Industry Acronyms Guide for Investment Management & Financial Services
The investment management and financial services industry uses a huge number of acronyms across regulation, governance, trading, operations and reporting.
For those new to the industry — or even experienced professionals working across multiple jurisdictions — it can sometimes feel like a different language.
We created this practical reference guide to bring the most commonly used industry acronyms into one place, covering:
Investment and fund terminology
Portfolio management and trading
UK, US and global regulators
UK regulatory framework
US regulatory framework
Financial crime and compliance terminology
Operations and governance terminology
This guide is designed to be a simple, practical reference that you can keep and use day-to-day.
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