Dictionary of Financial Abbreviations

by Paxton,John; Paxton,John

• ISBN13: 9781579583972
• ISBN10: 1579583970
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-06
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Designed for practitioners, students, and librarians, this new dictionary provides the definitions for over 4,000 financial abbreviations and acronyms in a format and design that makes the book exceptionally easy to use International in scope and up-to-date in coverage, topics include international and national institutions, qualifications, regulatory bodies, trade unions and trade associations, currencies and general abbreviations used in the financial world. Many abbreviations have entries expanded to include both definition and further explanation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Preface	9	(2)
Definitions A-Z	11	(200)
Appendix 1 Monetary Symbols	211	(3)
United Kingdom Accounting Standards
Appendix 2 Financial Reporting Standards (FRSs)	214	(1)
Appendix 3 Urgent Issues Task Force (UITF)	215	(1)
Appendix 4 Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAPs)	216	(1)
Appendix 5 Statements of Auditing Standards (SASs)	217	(1)
United States Accounting Standards
Appendix 6 Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)	218