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RBA Glossary definition for Exchange Settlement Account balances
Exchange Settlement Account balances – The sum of balances held in Exchange Settlement Accounts with the Reserve Bank.
RBA Glossary definition for Surplus Exchange Settlement Account balances
Surplus Exchange Settlement Account balances – Exchange Settlement Account balances, excluding balances that account holders keep to meet their after-hours payments in the direct entry system or the New Payments Platform.
RBA Glossary definition for settlement
settlement – The discharge of obligations arising from fund transfers between two or more parties.
RBA Glossary definition for Exchange Settlement Account
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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Appendix 1: Changes to Bank Regulations | Submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Banking Industry – January 1991 | Financial Sector…
1 Jan 1991
Submissions
1971. August. The minimum balance on savings bank investment accounts was reduced from $500 to $100 and the minimum transaction requirement was dropped. ... Greater freedom was given to trading banks to hold foreign exchange balances abroad and to borrow
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-australian-banking-industry/appendix-1.html
Developments and Innovation in the Payments System | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – March 2014 | Financial Sector |…
1 Mar 2014
Submissions
Inclusion of the Australian dollar in CLS Bank International (CLS) has addressed the bulk of foreign exchange settlement risk. ... liberalised, including access to Exchange Settlement Accounts (ESAs) at the Bank and access to clearing systems managed by
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-03/developments-and-innovation.html
Executive Summary | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector | Submissions
6 Sep 1996
Submissions
In keeping with the RBA's responsibilities, it emphasises the need to take into account the long-run stability of the system. ... At present the RBA separately authorises financial institutions (banks and non-banks) that trade in the foreign exchange
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/executive-summary.html
Competition in Banking | Submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Banking Industry – January 1991 | Financial Sector | Submissions
1 Jan 1991
Submissions
Another benchmark is rates of return in other industries, although such comparisons need to take account of differences in risk across industries. ... Some depositors – for example, those who, for whatever reasons, choose to hold deposits in low
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-australian-banking-industry/competition-in-banking.html
Key Financial Developments Since the Wallis Inquiry | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – March 2014 | Financial Sector |…
1 Mar 2014
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Household balance sheets were transformed, of which two aspects stand out in the context of intermediation. ... 1990s. This initially reflected the need to repair balance sheets after the early 1990s recession.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-03/financial-developments-since-wallis-inquiry.html
The Next Ten Years | Supplementary Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 13 January 1997 | Financial Sector | Submissions
13 Jan 1997
Submissions
Banks have played a major part in this in Australia and account for 80 per cent of the major exchange traded and OTC derivatives markets. ... We have already seen how banks have become the major players in Australia's bond, money, foreign exchange and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-supplement-1997/next-ten-years.html
Objectives and Types of Financial Regulation | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector |…
6 Sep 1996
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Today, owing to the proliferation of transactions, a day old balance sheet can be obsolete. ... Reliable settlement procedures and arrangements for handling a failure to settle also promote stability.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/objectives-and-types-of-financial-regulation.html
Background: Financial System Trends | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector | Submissions
6 Sep 1996
Submissions
It currently accounts for 38 per cent of assets, compared with 26 per cent in 1980. ... At the same time, services previously offered in a package (eg housing loans and savings accounts) are being unbundled.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/background-financial-system-trends.html
Assessment of Prudential Supervision Arrangements | Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – 6 September 1996 | Financial Sector |…
6 Sep 1996
Submissions
This balance must periodically be reviewed by relevant supervisors, with any competitive impacts being one factor taken into account. ... Very importantly, they do not constitute part of the payments clearing and settlement system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-1996/assessment-prudential-supervision-arrangements.html
The Reserve Bank's Response | Report to the Inquiry into Competition in the Banking and Non-Banking Sectors – May 2009 | Financial Sector | …
7 May 2009
Submissions
On a day to day basis, the cash rate is affected by the demand for and supply of exchange settlement (ES) funds. ... The daily flows in and out of these accounts can be very large, though account holders are required to maintain positive ES balances at
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-report-2009-05/reserve-bank-response.html