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AA 1000 Series: AccountAbility's standards, the AA1000 Series, are principles-based standards for helping organisations become more accountable, responsible and sustainable. They are for use by any type of organisation from multinational businesses, to SMEs, governments and civil society organisations. These standards are developed through multi-stakeholder consultation processes.
Accountability: Accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.
After hours: (from Trading After Hours or TAH) An evening session of the Borsa Italiana, introduced on May 15th, 2000. It starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 8:30 PM
AIM: Associazione Interessi Metropolitani (Metropolitan Promotional Association)
Asset allocation: The allocation of financial assets. In practice, it consists of dividing the portfolio between the main investment categories, such as shares, fixed income and cash, in order to balance the risk and remuneration according to the investor's requirements
Asset management: Activity carried out by authorised intermediaries (SIMs, banks, trust companies) by buying and selling securities
AUDIS: Associazione delle Aree Urbane Dimesse (Association of Abandoned Urban Areas)