Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1998 Financial Statements Note 17 – Cash flow statement
The following cash flow statement appears as a matter of record to meet the requirements of AAS 28; in the Bank's view, it does not shed any additional light on the Bank's financial results. For the purpose of this statement, cash includes the notes and coin held at the Reserve Bank and overnight settlements system account balances with other banks.
Statement of Cash Flows for the financial year ended 30 June 1998
| 1997 Inflow/(outflow) $'000 |
1998 Inflow/(outflow) $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||
| Interest received on investments | 2,164,899 | 2,449,953 |
| Interest received on loans, advances, etc. and on net overnight settlements systems | 7,527 | 29,262 |
| Loan management reimbursement | 2,698 | 2,290 |
| Banking service fees received from Commonwealth | 13,763 | 16,038 |
| Rents received | 5,721 | 6,660 |
| Net payments for and proceeds from sale of investments | (14,037,063) | 4,435,389 |
| Interest paid on deposit liabilities | (592,125) | (276,189) |
| Staff costs (including redundancy) | (120,103) | (130,609) |
| IMF Maintenance of Value adjustment | 61,998 | 20,004 |
| Premises, equipment and stores | (22,851) | (26,138) |
| Other | 38,006 | 35,543 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | (12,477,530) | 6,562,203 |
| Cash flows from investment activities | ||
| Net expenditure on premises and durable assets | (9,996) | (687) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (9,996) | (687) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Profit payment to Commonwealth | (2,135,807) | (1,700,000) |
| Net movement in clearing items | 89 | – |
| Net movement in deposit liabilities | 11,962,727 | (8,209,029) |
| Net movement in Special Reserve – IMF SDRs | (15,470) | – |
| Net movement in loans and advances | (8,619) | 11,533 |
| Net movement in notes on issue | 882,044 | 1,586,647 |
| Proceeds from gold sales | 1,822,749 | 608,327 |
| Other | 198,392 | (159,560) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 12,706,105 | (7,862,082) |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash | 218,579 | (1,300,566) |
| Cash at beginning of financial year | 1,451,474 | 1,670,053 |
| Cash at end of financial year | 1,670,053 | 369,487 |
| Reconciliation of Cash | 1997 $'000 |
1998 $'000 |
| Cash | 79,040 | 85,041 |
| Overnight settlements system | 1,591,013 | 284,446 |
| 1,670,053 | 369,487 | |
| Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Net Profit | 1997 $'000 |
1998 $'000 |
| Net Profit | 2,729,677 | 4,402,977 |
| Increase in interest payable | 36,185 | (28,164) |
| Increase in interest receivable | (135) | 645 |
| Gain on sale of foreign currency | (126,847) | (830,263) |
| Gain on sale of investments | (225,431) | (118,953) |
| Unrealised gains on investments | (662,430) | (1,686,606) |
| Increase in income accrued on investments | (247,776) | 347,502 |
| Depreciation of Bank premises | 7,091 | 7,145 |
| Depreciation of durable assets | 6,864 | 6,547 |
| IMF Maintenance of Value adjustment (including accrual to end June) | 42,851 | 34,632 |
| Net payments for and proceeds from sale of domestic and foreign investments | (14,037,063) | 4,435,389 |
| Other | (516) | (8,648) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | (12,477,530) | 6,562,203 |
IJ Macfarlane
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board
6
August 1998