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Accounting acronyms and abbreviations

Finance and business abbreviations and acronyms

We have collected together the meanings of some common finance and business acronyms and abbreviations. Many relate to institutions or post-nominals and links are given to relevant websites.

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Acronyms - F

FABRP Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
FAFC Fellow of the Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators
FAIA Fellow of the Association of International Accountants
FAP Fraud Advisory Panel
FAPA Fellow of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants
FAS Financial Accounting Standard
FASAC Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (USA)
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
FASNA Forensic Accountants Society of North America (US)
FATF Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
FCA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
FCA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
FCCA Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
FCEA Fellow of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants
FCF Financial cash flow
FCIArb Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
FCIB Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
FCII Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute
FCIS Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
FCMA Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
FCMA Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada
FCMI FCMI Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
FCPA Fellow of the Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)
FCPWA Fellow of the Faculty of Community, Personal and Welfare Accounting
FCT Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
FDI Foreign direct investment
FEE Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens
FEI Financial Executives International
FESE Federation of European Securities Exchanges
FFA Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants
FIA Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries
FIAB Fellow of the International Association of Book-Keepers
FICB Fellow of the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers
FICM Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management
FIFO First in, first out
FIFP Fellow of the Institute of Financial Planning
FinstD Fellow of the Institute of Directors
FIPA Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
FIRMA The Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association (USA)
FLIA(dip) Fellow of the Life Insurance Association by Diploma
FMAAT Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
FMAC Financial and Management Accounting Committee (IFAC)
FMCG Fast moving consumer goods
FMS Flexible manufacturing system
FOF Forum of Firms (IFAC)
FPC Financial Planning Certificate
FPMI Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute
FRC Financial Reporting Council
FRED Financial Reporting Exposure Draft
FRRP Financial Reporting Review Panel
FRS Financial Reporting Standard
FRSSE Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities
FSA Financial Services Authority
FSCA Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants
FSF Financial Stability Forum
FTII Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation