Search: solvency
RBA Glossary definition for solvency
solvency – The capacity of an entity to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Solvency may be expressed as maintaining positive net-tangible assets.
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The Global Financial Environment
8 Apr 2022
FSR
– April 2022
Concerns over the solvency of Russian banks led to large withdrawals of bank deposits.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/global-financial-environment.html
Regulatory Developments
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
This will drive a substantial deterioration in the solvency of non-financial firms, particularly in industries where customers ordinarily congregate in large numbers and those affected by restrictions on movement (such
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/regulatory-developments.html
The Australian Financial System
9 Oct 2020
FSR
– October 2020
However, neither category of insurance is large enough to challenge the solvency of insurers.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2020/oct/australian-financial-system.html
Box C: Building Resilience to Cyber Risks
8 Apr 2022
FSR
– April 2022
Disruption to liquidity/solvency of large institutions resulting in financial spillovers (e.g.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2022/apr/box-c-building-resilience-to-cyber-risks.html
The Global Financial Environment
20 Oct 2017
FSR
– October 2017
Moderate falls in asset prices or upticks in volatility are unlikely to threaten the solvency of systemic financial institutions, especially given regulatory and risk management measures taken since the crisis. ... The lack of transparency also increases
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2017/oct/global-fin-env.html
Box B: The Global Reinsurance Industry
10 Sep 2011
FSR
– September 2011
Like banks, reinsurers are subject to prudential standards; European Union regulators are in the process of implementing a new regulatory regime (Solvency II) designed to make minimum regulatory capital requirements for
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2011/sep/box-b.html
Box A: Recent International Bank Failures – Causes, Regulatory Responses and Implications
6 Apr 2023
FSR
– April 2023
Box A: Recent International Bank Failures – Causes, Regulatory Responses and Implications | Financial Stability Review – April 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/apr/box-a-recent-international-bank-failures-causes-regulatory-responses-and-implications.html
The Australian Financial System
20 Oct 2018
FSR
– October 2018
The increase in capital has made banks more resilient to solvency shocks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2018/oct/aus-fin-sys.html
The Global Financial Environment
4 Oct 2019
FSR
– October 2019
However, liquidity and solvency strains have recently emerged at some smaller banks that rely heavily on short-term wholesale funding and have large holdings of risky investment securities issued by NBFIs. ... Graph 1.16. Banks with solvency problems
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2019/oct/global-financial-environment.html
Financial Intermediaries
10 Sep 2004
FSR
– September 2004
Capital adequacy ratios remain around the highs of recent years and the solvency ratio (which measures the capital available to meet claims if the insurer is closed to new business) has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/sep/fin-intermed.html