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AOA |
Articles of Association |
BOOT |
Built Operate Own and Transfer |
CA |
Certifying Authority |
CAG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
CIN |
Corporate Identity Number |
CLB |
Company Law Board |
COI |
Certificate of Incorporation |
CR |
Counter Receipt |
CSE |
Customer Services Executive |
D & O |
Directors & Officers |
DIN |
Director Identification Number |
DP |
Depository Participant |
DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
DRR |
Debenture Redemption Reserve |
DSC |
Digital Signature Certificate |
ECS |
Electronic Clearing Settlement |
EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
ESOP |
Employee Stock option Plan |
ESOS |
Employee Stock option Scheme |
ESPS |
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme |
FCD |
Fully Convertible Debenture |
GLN |
Global Location Number |
IEPF |
Investor Education and Protection Fund |
JRE |
Java Runtime Environment |
LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
MCA |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
MD |
Managing Director |
MOA |
Memorandum of Association |
NCD |
Non- Convertible Debenture |
NCLT |
National Company Law Tribunal |
NEFT |
National Electronic Fund Transfer |
OTCEI |
Over the Counter Exchange of India |
PCD |
Partly Convertible Debenture |
RD |
Regional Director |
RFO |
Registrars Front Office |
ROC |
Registrar of Companies |
RTGS |
Real Time Gross Settlement |
SMART |
Simple,Moral,Accountable,Responsive,Transparent |
SRN |
Service Request Number |
VFO |
Virtual Front Office |
WTD |
Whole Time Director |
DPIN |
Designated Partnership Identification Number |
APRIS |
ASEAN Programme for Regional Integration Support |
MEP |
Ministers of European Parliament |
EIB |
European Investment Bank |
QR |
Quantitative Restrictions |
MC |
Ministerial Conference |
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DAP |
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BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
CCI |
Competition Commission of India |
CD |
Compact Disc |
CLB |
Company Law Board |
CPC |
Civil Procedure Code |
CrPC |
Criminal Procedure Code |
IT |
Information Technology |
KPO |
Knowledge Process Outsourcing |
NCLT |
National Company Law Tribunal |
POA |
Power of Attorney |
ROC |
Registrar of Companies |
SAT |
Securities Appellate Tribunal |
SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
SLP |
Special Leave Petition |
TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
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FFTM |
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ACE |
Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprise Programme |
ACP |
Average Collection Period |
AIDB's |
All India Development Banks |
ARR |
Average Rate of Return |
BCR |
Benefit Cost Ratio |
BFS |
Board for Financial Supervision |
BIFR |
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
BIS |
Bank for International Settlement |
BOP |
Balance of Payment |
CAC |
Capital Account Convertibility |
CARE |
Credit Analysis and Research limited |
CAS |
Credit Authorization Scheme |
CBOT |
Chicago Board of Trade |
CCFF |
Compensatory and Contingency Financing Facility |
CE |
Certainty Equivalent |
CHIPS |
Clearing House Inter Bank Payment System |
CKD |
Completely Knocked Down |
CM |
Clearing Members |
CME |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMO's |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
CP |
Custodial Participant |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CPS |
Critical Path Scheduling |
CP's |
Commercial Papers |
CR |
Current Receipts |
CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
CSF |
Consolidated Sinking Fund |
DFHI |
Discount and Finance House of India |
DMS |
Derivative Mortgage Securities |
DP |
Depository Participant |
DRC |
Domestic Resources Cost |
DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
DVA |
Difference in Value Added |
EBIT |
Earnings Before Interest and Tax |
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
ECMH |
Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis |
ELSS |
Equity linked Saving Scheme |
EMU |
Economic and Monetary unit |
ERP |
Effective Rate of Protection |
ERR |
Economic Rate of Return |
ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
EXIM |
Export Import Bank |
FCCB |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bond |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FHLMC |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) |
FMC |
Forward Markets Commission |
FNMA |
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) |
FRN's |
Floating Rate Notes |
G.n.i.e |
Government not included elsewhere |
GDR |
Global Depository Receipt |
GNMA |
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginne Mae) |
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
ICRA |
Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited |
IDA |
International Development Association |
IDB |
India Development Bonds |
IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
IFCI |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
IIBI |
Industrial Investment Bank of India (erstwhile IRBI) |
IMD |
India Millennium Deposit |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IO |
Interest Only |
IPO |
Initial Public Offer |
IRBI |
Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India |
IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
MBS |
Mortgage Backed Securities |
MCC |
Marginal Cost of Capital |
MCX |
Multi Commodity Exchange |
MPBF |
Maximum Permissible Bank Finance |
MT |
Mail Transfer |
MTM |
Mark to Market |
NBFC |
Non-Banking Financial Companies |
NBOT |
National Board of Trade |
NCDEX |
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited |
NMCE |
National Multi Commodity Exchange |
NOPAT |
Net Operating Profit After Tax |
NPA |
Non-Performing Assets |
NPM |
Net Profit Margin |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
NRI |
Non- Resident Indian |
NSCCL |
National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited |
NSDL |
National Securities Depository Limited |
OMO |
Open Market Operations |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
OYH |
Own Your House |
PACER |
Program of Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research |
PACT |
Programme for Advancement of Commercial Technology |
PERT |
Performance Evaluation Review Technique |
PI |
Profitability Index |
PLI |
Primary Lending Institutions |
PO |
Principal Only |
PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
PRISM |
Parallel Risk Management System |
RCTC |
Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation |
REER |
Real Effective Exchange Rate |
REMIC's |
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
RIB |
Resurgent India Bond |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
RPA |
Rupee Payment Area |
RPI |
Retail Price Index |
RRB |
Regional Rural Bank |
RRF |
Rematerialization Request Form |
RTR |
Receivable Turnover Ratio |
SCB's |
Scheduled Commercial Banks |
SDR |
Special Drawing Right |
SFC's |
State Financial Corporations |
SFI's |
Specialized Financial Institutions |
SHCIL |
Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited |
SIDBI |
Small Industries Development Bank of India |
SIDC's |
State Industrial Development Corporation |
SIDF |
Small Industries Development Fund |
SLR |
Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
SPAR |
Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk |
SPN |
Secured Premium Notes |
SPREAD |
Sponsored Research and Development Programme |
SWIFT |
Society for World wide International Financial Telecommunication |
TDICI |
Technology Development and Information Company of India Limited |
TEST |
Trade in Environmental Services and Technologies Programme |
TI |
Technology Institutions Programme |
TT |
Telegraphic Transfer |
UCB |
Urban Co-operative Banks |
USAID |
United State's Agency for International Development |
VAR |
Value at Risk |
VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
WCTL |
Working Capital Term Loan |
WPI |
Wholesale Price Index |
ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
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SMAIT |
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ACP |
Africa Caribbean and Pacific Region |
AD |
Anti - Dumping |
ADR |
American Depository Receipt |
AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APT |
Asia Pacific Telecommunity |
ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASEAN |
Association of South - East Asian Nations |
ASEM |
Asia Europe Meeting |
ATC |
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing |
BCG |
Boston Consulting Group |
BIPRI (French Acronym) |
United International Bureau for Protection of Intellectual Property |
BOFT |
Bureau of Foreign Trade |
BPR |
Business Process Re-Engineering |
BSC |
Balanced Score Card |
CBEC |
Central Board of Excise and Customs |
CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
CEC |
Committee on Economic Cooperation |
CIBIL |
Credit Information Bureau of India Limited |
COCE |
Cost of Capital Employed |
COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
CPM |
Critical Path Method |
CRSA |
Control and Risk Self Assessment |
CSFRP |
Council for SAARC Fund for Regional Projects |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
CVD |
Countervailing Duties |
DGCI&S |
Director General Commercial Intelligence and Statistics |
DSS |
Decision Support System |
DSU |
Dispute Settlement Understanding |
EALAF |
East Asia Latin America Forum |
EC |
European Communities |
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowing |
ECB |
European Central Bank |
ECSC |
European Coal and Steel Community |
EEC |
European Economic Community |
EFAS |
External Factors Analysis Summary |
EIS |
Executive Information System |
EMI |
European Monetary Institute |
EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
ESC |
Economic and Social Committee |
ESCB |
European System of Central Banks |
EU |
European Union |
EURATOM or EAEC |
European Atomic Energy Community |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
FCCB |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bond |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
FTAA |
Free Trade Areas of America |
GATS |
General Agreement on Trade and Services |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GDR |
Global Depository Receipt |
GSM |
Growth share Matrix |
HRM |
Human Resource Management |
HS |
Harmonized System |
ICQ |
Internal Control Questionnaires |
IF |
Integrated Framework |
IGG |
Intergovernmental Group |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMCOMA |
Indian Metallurgical Coke Manufacture's Association |
IPA |
Integrated Programme of Action |
IRM |
Information Resource Management |
ISACPA |
Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation |
ITO |
International Trade Organization |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
JV |
Joint Ventures |
KPIs |
Key Performance Indicators |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
LDCs |
Least Developed Countries |
MFN |
Most Favored Nation |
MIS |
Management Information System |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MVA |
Market Value Added |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NGOs |
Non - Governmental Organizations |
NIC |
National Industrial Classification |
OD |
Organization Development |
ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PERT |
Performance Evaluation Review Technique |
PEST |
Political Economic Social and Technological |
PLT |
Patent Law Treaty |
POI |
Period of Investigation |
PTA |
Preferential Trading Arrangement |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
REITs |
Real Estate Investment Trust |
ROA |
Return on Assets |
ROCE |
Return on Capital Employed |
ROE |
Return on Equity |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
RONW |
Return on Net Worth |
SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SADF |
South Asian Development Fund |
SAFTA |
South Asian Free Trade Area |
SAIC |
SAARC Agricultural Information Centre |
SAP |
Standard Auditing Practices |
SAPTA |
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement |
SARC |
South Asian Regional Cooperation |
SAVE |
SAARC Audio - Video Exchange |
SBU |
Strategic Business Unit |
SCCI |
SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
SCM |
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
SDC |
SAARC Documentation Centre |
SFSR |
SAARC Food Security Reserve |
SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
SMRC |
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre |
SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
SRF |
SAARC Regional Fund |
STC |
SAARC Tuberculosis Centre |
SWOT |
Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats |
SYVOP |
SAARC Youth Volunteers Programme |
TAC |
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation |
TMS |
Trade, Manufacture and Services |
TPM |
Trigger Price Mechanism |
TRAINS |
Trade Analysis and Information System |
TRIMS |
Trade- Related Investment Measures |
TRIPS |
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments |
UNDCP |
United Nations International Drug Control Programme |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
VAR |
Value At Risk |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WOS |
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
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GBE & S |
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ABI |
Association of British Insurers |
ACGA |
Asian Corporate Governance Association |
AIC |
Association of Investment Companies |
AIRA |
Australian Investor Relations Association |
ASSOCHAM |
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange |
AWG-LCA |
Ad hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action |
BBLIL |
Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited |
BOD |
Board of Directors |
C&AG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
CACG |
Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance |
CalPERS |
California Public Employees Retirement System |
CC(BE)2 |
Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness |
CCO |
Corporate Communication Officer |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CEPAA |
Council on Environment Priority Accreditation Agency |
CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
CFDS |
Corporate Filing and Dissemination System |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CH4 |
Methane |
CII |
Confederation of Indian Industry |
CIRI |
Canadian Investor Relations Institute |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
COP |
Communications on Progress |
COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
CPSE |
Central Public Sector Enterprise |
CRT |
Caux Round Table |
CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
CSFO |
Corporate Serious Fraud Office |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
DCA |
Department of Company affairs |
DJSI |
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices |
DP |
Depository Participant |
DPE |
Department of Public Enterprises |
ECGI |
European Corporate Governance Institute |
ED |
Executive Director |
EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
EPI |
Environmental Performance Index |
ERM |
Enterprise wide Risk management |
ESOP |
Employee Stock option Plan |
GHG |
Green House Gas |
GMI |
Governance Metrics International |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
HFCs |
Hydroflurocarbons |
HLL |
Hindustan Lever Limited |
HRM |
Human Resource Management |
ICGN |
International Corporate Governance Network |
ICSA |
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMA |
Investment Management Association |
IOD |
Institute of Directors |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
IR |
Investor Relations |
IRO's |
Investor Relation Officers |
ISC |
Institutional Shareholder's Committee |
IT |
Information Technology |
LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
MD |
Managing Director |
MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
MF |
Mutual Fund |
MIC |
Methyl Isocyanate |
N2O |
Nitrous Oxide |
NAPF |
National Association of Pension Funds |
NCCG |
National Centre for Corporate Governance |
NFCG |
National Foundation for Corporate Governance |
NIC |
National Informatics Centre |
NIRI |
National Investor Relations Institute |
NLSIU |
National Law School of India University |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Co--operation and Development |
PETL |
Patencheru Environtech Limited |
PFCs |
Pluroflurocarbons |
QRB |
Quality Review Boards |
RTI |
Right To Information |
SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
SF6 |
Sulphur Hexafluoride |
SMART |
Simple,Moral,Accountable,Responsive,Transparent |
SOX |
Sarbanes Oxley Act |
TBEM |
Tata Business Excellency Model |
TBL |
Triple Bottom Line |
UCC |
Union Carbide Corporation |
UCIL |
Union Carbide India Limited |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
WCED |
World Commission on Environment and Development |
WTD |
Whole Time Director |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
XBRL |
Extensive Business Reporting Language |
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ASBA |
Application Supported by Blocked Amount |
BO |
Beneficial Owner |
CH |
Clearing House |
CIBIL |
Credit Information Bureau(India) limited |
CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
DEA |
Department of Economic Affairs |
DIS |
Delivery Instruction Slip |
DPM |
Depository Participant Module |
DP's |
Depository Participants |
DR |
Depository Receipts |
DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
DRN |
Demat Request Number |
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
EEFCA |
Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency Account |
EMD |
Earnest Money Deposit |
FCD |
Fully Convertible Debentures |
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
FTI |
Fast Track Issues |
GI |
Geographical Indication |
IOSCO |
International Organization of Securities Commissions |
IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
ISIN |
International Securities Identification Numbers |
KMP |
Key Managerial Personnel |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
LBO |
Leveraged Buy Out |
LOI |
Letter of Intent |
LOO |
Letter of Offer |
MMOU |
Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding |
NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System |
NCD |
Non Convertible Debentures |
NDA |
Non-Disclosure Agreement |
NIC |
National Information Centre |
NOC |
No Objection Certificate |
OCB |
Overseas Corporate Bodies |
OCD |
Optionally Convertible Debentures |
PA |
Public Announcement |
PCD |
Partly Convertible Debentures |
PC's |
Participation Certificates |
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
PTC's |
Pass Through Certificates |
RFC |
Resident Foreign Currency |
RI |
Rights Issue |
RoM |
Register of Members |
RRF |
Rematerialization Request Form |
RRN |
Remat Request Number |
RSE |
Regional Stock Exchange |
RTA |
Registrar and Transfer Agent |
RTI |
Registrar to an Issue |
SAT |
Securities Appellate Tribunal |
SCSB |
Self Certified Syndicate Bank |
SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
SOP's |
Standard Operating Procedures |
SOX |
Sarbanes- Oxley Act |
STA |
Share Transfer Agent |
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AD |
Authorized Dealer |
AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
AIMA |
All India Management Association |
AMC |
Asset Management Companies |
AMFI |
Association of Mutual Funds |
AMT |
Alternate Minimum Tax |
AOPs |
Association of Persons |
APA |
Advance Pricing Agreement |
AR |
Annual Report |
ASBA |
Application Supported by Blocked Amounts |
BCBS |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
BCP |
Business Continuity Plan |
BEE |
Bureau of Energy Efficiency |
BPR |
Best Practice Recommendation |
CCPS |
Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares |
CDSIL |
Central Depository Services India Limited |
CEFA |
Cell for Effective implementation of FEMA |
CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team |
CFF |
Certified in Financial Forensics |
CISA |
Certified Information System Auditors |
CISM |
Certified Information Securities Manager |
CISSP |
Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organization of Treadway Commission |
CRF |
Corporate Registers Forum |
CSIA |
Company Secretaries International Association |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
CWDI |
Corporate Women Directors International |
DAR |
Drag Along Right |
DDT |
Dividend Distribution Tax |
DIN |
Director's Identification Number |
DP |
Depository Participants |
DRS |
Disaster Recovery Site |
DTC |
Direct Tax Code |
DTs |
Debenture Trustees |
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowing |
ECGI |
European Corporate Governance Institute |
EGM |
Extraordinary General Meeting |
EPC |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction or Commissioning Projects |
ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
ESOP |
Employee Stock Option Plan |
ESPP |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
EU |
European Union |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
FIEO |
Federation of Indian Export Organization |
FII |
Foreign Institutional Investor |
FIU |
Financial Intelligence Unit |
FSB |
Financial Stability Board |
FVCIs |
Foreign Venture Capital Investors |
GAAR |
General Anti-Avoidance Agreement |
GELI |
Global Executive Leadership Inventory |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
GSTN |
Goods and Service Tax Network |
HNIs |
High Net worth Individuals |
HRD |
Human Resource Development |
HRM |
Human Resource Management |
IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
IAS's |
Indian Accounting Standards |
IEPF |
Investor Education and Protection Fund |
IFC |
Infrastructure Finance Company |
IFCS |
International Federation of Company Secretaries |
IGRC |
Investor Grievance Redressal Committee |
IPOs |
Initial Public Offerings |
IPV |
In Person Verification |
IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
ISAR |
International Standard on Accounting and Reporting |
JV |
Joint Venture |
JVA |
Joint Venture Agreement |
KMP |
Key Managerial Personnel |
KRA |
KYC Registration Agency |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
KYD |
Know Your Distributor |
LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
LO |
Liaison Office |
LOO |
Letter of Offer |
LRN |
Loan Registration Number |
MCA |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
MCR |
Monthly Cumulative Report |
MDRs |
Monthly Development Reports |
MIMPS |
Manner of Increasing and Maintaining Public Shareholding in Recognized Exchanges |
NACAS |
National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standard |
NCD |
Non-Convertible Debenture |
NCs |
Non-Conformities |
NISM |
National Institute of Securities Market |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NS |
Near Site |
NSDL |
National Security Depository Limited |
NSSCL |
National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited |
OCTAPACE |
Openess,Collaboration,Trust & Trust Worthiness,Authencity,Proactiveness,Confrontation,Experimentation |
ODI |
Overseas Direct Investment |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OMR |
Optical Mark Recognition |
PA |
Public Announcement |
PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
PAN |
Permanent Account Number |
PCS |
Practising Company Secretary |
PDC |
Primary Data Centre |
PFRDA |
Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority |
PIS |
Portfolio Investment Scheme |
PML |
Prevention of Money Laundering |
PoA |
Power of Attorney |
PU |
Practice Unit |
QFIs |
Qualified Foreign Investors |
QIBs |
Qualified Institutional Buyers |
RBV |
Resource Based View |
RC |
Remuneration Committee |
RD |
Record Date |
ROFO |
Right of First Offer |
ROFR |
Right of First Refusal |
ROS |
Registrar of Societies |
RPO |
Recovery Point Objective |
RRBs |
Regional Rural Banks |
RTA |
Registrar and Transfer Agent |
RTO |
Recovery Time Objective |
SaaS |
Software as a Service |
SCORES |
SEBI Complaints Redress System |
SEBI (SAST) |
SEBI Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
SHA |
Share Holders Agreement |
SMAC |
Secondary Market Advisory Committee |
SME's |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
SREP |
Supervisory Review Evaluation Process |
SRO |
Self Regulatory Organization |
STQC |
Standardization Testing and Quality Certification |
STT |
Securities Transaction Tax |
SWAN |
State Wide Area Network |
TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
TAR |
Tag Along Right |
TAS |
Tax Accounting Standard |
TCS |
Tax Collected at Source |
TDS |
Tax Deducted at Source |
TFTS |
Trade for Trade Settlement |
ToR |
Terms of Reference |
TRC |
Tax Residence Certificate |
UCB |
Urban Co-operative Banks |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and development |
UPSI |
Unpublished Price Sensitive information |
VAT |
Value Added Tax |
VCC |
Venture Capital Company |
VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
XBRL |
eXtensive Business Reporting Language |
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SFM - A N Sridhar |
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ADR |
American Depository Receipts |
AFC |
Asset Finance Company |
AIC |
All- Included-Cost |
AMC |
Asset Management Company |
APR |
Annual Percentage Rate |
APT |
Arbitrage Pricing Theory |
BELR |
Break Even Lease Rentals |
BHW |
Bower Herringer Williamson Method |
BRLM |
Book Running Lead Manager |
BSE |
Bombay Stock Exchange |
BVS |
Book Value per Share |
CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
CAL |
Capital Allocation Line |
CAMEL |
Capital Asset Management Earnings and Liquidity |
CAPM |
Capital Asset Pricing Model |
CC |
Clearing Corporation |
CCRI |
Continuously Compounded Rate of Interest |
CD |
Certificates of Deposit |
CE |
Certainty Equivalent |
CML |
Capital Market Line |
CPPI |
Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance |
CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
CSDL |
Central Depository Services (India) Limited |
CV |
Co-efficient of Variance |
DA |
Duration of Assets |
DCB |
Domestic Custodian Bank |
DCF |
Discounted Cash Flow |
DDM |
Dividend Discount Model |
DIPP |
Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion |
DL |
Duration of Liabilities |
DP |
Depository Participant |
DPS |
Dividend Per Share |
DTA |
Decision Tree Analysis |
DUPN |
Derivative Usance Promissory Notes |
DVP |
Delivery Versus Payment |
EAR |
Effective Annual Rate |
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
ECO |
Equity Carve-Outs |
ECS |
Electronic Clearing Clearances |
ELSS |
Equity Linked Saving Scheme |
EMA |
Exponential Moving Average |
EMH |
Efficient Market Hypothesis |
EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
ESOS |
Employee Stock Option Scheme |
ESPS |
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme |
ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
EVA |
Economic Value Added |
FA |
Financial Advantage |
FCCBs |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds |
FCFE |
Free Cash Flow to Equity |
FCFF |
Free Cash Flow available to the Firm |
FCRA |
Forward Contract Regulation Act |
FDA |
Financial Disadvantage |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FII |
Foreign Institutional Investors |
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
FMC |
Forward Market Commission |
FRA |
Forward Rate Agreement |
GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
GDR |
Global Depository Receipts |
G-Sec |
Government Securities |
HPR |
Holding Period Return |
IBD |
Investment Banking Division |
IBFC |
Inter Bank Participation Certificate |
IC |
Investment Company |
IFE |
International Fischer Effect |
IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standard |
IPO |
Initial Public Offer |
IRF |
Interest Rate Futures |
IRP |
Interest Rate Parity |
IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
ITM |
In The Money |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
LAF |
Liquidity Adjustment Facility |
LBO |
Leveraged Buyout |
LC |
Loan Company |
LIBOR |
London Inter Bank Offered Rate |
LLC |
Limited Liability Companies |
LLP |
Limited Liability Partnerships |
MACD |
Moving Average Convergence Divergence |
MBO |
Management Buyout |
MCX |
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited |
MF |
Mutual Funds |
MIRR |
Modified Internal Rate of Return |
MM |
Modigliani & Miller Model |
MMMFs |
Money Market Mutual Funds |
MPS |
Market Price Per Share |
NAL |
Net Advantage of Leasing |
NAV |
Net Asset Value |
NBFC |
Non Banking Finance Companies |
NCDEX |
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited |
NFO |
New Fund Offers |
NHB |
National Housing Bank |
NII |
Non - Institutional Investors |
NMCEIL |
National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited |
NOF |
Net Operating Fund |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
ODB |
Overseas Depository Bank |
OIS |
Overnight Index Swaps |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
OTM |
Out-of-The-Money |
P - Notes |
Participatory Notes |
PI |
Profitability Index |
PMS |
Portfolio Management Service |
QIBs |
Qualified Institutional Buyers |
QSD |
Quality Spread Differential |
RADR |
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate Method |
RII |
Retail Individual Investors |
RNBC |
Residuary Non Banking Companies |
ROE |
Return on Equity |
RRR |
Required Rate of Return |
RSI |
Relative Strength Index |
SAA |
Strategic Asset Allocation |
SCBA |
Social Cost Benefit Analysis |
SEZ |
Special Economic Zone |
SGR |
Sustainable Growth Rate |
SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
SIP |
Systematic Investment Plan |
SLR |
Statutory Lending Ratio |
SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Inter Bank Financial Telecommunication |
SWP |
Systematic Withdrawal Plan |
T - Bills |
Treasury Bills |
TAA |
Tactical Asset Allocation |
VAR |
Value At Risk |
VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
YTC |
Yield to Call |
YTM |
Yield to Maturity |
ZCB |
Zero Coupon Bond |