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• FCA

  The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK's regulator for the financial services industry. 

• FDIC

  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• FIMBRA

  Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association (replaced by the PIA).

• FOS

  Financial Ombudsman Service, for complaints or claims against firms that are still trading.

• FSA

  Financial Services Authority, was previously the UK's regulator for the finance industry. It was replaced by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 1 April 2013.

• FSAPU

  Financial Services Authority's Pension Unit

• FSAVC

  Free Standing Additional Voluntary Contributions

• FSMA

  Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, an Act of Parliament governing the regulation and provision of financial products, product providers and financial advisers.