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RBA Glossary definition for BIS
BIS – Bank for International Settlements. An international organisation, based in Switzerland, which encourages co-operation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability and provides banking facilities for central banks.
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Trends in Global Foreign Currency Reserves
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Over the decade to 2014, global foreign currency reserves doubled relative to GDP, though balances have declined a little since then. Accompanying this growth has been a shift in the composition of reserves towards higher-yielding assets, including
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/9.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
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1998
Bulletin
– November 1998
a) South Korea and the ASEAN-4. Source: BIS. The Japanese economy remains extremely weak (Graph 10).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/nov/1.html
Reserve Bank Bulletin
17 Dec 2001
Bulletin
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Within central banking circles, there hadbeen some support for the formation of anAsian BIS given the eurocentric focus of theexisting organisation. ... SomeAsian countries have also been invited toattend some of the Basel/G10 committeesassociated with
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/dec/pdf/bu-1201-3.pdf
Regional Capital Flows
17 Jul 2006
Bulletin
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Address by Mr R Battellino, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), to the 6TH APEC Future Economic Leaders Think Tank, Sydney, 28 June 2006
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2006/jul/pdf/bu-0706-1.pdf
Total Loss-absorbing Capacity
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
Total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) is a key part of the G20's regulatory reform agenda to address the problems associated with financial institutions that are ‘too big to fail’. By strengthening the loss-absorbing and recapitalisation capacity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/7.html
Australian Financial Markets
10 May 1996
Bulletin
– May 1996
The latest BIS survey of world foreign exchange trading identified the Australian dollar as the world's eighth most traded currency. ... The BIS survey ranks Australia equal twelfth in the world in OTC markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/may/1.html
How Should Central Banks Respond to Asset-Price Bubbles? The ‘Lean’ versus ‘Clean’ Debate After the GFC
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
has been viewed as advocating leaning against asset-price bubbles, but the BIS view is far more nuanced. ... Gambacorta L (2009), ‘Monetary Policy and the Risk- Taking Channel’, BIS Quarterly Review, December, pp 43–53.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/8.html
The Australian Government Guarantee Scheme
10 Mar 2010
Bulletin
– March 2010
Sources: BIS; central banks; debt management offices and guarantee administrators; treasury departments. ... d) Exact final date unconfirmed. Sources: BIS; central banks; debt management offices and guarantee administrators; treasury departments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/mar/4.html
Currency Risk at Emerging Market Firms
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
Exchange rate fluctuations can affect the value of emerging market (EM) firms in several ways, including through trade-related and balance sheet channels. This article examines the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on listed EM firms' share
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/8.html