| ABCP | asset backed commercial paper |
| ACSI | Australian Council of Superannuation Investors |
| AI | authorised institution |
| AIMA | Alternative Investment Management Association |
| APIs | application program interfaces |
| APs | authorised participants |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| BIAC | Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD |
| BRRD | Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive |
| CDO | collateralised debt obligation |
| CLO | collateralised loan obligation |
| CoCo | contingent convertible |
| DB | defined benefit (a pension arrangement where benefits are linked through a formula to the members' wages or salaries, length of employment, or other factors.) |
| DC | 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.) |
| DEA | direct electronic access |
| EBITDA | earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EM | Emerging market |
| EME | Emerging market economy |
| ESG | environmental, social and governance |
| ETF | exchange traded fund |
| EU | European Union |
| FCA | Financial Conduct Authority |
| FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FinCoNet | International Network on Financial Consumer Protection |
| FSB | Financial Stability Board |
| FX | Forex |
| G20 | 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) |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GT | gross tonnage |
| HFT | high-frequency trading |
| IAASB | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
| ICT | information and communication technology |
| IESBA | International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| IFSWF | International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PAYG | pay-as-you-go (Unfunded pension plans that are financed directly from contributions from the plan sponsor or provider and/or the plan participant.) |
| PPP | public-private partnership |
| PRI | Principles for Responsible Investment |
| PTF | principal trading firms |
| RBC | Responsible Business Conduct |
| S&P 500 | Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index |
| SDGs | sustainable development goals |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SIV | structured investment funds |
| SME | small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | state-owned enterprise |
| STOXX 600 | The STOXX Europe 600 Index is derived from the STOXX Europe Total Market Index (TMI). |
| TUAC | Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2019
Strengthening Trust in Business
