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RBA Glossary definition for RITS
RITS – The Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) was established in August 1991 and is operated by the Reserve Bank of Australia. RITS is Australia's Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, which plays a central role in the Australian payments clearing and settlement system.
RITS is the means by which Exchange Settlement Accounts are accessed and membership is compulsory for all Australian-licensed banks and participants in the Reserve Bank's domestic market operations.
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Payments System Board Update: February 2023 Meeting
16 Feb 2023
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Today’s Payments System Board meeting discussed ASX’s self-assessment against the Financial Stability Standards (FSS), the Bank’s framework for supervising payment system safety and resilience, payments system regulatory reform, the future of
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-05.html
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA FOREIGN EXCHANGE SETTLEMENTPRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA ...
18 Dec 1997
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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SETTLEMENTPRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA. December 1997. ii. The research for this report was undertaken by Bernie Egan, Jeff Grow, Nathan Hale and Karen Cole from theBank’s Financial System Department. The
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1997/pdf/fxsp.pdf
Payments System Board Update: May 2018 Meeting
18 May 2018
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At its meeting today, the Payments System Board reviewed industry progress on providing merchants with the ability to route contactless debit card transactions to their lowest-cost processing network. Least-cost routing (LCR), or merchant routing,
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2018/mr-18-12.html
Payments System Board Update: November 2015 Meeting
20 Nov 2015
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Payments System Board Update: November 2015 Meeting
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2015/mr-15-22.html
Changes to the Reserve Bank's Domestic Market Operations in the Transition Phase to Real-time Gross Settlement
9 May 1996
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Announces changes to the RBA's Domestic Markets Operations to be introduced in June to August 1986
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1996/mr-96-06.html
Reform of Interbank Payments
6 Jul 1995
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Announces that the RBA is to press ahead with the installation of Real-time Gross Settlement (RTGS) with the aim to having a system operational in 1997
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1995/mr-95-10.html
Measures to Enhance the Functioning of Financial Markets
24 Sep 2008
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Announces that the Reserve Bank of Australia is introducing a foreign exchange swap facility with the Federal Reserve and a domestic term deposit facility which are designed to contribute to the smooth functioning of domestic markets
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2008/mr-08-15.html
Reserve Bank of Australia Domestic Market Dealing Arrangements: Information Paper - 9 May 1996
11 Aug 2004
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3. Settlement. All transactions by the Bank will be for same-day settlement through RITS. ... To assist in this, the Agreement and Annex will be incorporated into the RITS regulations and can be executed bilaterally between counterparties within the
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/1996/pdf/mr-96-06-info-paper.pdf
Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System
7 Jun 2012
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The Reserve Bank has released the conclusions of its Strategic Review of Innovation in the Payments System
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/mr-12-14.html
Payments System Board Update: February 2020 Meeting
21 Feb 2020
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Today’s Payments System Board meeting discussed the results from the Bank’s 2019 Consumer Payments Survey, the Review of Retail Payments Regulation, adoption of the new ISO 20022 messaging standards and proposed regulatory reforms for financial
https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2020/mr-20-03.html