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RBA Glossary definition for solvency
solvency – The capacity of an entity to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Solvency may be expressed as maintaining positive net-tangible assets.
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Our Charter, Core Functions and Values
24 Oct 2016
RBA Annual Report
– 2016
consequences. The Bank's responsibility to promote financial stability does not, however, equate to a guarantee of solvency for financial institutions, nor is its balance sheet available to support insolvent institutions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2016/our-charter-core-functions-and-values.html
Leverage, Liquidity and Non-bank Financial Institutions: Key Lessons from Recent Market Events
15 Jun 2023
Bulletin
– June 2023
Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) can pose risks to financial stability due to their size, complexity and global interconnectedness.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/jun/leverage-liquidity-and-non-bank-financial-institutions.html
The Evolution of Interbank Settlement in Australia
17 Mar 2022
Bulletin
– March 2022
Electronic payments are ubiquitous in modern economies and result in financial obligations between different financial institutions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/the-evolution-of-interbank-settlement-in-australia.html
Governor's Foreword
4 Sep 2008
RBA Annual Report
– 2008
There was never any doubt about the solvency of any Australian bank.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2008/gov-foreword.html
From the Archives: The London Letters
18 Mar 2021
Bulletin
– March 2021
The Reserve Bank has a rich and unique archives that captures almost 2 centuries of primary source material about Australia's economic, financial and social history.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/mar/from-the-archives-the-london-letters.html
Bank for International Settlements – Annual Report
10 Jul 1993
Bulletin
– July 1993
One such example is the experience of the US savings and loan industry in the wake of the sharp rise in interest rates in the early 1980s which undermined its solvency:
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/jul/2.html
Market Making in Bond Markets
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
In November 2014, the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) published a report on developments in market making and proprietary trading in fixed income and related derivative markets (CGFS 2014). The aim of the report was to facilitate a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/7.html
The Asset-backed Commercial Paper Market
10 Jan 2008
Bulletin
– January 2008
Under a bankruptcy remote structure, the solvency of the conduit is independent of the sponsor (and the sellers).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/jan/1.html
The Global Financial Safety Net and Australia
17 Sep 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
The Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) allows for financial assistance to be provided to economies in the event of an economic or financial crisis.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/the-global-financial-safety-net-and-australia.html
Safety and Stability
25 Sep 2003
PSB Annual Report
– 2003
A disruption in these systems – such as a major operational problem, the default of a participant, or a liquidity or solvency crisis within the facility itself – could result in the disruption ... If a party cannot meet its obligations to a central
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2003/safety-stability.html