Finance: definitions compared

EU acts on banking, financial markets, insurance, payments and anti-money laundering. 1244 terms defined in 47 related EU acts, in English; 325 of them in more than one act. Proposals and repealed acts are included and marked.

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How to read the table

First the earliest act to define the term
Reference defines it by pointing to another act’s definition
Partial reference its own text and a reference
Same wording the same text as an earlier act
Own wording its own text, compared word by word with the first act
Proposal Repealed the act is a Commission proposal, or no longer in force

Each act links to its definition in the reader. Open a term for the texts and the differences, or follow its name to its own page.

75 of 1244 terms, under A. Find a term below to search all of them.

Term	Acts	Defined in
ABCP programme	2	CRR First Securitisation Regulation Own wording

ABCP transaction	2	CRR First Securitisation Regulation Own wording

accepted market practice	1	MAR First

account information service	1	PSD2 First

account information service provider	2	PSD2 First DORA Partial reference

account servicing payment service provider	1	PSD2 First

accumulated other comprehensive income	1	CRR First

acquiring of payment transactions	1	PSD2 First

actionable indication of interest	1	MiFIR First

ACTP CSR	1	CRR First

actual distribution	1	CRR First

ADC exposures	1	CRR First

Additional Tier 1 instruments	1	BRRD First

additional Tier 1 own-fund insurance items	1	CRR First

administrative, management or supervisory body	1	IRRD Reference

administrator	2	Solvency II First BMR Own wording

administrator of critical benchmarks	1	DORA Reference

admitted instruments for crowdfunding purposes	1	ECSPR First

advertisement	1	Prospectus Regulation First

advice	2	IDD First SFDR Reference

Advisory services	1	MCD First

affected creditor	2	BRRD First IRRD Own wording

affected holder	1	BRRD First

agent	1	PSD2 First

aggregate amount	1	BRRD First

aggregate CVA	1	CRR First

aggregated gross loss	1	CRR First

aggregated net loss	1	CRR First

agricultural commodity derivatives	2	MiFIR First MiFID II Partial reference

AIFSee also: AIFs	1	SFDR First

AIFMs	4	AIFMD First CBDF Regulation Partial reference SFDR Reference SFDR Reference

AIFsSee also: AIF	5	AIFMD First CRR Own wording CBDF Regulation Partial reference SFDR Reference SFDR Reference

algorithmic trading	2	MiFID II First MAR Reference

alr	1	CRR First

alternative investment fund managers	4	CBDF Regulation First CRA Regulation Partial reference MiCA Partial reference FICOD proposal Partial reference Proposal

alternative investment funds	1	CBDF Regulation First

AML/CFT supervisory college	1	AMLD6 First

AML/CFT supervisory system	1	AMLA Regulation First

ancillary insurance intermediary	2	IDD First DORA Reference

Ancillary service	3	MCD First MiFID II Own wording MiFIR Reference

ancillary services undertaking	6	EMIR First CRD Reference CRR Own wording IFD Same wording IFR Same wording IFR Own wording

Annual percentage rate of charge	1	MCD First

anonymity-enhancing coins	1	AMLR First

APA	1	MiFIR First

applicable accounting framework	1	CRR First

applicant issuer	1	MiCA First

Appointed representative	1	MCD First

appropriate adjustment	1	CRR First

appropriate authority	1	BRRD First

approval	1	Prospectus Regulation First

approved publication arrangement	1	MiFIR First

approved reporting mechanism	1	MiFIR First

APRC	1	MCD First

ARM	1	MiFIR First

ASA	1	IFR First

assessor	1	BMR First

asset and liability management vehicle	1	IRRD First

asset and liability separation tool	1	IRRD First

asset coverage requirement	1	CRR First

asset management company	4	CRR First CRD Reference IFR Reference FICOD proposal Partial reference Proposal

asset management vehicle	1	BRRD First

asset separation tool	1	BRRD First

asset-backed commercial paper programme	2	CRR First Securitisation Regulation Own wording

asset-backed commercial paper transaction	2	CRR First Securitisation Regulation Own wording

asset-referenced token	2	MiCA First CRR Reference

assets safeguarded and administered	1	IFR First

assets under management	1	IFR First

assignor	1	CRR First

associated instruments	1	MAR First

AUM	1	IFR First

authentication	1	PSD2 First

authorisation	3	CRR First CRD Reference IFD Partial reference

authorised primary dealer	1	Short Selling Regulation First

available financial means	1	DGSD First

average outstanding electronic money	1	EMD2 First

The acts in this group

46 in force, 1 proposal, 0 repealed. Each act is read in its current consolidated version where Eureka holds it in this language, else as adopted. Where Eureka could not read a definition, it is left out rather than guessed, so a gap means a missing entry, never a wrong one.

Act	Status	Adopted	Terms	Coverage in English
Settlement Finality Directive 31998L0026	In force	1998-05-19	17	Complete
Transparency Directive 32004L0109	In force	2004-12-15	18	Complete
UCITS Directive 32009L0065	In force	2009-07-13	24	Complete
EMD2 32009L0110	In force	2009-09-16	4	Complete
CRA Regulation 32009R1060	In force	2009-09-16	38	Complete
Solvency II 32009L0138	In force	2009-11-25	66	Complete
AIFMD 32011L0061	In force	2011-06-08	49	Complete
Short Selling Regulation 32012R0236	In force	2012-03-14	17	Complete
SEPA Regulation 32012R0260	In force	2012-03-14	28	Complete
EMIR 32012R0648	In force	2012-07-04	33	Complete
EuVECA 32013R0345	In force	2013-04-17	16	Complete
CRD 32013L0036	In force	2013-06-26	88	Complete
CRR 32013R0575	In force	2013-06-26	424	Complete
MCD 32014L0017Also in Consumer protection	In force	2014-02-04	29	Complete
DGSD 32014L0049	In force	2014-04-16	20	Complete
MAR 32014R0596	In force	2014-04-16	42	Complete
BRRD 32014L0059	In force	2014-05-15	118	Complete
MiFID II 32014L0065	In force	2014-05-15	67	Complete
MiFIR 32014R0600	In force	2014-05-15	63	Complete
CSDR 32014R0909	In force	2014-07-23	55	Complete
PRIIPs 32014R1286	In force	2014-11-26	11	Complete
AMLD4 32015L0849	In force	2015-05-20	20	Complete
PSD2 32015L2366	In force	2015-11-25	48	Complete
SFTR 32015R2365	In force	2015-11-25	21	Complete
IDD 32016L0097	In force	2016-01-20	18	Complete
BMR 32016R1011	In force	2016-06-08	32	Complete
IORP II 32016L2341	In force	2016-12-14	22	Complete
Prospectus Regulation 32017R1129	In force	2017-06-14	31	Complete
Securitisation Regulation 32017R2402	In force	2017-12-12	26	Complete
CBDF Regulation 32019R1156	In force	2019-06-20	10	Complete
IFD 32019L2034	In force	2019-11-27	33	Complete
IFR 32019R2033	In force	2019-11-27	75	Complete
SFDR 32019R2088Also in Sustainability and ESG	In force	2019-11-27	32	Complete
Taxonomy Regulation 32020R0852Also in Sustainability and ESG	In force	2020-06-18	23	Complete
ECSPR 32020R1503	In force	2020-10-07	19	Complete
Cross-border Payments Regulation 32021R1230	In force	2021-07-14	15	Complete
DORA 32022R2554Also in Digital	In force	2022-12-14	68	Complete
Transfer of Funds Regulation 32023R1113	In force	2023-05-31	27	Complete
MiCA 32023R1114	In force	2023-05-31	54	Complete
EuGB Regulation 32023R2631Also in Sustainability and ESG	In force	2023-11-22	25	Complete
AMLD6 32024L1640	In force	2024-05-31	11	Complete
AMLA Regulation 32024R1620	In force	2024-05-31	4	Complete
AMLR 32024R1624	In force	2024-05-31	69	Complete
Multiple-Vote Shares Directive 32024L2810Also in Employment and company law	In force	2024-10-23	9	Complete
ESG Ratings Regulation 32024R3005Also in Sustainability and ESG	In force	2024-11-27	13	Complete
IRRD 32025L0001	In force	2024-11-27	91	Complete
FICOD proposal 52026PC0074	Proposal	2026-02-17	21	Complete

Compared on 2026-11-09. Matching is by the same defined word (singular and plural joined), never by synonyms; words that only look alike in this language but are different terms in English stay apart.

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