| 26-Nov-2021 |
Members of AFMA’s Swaps Committee have agreed that the Australian swaps market will begin trading BBSW/SOFR cross currency basis swaps as the primary basis swap in AUD/USD cross currency swap transactions from Monday, 29 November 2021.
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Other |
| 22-Oct-2021 |
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) has welcomed the Final Report of the Senate Committee into Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, particularly the recommendation that the Government legislate a Global Markets Incentive (GMI) by end 2022.
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Other |
| 22-Oct-2021 |
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) has today called on the Government to take the opportunity arising from the end of LIBOR to remove an existing flaw in the tax framework applying to foreign banks and restore competitive neutrality..
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Rates |
| 15-Sep-2021 |
AFMA has issued a Consequence Management Standard setting out Principles to guide member firms in the design and implementation of a consequence management policy for their employees. The standard may be found within the Guidelines section of the AFMA website main page
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Other |
| 14-Sep-2021 |
AFMA is supporting the Reserve Bank’s efforts to see the Australian market adopt robust fallback language following the publication of Reserve Bank Repo Eligibility Criteria.
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Other |
| 01-Sep-2021 |
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) is concerned that the passage of legislative measures in relation to the Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) regime in Schedule 2 of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021 may be delayed due to an unrelated amendment that has been moved, as this outcome could harm Australia’s standing and be a deterrent to international investors.
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Taxation |
| 23-Aug-2021 |
AFMA Appoints Brett Harper as its new Chief Executive Officer
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Association |
| 04-Aug-2021 |
AFMA supports reform of cross border financial regulation
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Regulation |
| 04-Jun-2021 |
Market participants are advised of the following amendments to AFMA’s Credit Products Conventions and Long Term Government Debt Securities Conventions to further clarify the conditions to be satisfied for the use of the AFMA formula applicable to FRNs with zero floor coupons..
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Other |
| 12-May-2021 |
AFMA welcomes prospect of more efficient cross border financial regulation
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Taxation |
| 06-Apr-2021 |
Market participants are advised of the following amendments to AFMA’s Market Conventions, effective immediately.
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Other |
| 16-Mar-2021 |
Loss of OBU Regime will Harm Australia’s Competitiveness
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Taxation |
| 08-Mar-2021 |
Master ECM Terms dated 8 March have been released
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Other |
| 05-Feb-2021 |
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Macquarie University are pleased to announce a long-term collaboration agreement, under which Macquarie Business School (MQBS) will provide education services for AFMA’s Accreditation program.
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Other |
| 03-Feb-2021 |
Market participants are advised of the following amendment to be made to AFMA’s Market Conventions.
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Other |
| 11-Jan-2021 |
Market participants are advised of the following amendments to AFMA’s Market Conventions, effective 1 February 2021.
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Other |