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RBA Glossary definition for margin payment
margin payment – A payment made to meet a margin call, to cover an adverse movement in the price of physical assets, such as equities or units in managed funds, or derivatives, such as futures, options or swap contracts.
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Bank Interest Rate Margins
10 May 1992
Bulletin
– May 1992
Graph 1C. As indicators of margins, however, these measures are simplistic and misleading. ... The most useful measure of banks' margins is the average net spread – i.e.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1992/may/1.html
Central Counterparty Margin Frameworks
7 Dec 2017
Bulletin
– December 2017
A central counterparty's (CCP's) margin framework can affect the activity of market participants and the broader functioning of the financial system. This potential impact on financial stability is an area of focus for authorities – in Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/dec/10.html
Costs and Margins in the Retail Supply Chain
10 Jun 2012
Bulletin
– June 2012
These gross margins represent a payment for the services provided by distribution firms acting as intermediaries between manufacturers and consumers. ... 52. 48. Sources: ABS; RBA. Distributors' gross margins can be divided into a wholesale and retail
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/jun/2.html
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/
Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
Likewise, there was little change in the risk margins banks used to determine loan rates. ... compared with the decline in margins experienced over the preceding decade (Graph 11).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/5.html
Competition and Profit Margins in the Retail Trade Sector
20 Jun 2019
Bulletin
– June 2019
Net profit margins have declined for both food and non-food retailers over recent years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/jun/competition-and-profit-margins-in-the-retail-trade-sector.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Aug 2004
Bulletin
– August 2004
Consumer confidence is at its highest level in a decade and consumer spending has started to receive a significant boost from the additional benefit payments and tax cuts announced in the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/aug/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
the ASEAN-4 region), in some cases by a large margin (Table 3). ... The following sections cover the household and business sectors and Australia's balance of payments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 2000
Bulletin
– May 2000
the overall price impact will be smaller, and more than fully compensated by income tax cuts and increases in government benefit payments. ... Outstanding margin debt now stands at $6.3 billion and accounts for 8.6 per cent of outstanding personal debt.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/may/1.html
The Cost of Card Payments for Merchants
19 Mar 2020
Bulletin
– March 2020
Data on merchants’ costs of accepting card payments show large differences in payment costs across both merchants and card systems.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/the-cost-of-card-payments-for-merchants.html