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Version date: 27 March 2020 - onwards
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SCO95 Glossary and abbreviations (effective as of 1 January 2023)

This lists the abbreviations used in the Basel Framework.

Version effective as of 01 Jan 2023

Updated to include new terminology introduced in the December 2017 Basel III publication with revised implementation date announced on 27 March 2020.

A-IRB

Advanced internal ratings-based

ABCP

Asset-backed commercial paper

ABS

Asset-backed securities

ADC

Acquisition, development and construction

ALCO

Asset and liability management committee

AML

Anti-money-laundering

APL

Actual profit and loss

ARS

Argentine peso

ASF

Available stable funding

AT1

Additional Tier 1

AUD

Australian dollar

AUF

Additional utilisation factor

BA-CVA

Basic approach to credit valuation adjustment risk

BCP

Basel Core Principle

BF

Balance factor

BI

Business indicator

BIC