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The Personal Credit Card Market in Australia: Pricing over the Past Decade
10 Mar 2012
Bulletin
– March 2012
To some extent this acts as a competitive discipline on merchant service fees, although some merchants may feel that declining to accept a particular card is not a realistic option. ... By contrast, three-party schemes generally act as sole issuers and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/mar/7.html
The Chinese Interbank Repo Market
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
The market for repurchase agreements (repos) is an important source of short-term funding for financial institutions operating in China. This article outlines the key features of Chinese repo markets, focusing on the interbank market, before
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/9.html
Commodity Prices and Macroeconomic Policy: An Australian Perspective
10 Jul 2008
Bulletin
– July 2008
By itself, this will reduce output and push up prices. But the effect of the higher prices, assuming they are typically paid to suppliers elsewhere in the world, also acts somewhat ... As a commodity producer, our terms of trade have risen. Whereas for a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/jul/2.html
Bank for International Settlements – Annual Report
10 Jul 1998
Bulletin
– July 1998
What is also needed is the vision to imagine crises and the will to act pre-emptively. ... trouble. The issue of incentives to act pre-emptively is equally thorny. Consider the Mexican and Asian crises and the application of market discipline.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/jul/2.html
Developments in Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Markets
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) conducts the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Over-the-counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets Activity (Triennial Survey) to collect information about the size and structure of these
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/7.html
Recent Developments in Asset Management – Central Counterparty Risk Controls and Incentives
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
The global asset management industry has grown rapidly following the global financial crisis. International standard-setting bodies and national regulators are working to better understand and, if necessary, address potential financial stability
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/8.html
The Changing Australian Retail Payments Landscape
10 Jul 2003
Bulletin
– July 2003
Central banks around the world also commonly act as significant providers of payment services, although many central banks do not consider it necessary to be directly involved in retail payment systems. ... The. Reserve Bank Act 1959. requires the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/jul/1.html
Australia's New Financial Regulatory Framework
22 Feb 2001
Bulletin
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The Act also provides a frameworkfor regulation of purchased payment facilities,such as travellers cheques and stored-valuecards. ... The Reserve Bank Act provides a cleardelineation of responsibilities between thePayments System Board and the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/jul/pdf/bu-0798-1.pdf
Trading in Treasury Bond Futures Contracts and Bonds in Australia
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
Treasury bond futures are a key financial product in Australia, with turnover in Treasury bond futures contracts significantly larger than turnover in the market for Commonwealth Government securities (CGS). Treasury bond futures contracts provide a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/6.html
Central Counterparty Interoperability
10 Jun 2012
Bulletin
– June 2012
CCPs, by definition, act as central counterparties to all trades in a given market. ... Under the. Corporations Act 2001. , any interoperability arrangements between licensed clearing facilities would have to be consistent with the Financial Stability
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/jun/7.html