Reserve Bank of Australia

    Australia Regulators Probe Forex Moves Ahead of RBA Announcement

    By Editors | 04/03/2015

    The Reserve Bank of Australia has asked the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to investigate sharp movements in the Australian dollar in the minute before the March interest rates policy decision was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

    China Allows Launch of RMB Clearing Service in Australia

    By Editors | 19/11/2014

    China has allowed Australia to clear renminbi trades in a bid to boost increased economic cooperation between the two countries.

    Australia Eyes Real-time Pay Methods

    By Editors | 23/10/2014

    The Reserve Bank of Australia and the banking industry are looking to change the payment methods in the country to deliver real-time, accessible fund transfers to the community.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Australian Government Plans Mandatory Central Clearing of AUD Interest Rate Derivatives

    By Editors | 10/07/2014

    The Australian government is proposing mandatory central clearing of Australian-denominated interest rate derivatives (IRD).

    Australia May Have to Tighten Forex Regulations

    By Editors | 12/06/2014

    Australia could be forced to increase its oversight of the US$4 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market in line with tougher United Kingdom rules.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Australia’s Central Bank Governor Sounds Caution on New Threats to Stability

    By Editors | 10/06/2014

    Global regulators are issuing more than enough regulation to stop a recurrence of a global financial crisis, said Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens, as he cautioned that new potentially damaging threats to global stability could be overlooked.

    Hong Kong, Australia Seek to Boost RMB Trade

    By Editors | 23/05/2014

    A group of senior representatives from Hong Kong and Australian banks met to review developments in the Renminbi (RMB) business and consider ways to strengthen RMB products and services, with a view to facilitating greater participation of corporates and other customers in the RMB market.

    Australia’s Financial System to See More Bond Issuance, Says Central Banker

    By Editors | 21/04/2014

    Australia’s top central banker sees the country’s financial system moving toward a more market-based sources of finance, particularly bond issuance.

    Australia to Launch Investigation into Foreign Exchange Benchmarks

    By Editors | 21/03/2014

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into the potential manipulation of foreign exchange benchmarks by the country’s biggest banks.

    Australia to Implement Reforms in Access Regimes for Credit, Debit Card Systems

    By Editors | 07/03/2014

    The Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided in principle to vary the so-called access regimes applying to the designated MasterCard and Visa systems.

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