These data are derived from returns submitted by corporations registered as
Category D (Money Market Corporations) under the Financial Sector (Collection
of Data) Act 2001. Along with Category :Other-C/, these
corporations are known collectively as Registered Financial Corporations
(RFCs). Category :Other-C/ includes corporations formerly registered
as Category F (Finance Companies), G (General Financiers) and E (Pastoral
Finance Companies) under the Financial Corporations Act 1974.
In AprilA 2003, responsibility for the collection of financial statistics
from Registered Financial Corporations (RFCs) was transferred to APRA.
Previously, these data were collected by the RB under the now repealed
Financial Corporations Act 1974. The introduction of new reporting forms in
April 2003 has led to some significant breaks in series and affected
definitions and categories shown for these institutions. There are other
breaks from time to time in the historical data due to changes in the number
of reporting corporations. Details of data reported by individual corporations
are confidential.
Since December 1999, the collections cover RFCs whose assets in Australia
(including related corporations) exceed $50A million. Prior to December 1999,
this threshold was set at $5A million. This change resulted in breaks in all
series covering RFCs.
The collection of statistics from the authorised money market dealers
(formerly Category C corporations under the Financial Corporations Act 1974)
ceased from August 1996.
From April 2003, the data are derived from RRFA 320.0: Statement of Financial
Position collected by APRA. Prior to April 2003, the data were derived from
the FC forms: D1, E1, F1 and G1 which were collected by the RBA.
:AFIs-C/ refers to banks, credit unions, building societies, SCCIs,
RFCs and the RBA.
From April 2003, :Cash and liquid assets - Cash and balances with
AFIs-C/ includes cash and deposits and placements with AFIs. Prior to
April 2003, this series includes cash and deposits and placements with banks
and RFCs.
From April 2003, :Cash and liquid assets - Other-C/ includes
gold bullion and deposits and placements with clearing houses and other (non-
AFI) financial institutions. Prior to April 2003, this series includes
deposits and placements with all institutions other than banks and RFCs. This
series also includes placements with authorised money market dealers prior to
August 1996.
:Trading and investment securities - Debt-C/ includes
commercial paper and promissory notes, bills of exchange and all other debt
securities held by all counterparties.
All series under :Loans and advances-C/ include finance lease
receivables.
:Loans and advances - Household-C/ includes housing and other
personal loans to households.
From April 2003, :Loans and advances - Business-C/ includes
loans to the following counterparties: private trading corporations, private
unincorporated businesses, public non-financial corporations, community
service organisations and other (non-AFI) financial institutions. Prior to
April 2003, this series includes loans to all counterparties other than
households and RFCs, and also includes bills of exchange accepted by the
reporting corporation.
From April 2003, :Loans and advances - AFIs-C/ includes loans
to AFIs. Prior to April 2003, this series only includes loans to RFCs (loans
to other AFIs are included in :Loans and advances -
Business-C/).
From April 2003, :Borrowings from residents - Borrowings from
AFIs-C/ includes deposits and placements due to AFIs and short-term loans
from ADIs. Prior to April 2003, this series includes borrowings from banks and
related RFCs.
From April 2003, :Borrowings from residents - Deposits and
placements-C/ includes deposits and placements due to the following
counterparties: private trading corporations, private unincorporated
businesses, public non-financial corporations, community service organisations
and other (non-AFI) financial institutions.
From April 2003, :Borrowings from residents - Other-C/ includes
borrowings by the issue of promissory notes, bills of exchange and other debt
securities, short-term loans from non-ADIs and all long-term loans. Prior to
April 2003, this series includes borrowings from all counterparties other than
banks and related RFCs, and borrowings by the issue of promissory notes,
debentures, unsecured notes and bills of exchange accepted by banks.