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RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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Developments in the Financial System Infrastructure
10 Mar 2004
FSR
– March 2004
To the extent that improper practices, such as market manipulation or insider trading, discourage activity in markets and distort market prices, such practices impair financial markets' contribution to the health of ... Footnote. The Committee is made up
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/mar/dev-sys-infra.html
The Australian Financial System
10 Mar 2012
FSR
– March 2012
As outlined in ‘The Global Financial Environment’ chapter, global market sentiment has improved since late 2011 and long-term unsecured funding markets have reopened. ... Financial market developments also affected the performance of the insurance
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2012/mar/aus-fin-sys.html
Box C: Risks in High-density Apartment Markets
12 Apr 2019
FSR
– April 2019
Financial Stability Review – April 2019 Box C: Risks in High-density Apartment Markets. ... See RBA (2016), ‘Box B: Banks' Exposures to Inner-city Apartment Markets’, Financial Stability Review, October, pp 25–28.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2019/apr/box-c.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Sep 2005
FSR
– September 2005
For other Australian-owned banks, there is less reliance on offshore wholesale markets to fund balance sheet growth, in part, reflecting the extensive use of the securitisation market by some of ... in March 2004 (Financial market-based indicators
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/sep/fin-intermed.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Mar 2005
FSR
– March 2005
By international standards, Australian banks continue to have relatively small unhedged positions in financial markets. ... This figure was unchanged from 2003, despite a decline in financial market volatility, suggesting that the level of trading book
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2005/mar/fin-intermed.html
In Brief: Financial Stability Review – March 2024
22 Mar 2024
FSR
This issue of our Financial Stability Review assesses the current condition of the financial system and potential risks to financial stability.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2024/mar/
The Australian Financial System
21 Apr 2017
FSR
– April 2017
The banking industry has announced initiatives to improve culture in the financial services sector. ... Financial market infrastructures (FMIs) – such as payment systems, central counterparties (CCPs) and securities settlement systems – facilitate
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/apr/aus-fin-sys.html
At a Glance: Financial Stability Review – April 2023
6 Apr 2023
FSR
It has led to increased risk aversion among investors, resulting in volatility in some financial markets and liquidity stress in parts of the global banking system. ... Nonetheless, there remains a risk of further stress affecting banks, which would feed
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/apr/
Financial Intermediaries
10 Mar 2007
FSR
– March 2007
Financial markets and rating agencies continue to take a positive view of Australian banks and the financial sector more generally. ... Financial market participants and rating agencies continue to hold a positive view of the general insurance sector.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2007/mar/fin-intermed.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Sep 2006
FSR
– September 2006
Australian banks have traditionally had only small unhedged positions in financial markets. ... As in financial markets more generally, market-based indicators of banking sector performance have been more volatile over the past six months than has been
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2006/sep/fin-intermed.html