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RBA Glossary definition for financial institution

financial institution – A company whose primary function is to intermediate between lenders and borrowers in the economy.

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18 Apr 2024 Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/

Financial Stability Risks from Non-bank Financial Intermediation in Australia

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Marcus Robinson and Stefano Tornielli di Crestvolant
Risks to financial stability posed by the non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector in Australia remain relatively contained.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/financial-stability-risks-from-non-bank-financial-intermediation-in-australia.html

China's Monetary Policy Framework and Financial Market Transmission

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
William Maher
While it has evolved significantly over the years, China’s monetary policy framework continues to differ in some important respects to those in most advanced economies.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/chinas-monetary-policy-framework-and-financial-market-transmission.html

The Private Equity Market in Australia

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Jacob Harris and Emma Chow
The Australian private equity market has grown significantly for a number of years, particularly as the economy recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/the-private-equity-market-in-australia.html

The Effect of Least-cost Routing on Merchant Payment Costs

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Boston Dobie and Benjamin Watson
The RBA supports all merchants being able to choose the card network used to process debit transactions – a functionality known as least-cost routing (LCR) – with the aim of increasing competition and reducing the cost of accepting card payments.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/the-effect-of-least-cost-routing-on-merchant-payment-costs.html

Assessing Physical Climate Risk in Repo-eligible Residential Mortgage-backed Securities

18 Apr 2024 Bulletin – April 2024
Ronan McCarthy and Geordie Reid
This article assesses physical climate risk in Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) using two risk metrics.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/apr/assessing-physical-climate-risk-in-repo-eligible-residential-mortgage-backed-securities.html

The Committed Liquidity Facility: 2015–2022

25 Jan 2024 Bulletin – January 2024
Fabio Rustia, Carl Schwartz and Nick Stenner
The Reserve Bank’s Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) was used from 2015 to 2022 to enhance the resilience of the banking system to times of liquidity stress.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/the-committed-liquidity-facility-2015-2022.html

Bank Fees in Australia

25 Jan 2024 Bulletin – January 2024
Jessica Dunphy
This article updates Reserve Bank research on bank fees charged to Australian households, businesses and government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/bank-fees-in-australia.html

Understanding the Post-pandemic Demand for Australia's Banknotes

25 Jan 2024 Bulletin – January 2024
Patrick Elkington and Rochelle Guttmann
Banknotes can be used to make legitimate payments, but they can also be hoarded, lost or used to facilitate transactions in the shadow economy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/understanding-the-post-pandemic-demand-for-australias-banknotes.html

Inflation Expectations and Economic Literacy

25 Jan 2024 Bulletin – January 2024
Madeleine McCowage and Peter Rickards
The level of community awareness and understanding of basic economic issues can influence a central bank’s ability to achieve its goals, such as by anchoring the public’s inflation expectations in line with its inflation target.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/inflation-expectations-and-economic-literacy.html