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RBA Glossary definition for securities
securities – A financial instrument which represents a claim over real assets or a future income stream. Such instruments are usually tradeable. Examples of securities include bonds, bills of exchange, promissory notes, certificates of deposit and shares.
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International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2008
SMP
– August 2008
The deterioration in the US housing sector and the poor performance of securities backed by residential mortgages continue to have a negative impact on the US financial system and global markets ... Issuance of mortgage-backed securities by non-agency
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
Boxes
31 Dec 2013
SMP
– 2013
A number of Boxes on topics of special interest are published in the Statement on Monetary Policy and its forerunners, the Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy and the quarterly reports on the Economy and Financial Markets. These boxes can be
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/boxes.html
Domestic Financial Conditions
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
Yields on Australian Government Securities (AGS) have continued to be volatile in recent months, mirroring large moves in global bond yields. ... Graph 3.12. Issuance of residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) have remained robust in recent months.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/domestic-financial-conditions.html
International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 May 2010
SMP
– May 2010
Final purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities and agency debt occurred in March. ... other securities, including those not denominated in euros, will cease to be eligible collateral.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2010/may/intl-fx-mkts.html
Inflation
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
However, some of these households will have their real income supported by the FWC award wage decision and the indexation of social security payments to inflation.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/inflation.html
Box C: Reserve Bank Open Market Operations
10 Nov 2007
SMP
– November 2007
As was previously the case, the Bank will only accept securities from unrelated parties. ... Overall, these securities now account for about $3 billion, or around 5 per cent, of the Bank's domestic portfolio.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2007/nov/box-c.html
Box C: Recent Trends in Hybrid Issuance
10 Nov 2012
SMP
– November 2012
tightening the prohibition on issuer incentives to redeem the security prior to maturity (e.g. ... restrictions on the ability of the issuer to call the security in the first five years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/nov/box-c.html
Box A: Recent Changes to US Federal Reserve Instruments
10 May 2008
SMP
– May 2008
collateral as the discount window, which includes highly rated private-label asset-backed securities (ABS). ... The TSLF is an expansion of the existing securities lending program, and has a term of 28 days rather than overnight.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/may/box-a.html
Box A: Developments in the US Federal Reserve's Instruments
10 Nov 2008
SMP
– November 2008
The Fed has also expanded its Term Auction Facility (TAF) and Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF) by increasing the total amount available and by broadening the range of securities accepted as ... Under this facility, the Fed will fund the outright
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/box-a.html
Box B: The Domestic Credit-wrapped Bond Market
10 Aug 2008
SMP
– August 2008
Very few structured credit products, such as asset-backed securities, are credit-wrapped in Australia, in contrast to the United States. ... Most of the monolines that are active in the Australian market have been downgraded this year, reflecting
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/aug/box-b.html