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RBA Glossary definition for margin loans
margin loans – Loans which are made to investors to purchase financial assets, usually equities or units in managed funds. These assets are used as security for the margin loan. Margin loan clients are required to keep the ratio of borrowings to the value of underlying security below a pre-arranged level. When the ratio goes above this level, lenders will make a margin call, requiring the borrower to either repay some of the loan or provide additional security to support the loan.
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The Reserve Bank's Collateral Framework
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
The Reserve Bank, like other central banks, holds collateral to reduce the risk of financial loss in its domestic market operations. The Reserve Bank's collateral framework sets out how the diverse portfolio of collateral assets is managed and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/2.html
Banking Fees in Australia
10 May 2004
Bulletin
– May 2004
The main factor driving the rise in housing loan fee income was an increase in the number of loans associated with strong housing market activity. ... that the reduction in interest margins has more than offset the increase in fee income.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/may/3.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
22 Mar 2013
Bulletin
– March 2013
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on changes in the composition and cost of banks' funding and the impact of these changes on lending rates (Deans and Stewart 2012). The main findings are that the absolute levels of funding costs
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/mar/7.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2001
Bulletin
– May 2001
The December quarter data were unexpectedly low, given the extent of cost increases observed over the preceding year, and suggested some squeeze on firms' profit margins. ... The Government recently announced measures to facilitate the removal of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/may/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
Although loan approvals for housing have levelled out in the past few months, they remain at a high level consistent with housing-related credit growth of over 20 per cent, which ... demand should continue to outstrip the growth of the economy's
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/may/1.html
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21 Sep 2023
Bulletin
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/sep/
Bulletin June Quarter 2022
26 Sep 2022
Bulletin
- June 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/jun/pdf/bulletin-2022-06.pdf
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Feb 2002
Bulletin
– February 2002
This pick-up has reflected a rebuilding of margins in response to the depreciation of the exchange rate and other cost pressures, including the rise in petrol prices that occurred during
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/feb/1.html
Consumer Credit and Household Finances
22 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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Some well-known examples of revolving linesof credit include: personal overdrafts (oftensecured by residential proper ty, andsometimes referred to as ‘home equity loans’);margin loans (which are secured by shares);and ... Banks and some stockbrokers
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/jun/pdf/bu-0699-2.pdf
Bank Fees in Australia
10 Jun 1999
Bulletin
– June 1999
Table 6: Estimated Cost of Fees on Deposits and Loans and Reduction in Interest Margins. ... in recent years, although loan fees relative to loans outstanding have been around their present level for a number of years and predate the recent fall in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/jun/1.html