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RBA Glossary definition for margin loans
margin loans – Loans which are made to investors to purchase financial assets, usually equities or units in managed funds. These assets are used as security for the margin loan. Margin loan clients are required to keep the ratio of borrowings to the value of underlying security below a pre-arranged level. When the ratio goes above this level, lenders will make a margin call, requiring the borrower to either repay some of the loan or provide additional security to support the loan.
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Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
Cash collateral provided. 859. 25. 2.9. Gold loans. 457. 1. 0.1. ... Gold borrowed under gold swaps. 66. 3. 3.9. Loans, advances and other.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/financial-statements/notes.html
Recent Developments in Interest Rates on Bank Lending
10 Apr 1999
Bulletin
– April 1999
At the same time, some banks also announced fixed risk margins for loans secured by commercial property or business assets. ... For ‘larger’ small business loans, margins in Australia might still be a little wider than in the United States.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/apr/1.html
The Impact of the Capital Market Turbulence on Banks' Funding Costs
10 Jun 2009
Bulletin
– June 2009
Graph 6. Variable interest rates on small business loans have fallen substantially less than housing loan rates. ... Banks now view the margins on loans written during the middle of this decade as being too low given the risks involved.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jun/1.html
List of tables
10 Feb 2008
SMP
– February 2008
Margin loans. 9.66. 0.33. 0.69. Standard credit cards. 18.57. 0.39. 0.78. ... End Jul 2007. Cash rate. 6.75. 0.25. 0.50. Small business. Term loans.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/feb/tables.html
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
and was seen by many as putting pressure on bank margins and loan interest rates. ... That effect was particularly noticeable in the 1990s when the margin between the standard variable housing loan interest rate and the RBA target cash rate fell from
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
30 Jul 2003
SMP
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Thevalue of outstanding margin loans representsabout 0.9 per cent of market capitalisation. ... margin loan, it is possible for investors tocontrol a much larger portfolio than theycould if they were to invest only their owncapital.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2000/may/pdf/box-c.pdf
The Impact of Interest Rates on Bank Profitability: A Retrospective Assessment Using New Cross-country Bank-level Data
21 Jun 2023
RDP
2023-05
Our analysis confirms the empirical regularity that declining interest rates reduce banks’ net interest margins. ... impact of lower rates on loan-loss provisions and other factors, including an increased focus on cost efficiencies and streamlining
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2023/2023-05.html
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Bulletin August 2001 – Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2001
Bulletin
Or was their timing simply delayed, with businesses temporarily absorbing cost impacts in their margins? ... Heightened concerns about the size of the non-performing loan book for Japanese banks also depressed Japanese share prices.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/aug/1.html
Box C: Recent Developments in Margin Lending
6 Aug 2004
SMP
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Much of the recent pick-up in marginlending is likely to have reflected increasesin existing borrowers’ debt levels, with thenumber of margin loan accounts rising moremodestly over the period. ... As such, theaverage size of outstanding margin loans
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2004/aug/pdf/box-c.pdf
The Evolving Structure of the Australian Financial System | Conference – 1996
9 Jul 1996
Conferences
There was also concern that heavy loan-losses incurred by banks made them reluctant to cut gross margins. ... They also introduced reduced-rate loans like ‘honeymoon’ loans and ‘no-frills’ loans.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1996/edey-gray.html