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RBA Glossary definition for financial institution
financial institution – A company whose primary function is to intermediate between lenders and borrowers in the economy.
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Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2007
SMP
– August 2007
Most financial intermediaries' variable housing loan indicator rates have not changed since the time of the last Statement. ... While net bond issuance by financial institutions was subdued, this was offset by strong short-term raisings.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
Growth in business credit during the December quarter was also affected by loan refinancings that moved credit off the books of domestic financial institutions (which are captured in the Reserve ... Net new business external funding eased to 1.8 per cent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2014
SMP
– November 2014
Issuance of hybrid securities by banks and other financial institutions has increased, with six entities raising around $5 billion of Basel III compliant securities since the middle of the year. ... There was also a large loan repayment by an Australian
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Aug 2017
SMP
– August 2017
Over recent months, the ratings of many Australian financial institutions have been downgraded by credit rating agencies. ... In late May, Standard & Poor's downgraded 23 Australian medium-size and smaller financial institutions, while affirming the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2017/aug/domestic-financial-markets.html
Economic Outlook
10 Feb 2019
SMP
– February 2019
Another factor affecting the balance of risks around the global growth outlook is that financial conditions appear to have tightened somewhat. ... The effect would be larger for economies with pre-existing vulnerabilities, such as elevated sovereign,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/feb/economic-outlook.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2010
SMP
– May 2010
In the months prior to the closure of the Scheme, the guarantee was only used by non-major financial institutions. ... Financial institutions' rates on variable personal loans have risen by an average of 48 basis points in the three months to end April.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 May 2007
SMP
– May 2007
Over the past few months, several schemes have been launched by state governments and financial institutions to help first-home buyers (mainly those with low incomes) purchase a dwelling. ... Growth in financials' and other companies' earnings are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2013
SMP
– May 2013
Hybrid issuance by financial institutions has totalled $3.5 billion since the previous Statement. ... Unsecured spreads are now close to their lowest level since the start of the global financial crisis.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Box C: Low Volatility in Financial Markets
10 Aug 2014
SMP
– August 2014
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2014 Box C: Low Volatility in Financial Markets. ... A notable feature of global financial markets in 2014 has been the very low level of price volatility.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/aug/box-c.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2012
SMP
– November 2012
Around half of the recent issuance has come from financial institutions or other corporates, including some first-time issuers who have benefited from strong investor appetite for highly rated paper from ... This has coincided with reduced lending
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html