Search: Commonwealth Government Securities
RBA Glossary definition for Commonwealth Government Securities
Commonwealth Government Securities – Australian Government Securities were formerly referred to as Commonwealth Government Securities.
RBA Glossary definition for securities
securities – A financial instrument which represents a claim over real assets or a future income stream. Such instruments are usually tradeable. Examples of securities include bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, certificates of deposit and shares.
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Box D: Buybacks of Government Guaranteed Securities
10 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
This has been especially the case for official sector investors, such as reserve asset managers, many of whom are limited to investing in government or quasi-government securities. ... Some buy-and-hold investors have also preferred to continue to earn
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/box-d.html
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
Increased issuance (particularly of longer-dated securities) by banks, government and non-resident issuers has seen bond market capitalisation increase since 2007. ... of the Commonwealth Government Securities (CGS) market in 2002–2003, which decided
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis.html
The Evolution of Financial Deregulation | Conference – 1991
21 Jun 1991
Conferences
to sell government securities;. to maintain prudential standards (this was achieved as an incidental by-product of regulation until the 1980s);. ... Commonwealth Bank Annual Report 1949). Savings banks were required to hold 70 per cent of their assets in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1991/grenville.html
Box A: The RBA's Foreign Exchange Swaps
10 Feb 2008
SMP
– February 2008
Commonwealth Government securities (CGS) on issue. ... These developments meant that from the late 1990s onwards, the Bank held an increasingly large proportion of government securities on issue, particularly around the times of seasonal peaks in its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/feb/box-a.html
Promoting Liquidity: Why and How? | Conference – 2008
14 Jul 2008
Conferences
Today, government securities account for just 0.5 per cent of total assets, and deposits at the RBA account for a further 0.2 per cent. ... This decline reflects both regulatory changes and a reduction in the supply of government securities on issue.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/kearns-lowe.html
The Evolving Structure of the Australian Financial System | Conference – 1996
9 Jul 1996
Conferences
142. —. 142. 2.6. Assets. SRDs. 521. n.a. 521. 9.6. Government securities. ... High and variable inflation meant that the demand for government securities became more unpredictable at the same time as the flow of deficits to be financed increased.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1996/edey-gray.html
The Australian Financial System in the 1990s | Conference – 2000
21 Jun 1990
Conferences
In response, the Commonwealth Government announced a 12-month freeze on all property trust redemptions. ... The merger was, however, blocked by the Commonwealth Government on, amongst other things, the view that mergers between the four major banks and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2000/gizycki-lowe.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
Only around one-fifth of Greek government debt outstanding is now privately held. ... Accordingly, the foreign ownership share of Commonwealth Government securities declined to 72 per cent in the September quarter from 77 per cent in the June quarter,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/intl-fx-mkts.html
Box E: Yields on Sovereign Debt
10 May 2012
SMP
– May 2012
In recent months, interest rates on Australian government securities have declined to historically low levels. ... The yield on 10-year Commonwealth Government securities (CGS), for example, is around its lowest level in more than 60 years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/box-e.html
Three Australian Asset-price Bubbles | Conference – 2003
18 Aug 2003
Conferences
In Scotland, banks were formed to provide loans of up to 80 per cent against the security of railway shares. ... The new government introduced a number of bills designed to raise standards of corporate conduct.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2003/simon.html