In this report, the author investigates the level of preparedness amongst 20 of Australia’s largest superannuation funds and retail banks, in terms of measuring, managing and mitigating risks arising from impacts and dependencies on nature that are present in their portfolios and loan books.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Term Funding Facility (TFF) was announced in March 2020 as part of a package of policy measures to support the Australian economy. This paper examines the effectiveness of the TFF in increasing the supply of credit to businesses, which was another one of the objectives of the program.

This report recommends the development of a principles-based regulatory framework for digital assets, such as private stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDC), tokens and cryptocurrencies.

This discussion paper is the first in a series of papers that will look at how the finance sector can minimise harm from the misuse of its products by perpetrators of domestic violence. The paper calls for financial products to better support financial safety.

The Regional Banking Taskforce was established to bring banks and other key stakeholders to work together in partnership to share information, assess the impact of regional bank branch closures, and identify possible solutions.  This report outlines the taskforce's recommendations.