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asset backed commercial paper

Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

authorised institution

Alternative Investment Management Association

application program interfaces

authorised participants

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD

Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive

collateralised debt obligation

collateralised loan obligation

contingent convertible

defined benefit (a pension arrangement where benefits are linked through a formula to the members' wages or salaries, length of employment, or other factors.)

defined contribution (pension plans to which fixed contributions are paid and there are no legal or constructive obligations for the sponsor to pay further contributions in the event of unfavourable plan experience.)

direct electronic access

earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

European Central Bank

Emerging market

Emerging market economy

environmental, social and governance

exchange traded fund

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

foreign direct investment

International Network on Financial Consumer Protection

Financial Stability Board

Forex

Group of 20 (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, United States and the European Union)

gross domestic product

General Data Protection Regulation

gross tonnage

high-frequency trading

International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

information and communication technology

International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants

International Federation of Accountants

International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds

International Monetary Fund

International Organization of Securities Commissions

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

pay-as-you-go (Unfunded pension plans that are financed directly from contributions from the plan sponsor or provider and/or the plan participant.)

public-private partnership

Principles for Responsible Investment

principal trading firms

Responsible Business Conduct

Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index

sustainable development goals

Securities and Exchange Commission

structured investment funds

small and medium-sized enterprise

state-owned enterprise

The STOXX Europe 600 Index is derived from the STOXX Europe Total Market Index (TMI).

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD

World Trade Organization