The facts, however, show that, even though Chinese investment in Australia has increased in recent years, it currently accounts for only a very small share of foreign capital invested in Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data indicate that, at the end of 2008, Australian assets owned by Chinese entities stood at around $ billion.
In carrying out this task, central banks seek to minimize systemic risk, that is the risk that the failure of any payment system participant could result in other participants being unable to meet their obligations, leading to a potentially disastrous chain reaction of failures. Minimizing systemic risk in payment and settlement systems is not only an objective in itself.