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RBA Glossary definition for derivative
derivative – A financial contract whose value is based on, or derived from, another financial instrument (such as a bond or share) or a market index (such as the Share Price Index). Examples of derivatives include futures, forwards, swaps and options.
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Box C: Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging Practices of Australian Banks
10 Mar 2006
FSR
– March 2006
While much of the Australian banks' offshore funding is in foreign currencies, the currency risk is typically hedged back into Australian dollars through derivatives markets. ... The largest net long derivatives position, at around $86 billion, was in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/mar/box-c.html
Regulatory Developments in Financial Market Infrastructures
12 Sep 2014
PSB Annual Report
– 2014
as appropriate, and cleared through CCPs, and that higher capital requirements would apply to non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives. ... In the April 2014 report, the regulators recommended introducing similar mandatory clearing requirements for AUD
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2014/reg-dev-fin-mrkt-infra.html
The Australian Financial System
10 Mar 2015
FSR
– March 2015
This is increasingly important as global regulatory reforms encourage the central clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. ... Australian banks continue to increase their use of CCPs to clear OTC interest rate derivatives.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2015/mar/aus-fin-sys.html
Developments in the Financial System Architecture
10 Mar 2014
FSR
– March 2014
However, ESMA did not find other aspects of Australia's OTC derivatives regulation to be equivalent. ... Regulators are due to publish a third report on the Australian OTC derivatives market in early April.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2014/mar/dev-fin-sys-arch.html
Operations in Financial Markets
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
As the RFR for the Australian dollar, it forms the basis of the fallback to BBSW (calculated as AONIA plus a spread) under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) definitions published
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/operations-in-financial-markets.html
The Australian Financial System
10 Mar 2014
FSR
– March 2014
ASX has also recently introduced some refinements to its arrangements for managing the potential default of an OTC derivatives participant. ... the defaulter's OTC derivatives portfolio, before auctioning the hedged portfolio to non-defaulting
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2014/mar/aus-fin-sys.html
Regulatory Developments in Financial Market Infrastructures
10 Sep 2012
PSB Annual Report
– 2012
Council of Financial Regulators (2011), Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives in Australia, June. ... The Treasury (2012), Exposure Draft: Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012, July.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2012/reg-dev-fin-mrkt-infra.html
Box A: Ongoing Financial Regulatory Reform in China
20 Oct 2018
FSR
– October 2018
These are on-balance sheet investment products with a principal guarantee, and investment returns linked to asset prices through derivatives exposure. ... In response, the CBIRC released guidance requiring banks offering structured deposits to be
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/oct/box-a.html
Oversight of Clearing and Settlement Facilities
8 Sep 2011
PSB Annual Report
– 2011
ASX Clear (Futures) – the CCP for derivatives traded on the ASX 24 market;. ... FEX plans to offer trading in commodity, energy and environmental derivatives, and has contracted LCH.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2011/oversight-clearing-settlement.html
Abbreviations
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– 2022
International Swaps and Derivatives Association. ISO. International Organization for Standardisation. IT.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/abbreviations.html