Abbreviations
AAS
Australian Accounting Standards
CLF
Committed Liquidity Facility
ABF
Asian Bond Fund
CLS
Continuous Linked Settlement
ABF1
Asian Bond Fund 1
ABF2
Asian Bond Fund 2
CPMICommittee on Payments and Market
Infrastructures (of the BIS)
ACC
Asian Consultative Council (of the BIS)
CPRs
Commonwealth Procurement Rules
ADI
Authorised deposit-taking institution
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
AGS
Australian Government Securities
EME
emerging market economies
AGVAnalytical Group on Vulnerabilities
(of the FSB)
EMEAPExecutives’ Meeting of East Asia-Pacific
Central Banks
AML/CTFAnti-Money Laundering/CounterTerrorism Financing
eftpos
AOFMAustralian Office of Financial
Management
electronic funds transfer at point of sale
ESExchange Settlement (account, balances
or funds)
ESA
Exchange Settlement Account
APRAAustralian Prudential Regulation
Authority
ESMAEuropean Securities and Markets
Authority
ASICAustralian Securities and Investments
Commission
FMI
financial market infrastructure
FOI
Freedom of Information
ASX
Australian Securities Exchange
FSB
Financial Stability Board
BCBS
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
FSS
Fast Settlement Service (of RITS)
BI
Bank Indonesia
FX
foreign exchange
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
G20
Group of Twenty
BRS
Business Resumption Site
G-SIB
global systemically important bank
G-SIFI
Global SIFI
CAC ActCommonwealth Authorities and
Companies Act 1997
CCP
central counterparty
CFR
Council of Financial Regulators
CGFSCommittee on the Global Financial
System (of the BIS)
CHESSClearing House Electronic Sub-register
System
GHOSGroup of Governors and Heads of
Supervision
GPFGovernment Partnership Fund
(with Indonesia)
HQLA
high-quality liquid assets
ICTinformation and communications
technology
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IFC
International Finance Corporation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMSGImplementation Monitoring Standing
Group
RBA
Reserve Bank of Australia
RBRF
Reserve Bank Reserve Fund
IOSCOInternational Organization of Securities
Commissions
RCG
Regional Consultative Group
RDP
Research Discussion Paper
IPS
repo
repurchase agreement
ReSG
Resolution Steering Group (part of FSB)
Information Publication Scheme
ISDAInternational Swaps and Derivatives
Association
IT
information technology
RITSReserve Bank Information and Transfer
System
LCR
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
RMBrenminbi
MFSCMonetary and Financial Stability
Committee
MMFs
money market funds
MoU
memorandum of understanding
NAIDOCNational Aborigines and Islanders Day
Observance Committee
NBS
National Banknote Site
NGB
Next Generation Banknote
NNPDCNational Note Processing and
Distribution Centre
NPA
Note Printing Australia Limited
NPP
New Payments Platform
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development
OPA
Official Public Account
OSSG
Official Sector Steering Group (of FSB)
OTC
over-the-counter (derivatives)
PAIF
Pan Asian Index Bond Fund
PBC People’s Bank of China
PEXA
Property Exchange Australia Limited
PFMIPrinciples for Financial Market
Infrastructures
PGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability Act 2013
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PSGPolicy Standing Group (a CPMI-IOSCO
entity)
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RM
Risk and Compliance Department
RMBS
residential mortgage-backed securities
RTGS
real-time gross settlement
SAR
Special Administrative Region
SCAVStanding Committee on Assessment of
Vulnerabilities (of the FSB)
SDR
Special Drawing Right
SEACEN South East Asian Central Banks
semissemi-government securities (Australian
state and territory government securities)
SIFIsystemically important financial
institution
SMEs
small and medium enterprises
SWIFTSociety for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication
WGBSWorking Group on Banking Supervision
(of EMEAP)
WGFMWorking Group on Financial Markets (of
EMEAP)
WGPSSWorking Group on Payment and
Settlement Systems (of EMEAP)
WHS
work health and safety