| Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
ASIC |
| China Securities Regulatory Commission |
CSRC |
| Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement |
CEPA |
| Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems |
CPSS |
| Corporate social responsibility |
CSR |
| Court of Appeal |
CA |
| Court of Final Appeal |
CFA |
| Credit rating agencies |
CRAs |
| Equity-linked investments |
ELIs |
| Exchange-traded funds |
ETFs |
| Executive Directors, SFC |
EDs |
| Financial Resources Rules |
FRR |
| Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau |
FSTB |
| Financial Services Authority, UK |
FSA |
| Financial Stability Board |
FSB |
| Group of Twenty |
G-20 |
| High Court |
HC |
| Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd |
HKEx |
| Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
HKMA |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
HKSAR |
| Initial public offering |
IPO |
| International Organization of Securities Commissions |
IOSCO |
| Investor Education Council |
IEC |
| Investment-linked assurance scheme |
ILAS |
| Key facts statements |
KFS |
| Legislative Council |
LegCo |
| Lehman Brothers |
LB |
| Mandatory Provident Fund |
MPF |
| Memorandum of Understanding |
MOU |
| Non-executive Director, SFC |
NED |
| Process Review Panel |
PRP |
| Real Estate Investment trusts |
REITs |
| Securities and Exchange Commission, US |
SEC |
| Securities and Futures Appeals tribunal |
SFAT |
| Securities and Futures Commission |
SFC |
| Securities and Futures Ordinance |
SFO |
| Standing Committee on Standards Implementation |
SCSI |
| The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd |
SEHK |
