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RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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Box C: Risks in High-density Apartment Markets
12 Apr 2019
FSR
– April 2019
Financial Stability Review – April 2019 Box C: Risks in High-density Apartment Markets. ... See RBA (2016), ‘Box B: Banks' Exposures to Inner-city Apartment Markets’, Financial Stability Review, October, pp 25–28.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2019/apr/box-c.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Sep 2005
FSR
– September 2005
For other Australian-owned banks, there is less reliance on offshore wholesale markets to fund balance sheet growth, in part, reflecting the extensive use of the securitisation market by some of ... in March 2004 (Financial market-based indicators
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/sep/fin-intermed.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Mar 2005
FSR
– March 2005
By international standards, Australian banks continue to have relatively small unhedged positions in financial markets. ... This figure was unchanged from 2003, despite a decline in financial market volatility, suggesting that the level of trading book
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/fin-intermed.html
In Brief: Financial Stability Review – March 2024
22 Mar 2024
FSR
This issue of our Financial Stability Review assesses the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2024/mar/
The Australian Financial System
21 Apr 2017
FSR
– April 2017
The banking industry has announced initiatives to improve culture in the financial services sector. ... Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) – such as payment systems, central counterparties (CCPs) and securities settlement systems – facilitate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/apr/aus-fin-sys.html
At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2023
6 Apr 2023
FSR
It has led to increased risk aversion among investors, resulting in volatility in some financial markets and liquidity stress in parts of the global banking system. ... Nonetheless, there remains a risk of further stress affecting banks, which would feed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/apr/
Financial Intermediaries
10 Mar 2007
FSR
– March 2007
Financial markets and rating agencies continue to take a positive view of Australian banks and the financial sector more generally. ... Financial market participants and rating agencies continue to hold a positive view of the general insurance sector.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2007/mar/fin-intermed.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Sep 2006
FSR
– September 2006
Australian banks have traditionally had only small unhedged positions in financial markets. ... As in financial markets more generally, market-based indicators of banking sector performance have been more volatile over the past six months than has been
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/sep/fin-intermed.html
The Global Financial Environment
10 Sep 2014
FSR
– September 2014
Global financial conditions remain buoyant overall and measures of market volatility remain low despite recent increases in some markets (Graph 1.1). ... Conditions in Asian financial markets have been comparably stable over recent months, following
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2014/sep/global-fin-env.html
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
10 Sep 2011
FSR
– September 2011
In April, the CFR was asked by the Government to examine a number of issues relating to financial market infrastructure regulation. ... A new derivatives exchange, the Financial and Energy Exchange (FEX), has also applied for a market licence.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2011/sep/dev-fin-sys-arch.html