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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 D: Interbank Reference Rates
10 Aug 2012
SMP
– August 2012
Many financial contracts, including those governing derivatives and debt securities, reference interbank interest rates. ... Instead, the market convention is to reference Australian dollar derivatives and floating rate debt securities against the bank
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/aug/box-d.html
Banks' Funding
10 Nov 2007
SMP
– November 2007
The increases in banks' other assets and other liabilities were largely offsetting, and mainly reflected changes in the fair values of the banks' derivative positions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/nov/box-d.html
Discussion on Regulating the New Financial Markets | Conference – 1996
9 Jul 1996
Conferences
Having banks involved in derivatives or securities trading is not, of itself, anything special. ... On the first point, derivatives, in some senses, can be less opaque than traditional credit exposures.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1996/sherwin-disc.html
Capital Flows, Hedge Funds and Market Failure: A Hong Kong Perspective | Conference – 1999
9 Aug 1999
Conferences
supervision. Forex derivatives have undeniably helped investors to unbundle and repackage their risks. ... LTCM held very large positions in both the cash and OTC derivatives markets, which were financed mainly by credit lines provided by commercial banks
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1999/yam.html
Box B: The Greek Private Sector Debt Swap
10 May 2012
SMP
– May 2012
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) subsequently ruled that the activation of CACs constituted a ‘credit event’ for credit default swaps (CDS) referencing Greek sovereign debt.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/box-b.html
Biographies of Contributors | Conference – 2008
14 Jul 2008
Conferences
Also with BT Funds Management, he was Head of Derivative Overlays and Levered Products. ... Satyajit Das. Satyajit Das is an international specialist in the area of financial derivatives and risk management.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2008/bios-2008.html
Introduction | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
A key element of the post-crisis reform agenda has been to strengthen counterparty risk management and reduce interconnectedness in over-the-counter (OTC) derivative markets by requiring that exposures be ... Given assumptions about the structure of OTC
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/intro-2013.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
10 Feb 2023
SMP
– February 2023
The net inflow of capital was associated with foreign direct equity investment into Australia, driven by reinvested earnings, as well as banking sector transactions involving financial derivatives (Graph 3.37). ... There was a record value of financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/feb/domestic-financial-conditions.html
Introduction | Conference – 1996
9 Jul 1996
Conferences
products and delivery systems: financial derivatives, ATMs, EFTPOS, securitised mortgages, telephone banking, to name just a few. ... Increasingly, however, systemic risk is seen as coming not only from traditional balance-sheet items but also from banks'
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1996/intro-96.html
Discussion on The Economics of Shadow Banking | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
hedge funds, money market funds, agents in derivatives and tri-party markets) raise potential concerns for taxpayers, despite the fact that they do not have an official backstop and are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/singh-disc.html