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RBA Glossary definition for ESA
ESA – Exchange Settlement Account. An account held at the Reserve Bank of Australia by financial institutions to settle financial obligations arising from the clearing of payments.
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Financial Regulation and Australian Dollar Liquid Assets
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
Consistent with this, the RBA recently revised its access policy to require that systemically important central counterparties maintain Exchange Settlement Accounts (ESAs) at the RBA. ... In Australia, central counterparties are eligible to hold ESAs
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/6.html
Demography and Growth
10 Jun 2010
Bulletin
– June 2010
See <http://esa.un.org/unpp/> and UN (2009). Data for Taiwan are sourced from the US Census Bureau's International Data Base.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/jun/3.html
The Effective Supply of Collateral in Australia
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
High-quality assets play an important role as collateral for a wide range of transactions and activities in wholesale financial markets. Regulatory changes since the global financial crisis are increasing the demand for high-quality assets, thereby
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/7.html
The Evolution of Interbank Settlement in Australia
17 Mar 2022
Bulletin
– March 2022
Electronic payments are ubiquitous in modern economies and result in financial obligations between different financial institutions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/mar/the-evolution-of-interbank-settlement-in-australia.html
The New Payments Platform and Fast Settlement Service
20 Sep 2018
Bulletin
– September 2018
A significant advance in the Australian payments system occurred in February 2018 with the public launch of the New Payments Platform (NPP).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/sep/the-new-payments-platform-and-fast-settlement-service.html
Topic: Payments
11 Sep 2018
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/payments/
GDP-linked Bonds
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
A GDP-linked bond is a debt security with repayments that are linked to the issuing country's GDP. These securities have recently attracted some attention, including within the Group of Twenty (G20), in the context of discussions about possible ways
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/8.html
Two Years of Fast Payments in Australia
19 Mar 2020
Bulletin
– March 2020
It has been two years since the public launch of the New Payments Platform (NPP) and the Fast Settlement Service (FSS).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/mar/two-years-of-fast-payments-in-australia.html
A Cost-benefit Analysis of Polymer Banknotes
12 Dec 2019
Bulletin
– December 2019
Australia was the first country to issue a full series of polymer banknotes, completed over 1992–96.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2019/dec/a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-polymer-banknotes.html
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations, Rationales and Implications
17 Sep 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
There has recently been increasing international focus on the possible issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), or what might be considered a digital equivalent of banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/retail-central-bank-digital-currency-design-considerations-rationales-and-implications.html