Reserve Bank of Australia

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    RBA to Lower Regulatory Burden for Small Securities Settlement Facilities

    By Mark Johnston | 26/11/2023

    The proposal aims to accommodate the “probable emergence of new, technologically innovative securities settlement facilities”.

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    Market Infrastructure

    ASX Picks TATA, Accenture To Deliver CHESS Replacement

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2023

    ASX says it selected TCS and Accenture after extensive evaluation of potential solution options and product vendors.

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    BIS Innovation Hub Unveils First Use Case for Project Mandala

    By Editors | 20/11/2023

    Project Mandala seeks to address disparate policy and regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions that hinder cross-border payments.

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    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI Publishes Harmonised Data Requirements for ISO 20022

    By Mark Johnston | 18/10/2023

    The BOE, ECB and RBA have committed to aligning with the new requirements and call on other market infrastructures and payment service providers to do the same.

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    Australia to Regulate Digital Payment Providers

    By Editors | 12/10/2023

    The RBA will regulate new and emerging payments systems the same way as credit cards, EFTPOS and other transactions.

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    ASX Pledges to Remediate Issues Identified in RBA Assessment

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/10/2023

    The RBA said ASX has been operating at a “heightened level of overall risk level for an extended period” and this needs to be addressed “promptly”.

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    APAC Central Banks Explore Common Protocol for Regulatory Policy

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2023

    Project Mandala will be run by BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre, along with the RBA, BOK, BNM and MAS, with collaboration from FIs.

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    Market Infrastructure

    RBA Publishes Conclusions on Measures to Enhance Debit Card Market

    By Editors | 02/10/2023

    The RBA will not prohibit banks from setting a default routing network on dual-network cards, but said it expects faster progress on enabling least-cost routing.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    APRA Consults on Updates to EFS Reporting Requirements

    By Editors | 27/09/2023

    The proposed changes seek to fix some inconsistencies and align the EFS requirements with the updated capital framework released in 2021.

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    Michele Bullock Begins Term as New RBA Governor

    By Editors | 19/09/2023

    Bullock will have to work on shoring up the RBA’s credibility and implementing the central bank’s biggest overhaul since the 1990s.

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