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RBA Glossary definition for APRA
APRA – Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. APRA is the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry. It oversees banks, credit unions, building societies, general insurance and reinsurance companies, life insurance companies, friendly societies, and most members of the superannuation industry.
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Non-bank Lending in Australia and the Implications for Financial Stability
16 Mar 2023
Bulletin
– March 2023
Non-bank lenders help to finance some forms of economic activity that might otherwise go unfinanced by traditional banks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2023/mar/non-bank-lending-in-australia-and-the-implications-for-financial-stability.html
International Activities of Australian Banks
10 Dec 2012
Bulletin
– December 2012
Sources: APRA; RBA. Banks' International Funding. In line with the Australian banking system's role in intermediating funds from overseas savers to Australian resident borrowers, most of the banks' international liabilities ... data to be considered as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/dec/6.html
OTC Derivatives Reforms and the Australian Cross-currency Swap Market
24 Jun 2013
Bulletin
– June 2013
Reforms to improve the management of counterparty credit risk in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets are underway globally. A key pillar of the reforms is the migration of these markets to central counterparties (CCPs), while higher capital
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/jun/7.html
Returns on Equity, Cost of Equity and the Implications for Banks
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Returns on equity for the major Australian banks have declined of late, following equity raisings in 2015. At the same time, estimates of the cost of raising new equity appear to have fallen very little, despite large declines in risk-free rates.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/6.html
Structural Features of Australian Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
This article provides a summary of structural features typically found in Australian residential mortgage-backed securities and their evolution over the past decade. Understanding the structural features of the securities is essential to the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/6.html
The Stability of the Financial System
27 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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We recognise. that APRA is the policy-making bodyresponsible for setting prudential standardsin Australia. ... In principle, a lender-of-last-resort loan could be made to anyinstitution supervised by APRA.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/aug/pdf/bu-0899-2.pdf
Bulletin
17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
- April 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/pdf/bulletin-2024-04.pdf
Operations in Financial Markets
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
APRA also incorporates its projections of banks holdings of banknotes and ES balances. ... APRA has announced that, subject to financial market conditions, the CLF will be further reduced to zero by the end of 2022.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/operations-in-financial-markets.html
International Banking Statistics for Australia
10 Jul 2004
Bulletin
– July 2004
Sources: APRA; BIS; IMF. Graph 2. Around half of the banks' international liabilities are in the form of debt securities (Table 2). ... Source: APRA. The Australian banks' foreign claims arise from two main types of activity.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/jul/4.html
Housing Accessibility for First Home Buyers
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
The ability of Australians to purchase their first home (‘housing accessibility’) has been an important topic of public debate recently. In this article, we construct an indicator of housing accessibility that suggests that the median potential
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/3.html