"Abbreviations" [2012] ELECD 233; in Athanassiou, Phoebus (ed), "Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)

Book Title: Research Handbook on Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Alternative Investments

Editor(s): Athanassiou, Phoebus

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802789

Section Title: Abbreviations

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Abbreviations


ADI Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
AIF Alternative Investment Fund
AIFM Alternative Investment Fund Manager
AUM Assets Under Management
ASX Australian Stock Exchange
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
BaFIN Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Germany)
BIS Bank for International Settlements
bop Balance of payments
CAC Collective Action Clause
CDS Collateralised Debt Obligation
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission (US)
CEPRES Center for Private Equity Research
CIC China Investment Corporation
CRA Credit Rating Agency
CRMPG Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group
EDP Excessive Deficit Procedure
EEA European Economic Area
EME Emerging-market Economy
EMU Economic and Monetary Union
ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism
ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority
ESRB European Systemic Risk Board
ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
EU European Union
FAIFs Funds of Alternative Investment Funds (UK)
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (US)
FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (US)
FoFs Funds-of-funds
FoHFs Funds-of-hedge-funds
FSA Financial Services Authority (UK)
FSB Financial Stability Board
FSOC Financial Stability Oversight Council
FUM Funds Under Management
GAPP Generally Accepted Principles and Practices


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GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GFC Global Financial Crisis
G-7 Group of Seven
G-20 Group of Twenty
HFWG Hedge Fund Working Group (UK)
HLI Highly Leveraged Institution
HNWI High Net Worth Individual
IAIS International Association of Insurance Supervisors
IMA Investment Management Association
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMFC International Monetary and Financial Committee
IOSCO International Organisation of Securities Commissions
IPO Initial Public Offer
IRR ...