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17 Apr 2024
Bulletin
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Submission to the Financial System Inquiry
10 Sep 1996
Bulletin
– September 1996
Banks (Shareholdings) Act 1972. , have been reviewed in line with recommendation 9.2I of the National Competition Policy Review. ... The ‘four plus one’ interpretation of the Trade Practices Act, whereby a regional bank presence is required in each
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/sep/2.html
The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html
Recent Trends in Banknote Counterfeiting
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Counterfeiting banknotes is a crime under Australian law. Although counterfeiting in Australia remains modest by international standards, the rate of counterfeiting has been rising in recent years as counterfeiters have increasingly taken advantage
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/8.html
Prudential Supervision and the Changing Financial System
30 Sep 2002
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financial system’.Another section of the Act imposes aspecific responsibility on the RBA toprotect the interests of depositors withbanks. ... That provision, originally in the1945 Act, emerged from theGovernment’s consideration of the 1937Report of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/apr/pdf/bu-0496-3.pdf
Structural Liquidity and Domestic Market Operations
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The Reserve Bank is a net supplier of liquidity to the Australian financial system. This reflects demand for the Reserve Bank's liabilities from its customers, as well as the asset allocation decisions of the Reserve Bank. The key drivers of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/5.html
The Rise in Dividend Payments
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
Dividends paid by Australian listed companies have grown substantially since the global financial crisis, most notably among large resources companies and the banks. These increases have occurred alongside modest growth in earnings. Dividend-paying
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/6.html
Firms' Investment Decisions and Interest Rates
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
Firms typically evaluate investment opportunities by calculating expected rates of return and the payback period (the time taken to recoup the capital outlay). Liaison and survey evidence indicate that Australian firms tend to require expected
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/1.html
Covered Bonds in Australia
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
Since their introduction in Australia in 2011, the stock of covered bonds has grown to around billion, or around 15 per cent of Australian financial institutions' long-term debt. Covered bonds are a form of secured funding backed by both the issuer
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/7.html
Developments in Banks' Funding Costs and Lending Rates
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article updates previous Reserve Bank research on how developments in the composition and pricing of banks' funding have affected their overall cost of funding and the setting of lending rates (Deans and Stewart 2012; Robertson and Rush 2013).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/8.html