital Modernisation Fund
• CMO — Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
• CMPS — Centre For Management And Policy Studies
• COVE — Centres of Vocational Excellence
• CSR — Comprehensive Spending Review
• CUSIP — Committee On Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
• DB — Defined Benefit (retirement Plan; For Example, A Pension)
• DC — Defined Contribution (retirement Plan; For Example, A 401(k) Plan)
• DCA — Dollar Cost Averaging
• DCMS — Department of Culture, Media And Sport
• DEFRA — Department of Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
• DEL — Departmental Expenditure Limit
• DFEE — Department For Education And Employment
• DFES — Department For Education And Skills
• DIS — Departmental Investment Strategies (UK)
• DR — The Daily Reckoning
• DTCC — Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
• DTLR — Department of Transport, Local Government And The Regions
• DWP — Department For Work And Pensions
• EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer
• EMA — Education Maintenance Allowances
• EPS — Earnings Per Share
• ERISA — Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
• ETF — Exchange Traded Funds
• ETN’S — Efficiency Technical Notes
• EU — European Union
• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• FDIC — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• FIFO — First In, First Out
• FMA — Foundation Modern Apprenticeship
• FOMC — Federal Open Market Committee
• FOREX — Foreign Exchange
• FRB — Federal Reserve Board
• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• GEP — General Expenditure Policy
• GES — General Expenditure Statistics
• GL — General Ledger
• GLA — Greater London Authority
• GNP — Gross National Product
• GO — General Obligation Bond
• GPC — Government Procurement Card
• GTA — Group Training Associates
• GUDD — Gold Up, Dollar Down
• HRA — Housing Revenue Account
• IA — Investment Adviser
• IBD — Investors Business Daily
• ICT — Information & Communication Technology
• IFS — Infiniti Financial Services
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• ING — Internationale Nederlanden Group (a Financial Company)
• IOU — I Owe You
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• IRA — Individual Retirement Account
• ISB — Invest To Save Budget
• JTWROS — Joint Tenants With Rights of Survivorship
• LASFE — Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure
• LEA — Local Education Authority
• LGA — Local Government Association
• LGF — Local Government Finance
• LGFS — Local Government Finance System
• LOI — Letter of Intent
• LPSA — Local Public Service Agreement
• LSC — Learning And Skills Council
• LSP — Local Strategic Partnership
• MMKT — Money Market
• MPT — Modern Portfolio Theory
• MSI — Multiple Streams of Income
• NAO — National Audit Office
• NASD — National Association of Securities Dealers
• NASDAQ — National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (world’s First Automated Financial System). Nasdaq Now A Proper Noun.
• NAV — Net Asset Value