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RBA Glossary definition for HQLA
HQLA – High-quality liquid assets
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Operations in Financial Markets
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
Historically, the relatively low levels of government debt outstanding in Australia have limited the amount of HQLA securities that banks could reasonably hold. ... HQLA securities, ES balances, holdings of other market participants and the effect of LCR
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/operations-in-financial-markets.html
Box A: The Basel III Liquidity Reforms in Australia
10 Mar 2015
FSR
– March 2015
Banks may, however, liquidate some HQLA and fall below the minimum LCR in periods of market stress after notifying the supervisor. ... That is, for every $100 of these ‘stable’ deposits, banks must hold at least $5 of HQLA.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2015/mar/box-a.html
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financials Statements
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
other countries, these liquidity requirements are usually met by banks HQLAs on their balance sheet). ... APRA has stated that the CLF will remain available should it need to be reactivated in the future to meet shortfalls in the availability of HQLA.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/financial-statements/notes.html
Financial Regulation and Australian Dollar Liquid Assets
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
The collateral eligibility criteria for many central and bilateral counterparties are broader than HQLA. ... LCR would be met in the absence of a structural shortage of HQLA.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/6.html
Resilience of the Australian Financial System
6 Oct 2023
FSR
– October 2023
Resilience of the Australian Financial System | Financial Stability Review – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/oct/australian-financial-system.html
List of tables
20 Oct 2015
FSR
– October 2015
Committed Liquidity Facility. (b). 251. 6. (a) LCR equals the sum of HQLA and CLF divided by net cash outflows.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2015/oct/tables.html
The Committed Liquidity Facility: 2015–2022
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
The Reserve Bank’s Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) was used from 2015 to 2022 to enhance the resilience of the banking system to times of liquidity stress.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/the-committed-liquidity-facility-2015-2022.html
Discussion On the Economics of Committed Liquidity Facilities | Conference – 2013
19 Aug 2013
Conferences
Presently, under Basel III rules, a CLF is permitted only for jurisdictions with a limited supply of HQLA. ... the demand for HQLA will consequently fall, reducing the yield spread until it equals the cost of the CLF.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2013/bech-keister-disc.html
Operations in Financial Markets
17 Oct 2019
RBA Annual Report
– 2019
participants and the impact on the liquidity of HQLA securities in secondary markets. ... For 2020, the Bank has assessed that banks can reasonably hold $242 billion of HQLA securities.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2019/operations-in-financial-markets.html
Operations in Financial Markets
12 Apr 2020
RBA Annual Report
– 2020
This was largely due to an increase in the value of HQLA securities that LCR banks can reasonably hold. ... The Reserve Bank will conduct its assessment of LCR banks' reasonable holdings of HQLA securities for 2021 in late 2020.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2020/operations-in-financial-markets.html