Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2000 Glossary

ADI Authorised Deposit-taking Institution
AOFM Australian Office of Financial Management
APEC Asia-pacific Economic Cooperation
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
ASB Australian Savings Bond
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission
BIS Bank for International Settlements
CAC Act Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act
CGS Commonwealth Government Securities
Chess Clearing House Electronic Subregister System of the Australian Stock Exchange
CLS Continuous Linked Settlement
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DOFA Department of Finance and Administration
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EMEAP Executives' Meeting of East Asia-pacific Central Banks
ES Exchange Settlement (Accounts; Funds)
FMA Act Financial Management and Accountability Act
G7 Group of Seven
G10 Group of Ten
G20 Group of Twenty
G22 Group of Twenty-two
GDES Government Direct Entry System
GDP Gross Domestic Product
HLI Highly Leveraged Institution
IBRA Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOSCO International Organisation of Securities Commissions
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NPA Note Printing Australia
OPA Official Public Account
RBA Reserve Bank of Australia
RDP Research Discussion Paper
RITS Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System
RTGS Real-time Gross Settlement
SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
Y2K Year 2000