KPMG established the Audit Committee Institute (ACI) to help audit committee members keep pace with business issues relating to governance, audit, accounting and financial reporting. Since its inception in 1999, KPMG member firms have launched ACIs in 20 countries.
International capital adequacy framework for deposit taking institutions (banks, etc)
Chief Information Officer
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation
U.K. Financial Services Authority
Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission
Generally accepted accounting principles - accounting ‘rules’ for particular country e.g. US GAAP, UK GAAP, AGAAP, NZ GAAP (for New Zealand) etc
International Accounting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards
Initial public offering, aka a ‘float’ when a private company is listed on a stock exchange for the first time
Information Risk Management
Key Performance Indicators
Line of business -one of the six industry sector groups ie FS, ICE, CM, IM, Govt, ENR
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Small to medium enterprise
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Practice