Financial stability
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The Reserve Bank has a number of functions and powers, and undertakes a number of activities, for what are broadly "financial stability" purposes, including:
- Banking system oversight - registration and supervision of banks in New Zealand.
- Payment system oversight - monitoring the New Zealand payment system.
- Financial stability and market analysis - monitoring the New Zealand financial system.
Financial Stability Report
The Reserve Bank assesses and reports on financial stability issues in its six-monthly Financial Stability Report.
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8 February 2006 - Briefing released The Reserve Bank made public today, under the Official Information Act, a briefing on recent NZD Uridashi bond flows (PDF 128KB), prepared prior to meetings between New Zealand and Japanese officials in December 2005.
Cross-border financial regulation has information in relation to international money transfers and on measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Domestic Markets has information on the Reserve Bank's liquidity management operations, including Open Market Operations (OMO's) and standby facilities for cash and New Zealand government bonds.
Foreign reserves has information on the Reserve Bank's foreign reserves management and foreign exchange intervention policy.
The case for deposit insurance in New Zealand (September 2008) This statement discusses the Reserve Bank's stance on the case for deposit insurance. This discussion evaluates the extent to which deposit insurance could help the Reserve Bank meet the statutory objectives set out in Section 68 of the Reserve Bank Act 1989. In turn, this evaluation helps explain why we do not have deposit insurance in New Zealand.
