Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2010 Glossary

ABCP Asset-backed commercial paper
ADI Authorised deposit-taking institution
AIFRS Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards
AOFM Australian Office of Financial Management
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ATM Automated teller machine
BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
BIS Bank for International Settlements
CAC Act Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CGFS Committee on the Global Financial System (of the BIS)
CGS Commonwealth Government securities
CLS Continuous linked settlement
COIN Community of Interest Network
CPSS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (of the BIS)
DoFD Department of Finance and Deregulation
ECB European Central Bank
EMEAP Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks
ES Exchange settlement
ESA Exchange Settlement Account
FOI Freedom of Information
FSB Financial Stability Board
G-20 Group of Twenty
GPF Government Partnership Fund (with Indonesia)
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions
LVCS Low Value Clearing Service
LVF Low Value Feeder
NNPDC National Note Processing and Distribution Centre
NPA Note Printing Australia Limited
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPA Official Public Accounts
OTC Over the counter (derivatives)
RBA Reserve Bank of Australia
RBRF Reserve Bank Reserve Fund
RDP Research Discussion Paper
repo Repurchase agreement
RITS Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
RMBS Residential mortgage-backed securities
RMU Risk Management Unit
RTGS Real-time gross settlement
SDR Special Drawing Right
SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication