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RBA Glossary definition for agency banking
agency banking – Since 1 July 1999 all Australian Government departments and agencies have been responsible for their own individual banking arrangements. Under devolved banking arrangements, agencies are required to test the services previously provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) against what is available from other financial institutions. However, the Australian Government's core account, the Official Public Account, remained with the RBA. A system sweeps balances of Australian Government departments and agencies from their transactional banker to the Official Public Account at the RBA each night.
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The International Environment
6 May 2022
SMP
– May 2022
To offset this reduction in crude oil supply, members of the International Energy Agency (and particularly the United States) have released oil from their strategic reserves. ... However, emerging markets had received only modest banking and portfolio
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/may/the-international-environment.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Nov 2011
SMP
– November 2011
Preliminary estimates by the European Banking Authority suggest a capital shortfall of 106 billion. ... Several regulatory agencies will be responsible for interpreting the rule and monitoring compliance in different markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/nov/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2010
SMP
– August 2010
Nearly all of the issuance continues to be by the agencies, with minimal non-agency issuance. ... Agency debt and MBS spreads to US Treasuries remain at relatively low levels.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Feb 2008
SMP
– February 2008
13). Since the onset of the crisis, the major banking institutions have announced around US$125 billion of sub-prime related write-downs. ... The ratings of Ambac and FGIC, the second and fourth largest monolines, were cut by Fitch from AAA to AA after
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/feb/intl-fx-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2012
SMP
– May 2012
The underlying physical bonds in the available ETFs comprise a mix of government, sovereign supranational agency and corporate bonds. ... These hybrid securities are generally intended to receive recognition as equity from credit rating agencies, or to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Introduction
10 Aug 2008
SMP
– August 2008
In the United States, the federal mortgage agencies have come under severe stress, a number of relatively small banks have failed, and significant asset write-downs in the financial sector have ... Notwithstanding increases in provisions by some
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/aug/intro.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Nov 2010
SMP
– November 2010
However, data to September show that the decline in liquidity has not been uniform across national banking systems (Graph 20). ... The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) announced further details of its new capital and liquidity standards for
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/nov/intl-fx-mkts.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2011
SMP
– August 2011
Once sales commence, the Fed expects that all holdings of agency securities will be sold within three to five years. ... The European Banking Authority (EBA) released the results of its EU-wide bank stress tests in mid July.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2011/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
4 Feb 2016
SMP
– February 2016
Business lending rates remain close to historic lows for both small and large businesses, consistent with strong competition in the banking sector. ... The credit ratings agencies have made downward revisions to their price assumptions on a number of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2016/feb/domestic-financial-markets.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2014
SMP
– May 2014
Credit ratings activity over the period was generally positive, with Bank of Queensland's rating upgraded by one notch by one of the major credit rating agencies. ... December half profit announcements, particularly among insurers' banking business units.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/may/dom-fin-mkts.html