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RBA Glossary definition for fiscal transparency
fiscal transparency – The facility which enables investors and other interested parties to satisfy themselves as to the nature and quality of the decision process pursued by policy-makers in government or the corporate entity concerned. One of the 12 key standards identified by the Financial Stability Forum as the minimum required for good practice in sound financial systems. Fiscal transparency strengthens accountability of the government and decreases the risk of maintaining unsustainable policies.
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List of tables | Submission to the Inquiry into Competition in the Banking and Non-Banking Sectors – August 2015 | Financial Sector |…
27 Aug 2015
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b) Average direct charges for 2010 are from data collected in December for the 2010 ATM Taskforce Report on Transparency and Competition.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/tables.html
Financial Stability | Supplementary Submission to the Financial System Inquiry – August 2014 | Financial Sector | Submissions
1 Aug 2014
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The Report also raises the prospect of greater reporting by the CFR to enhance transparency.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-2014-08/financial-stability.html
Submission to APCA's Consultation Paper on the Role of Cheques in an Evolving Payment System – 29 July 2011 | Payments System | Submissions
29 Jul 2011
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instruments; improving access to payment systems; and increasing transparency in the payments system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/role-of-cheques-in-evolving-payments-system/
Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre - July 2021
19 Jul 2021
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Following the review, NPP Australia made a number of changes to facilitate access to the system, including by lowering shareholding requirements and enhancing the governance and transparency around applications for access.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/pdf/inquiry-into-australia-as-a-technology-and-financial-centre.pdf
Proposed Merger Between Armaguard and Prosegur
17 Apr 2023
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the complexity of the pricing model. This complexity of the pricing model could impede transparency and make it challenging to measure or enforce adherence to the proposed arrangements. ... While there are measures in place to ensure existing customers
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/pdf/proposed-merger-armaguard-and-prosegur-submission-april-2023.pdf
Introduction | Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry – September 2017 | Financial Sector | Submissions
6 Sep 2017
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Measures aimed at open banking and comprehensive credit reporting are likely to be beneficial, along with measures to increase transparency of interest rates. ... Measures to increase transparency or reduce switching costs could help to address this.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/competition-in-the-financial-system/introduction.html
Supplementary Submission to the Financial System Inquiry - 13 January 1997 (Published as Occasional Paper No. 15)
23 Jun 2010
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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Supplementary. Submission to the. Financial System Inquiry. 13 January 1997. Published as Occasional Paper No. 15. Contact Person. To obtain copies of this submission or to seek further informationplease contact the Manager
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/financial-system-inquiry-supplement-1997/pdf/financial-system-inquiry-supplement-1997.pdf
Summary of Key Themes | Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry – September 2017 | Financial Sector | Submissions
6 Sep 2017
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Fintech developments can also help to increase transparency and reduce impediments to switching providers. ... This could result in established customers cross-subsidising new customers. Greater transparency, as discussed above, would be beneficial as
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/competition-in-the-financial-system/summary-of-key-themes.html
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Matters Relating to Credit Card Interest Rates - ATM Fees | Submission to the Inquiry into the…
27 Aug 2015
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At the same time, the Bank had concerns about the transparency of the foreign fees charged by financial institutions to their own cardholders. ... The increased transparency of these arrangements resulted in a marked change in cardholder behaviour; there
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/financial-sector/inquiry-matters-relating-to-credit-card-interest-rates-2015-08/atm-fees.html
Submission to the Australian Payments Clearing Association - The Role of Cheques in an Evolving Payments System
3 Aug 2011
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transparency in the payments system. The Reserve Bank is now undertaking a strategic review of innovation in the Australian payments system.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/submissions/payments-system/role-of-cheques-in-evolving-payments-system/pdf/role-of-cheques-in-evolving-payments.pdf