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SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK ...................................................................................................... 7
The Role of the SARB .....................................................................................................................
Contents
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK ...................................................................................................... 7
The Role of the SARB ........................................................................................................................... 7
Independence ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Functions of the SARB .......................................................................................................................... 8
Bank supervision .................................................................................................................................. 10
Implementing Monetary Policy ........................................................................................................... 12
Liquidity management ......................................................................................................................... 15
The Corporation for Public Deposits ................................................................................................. 20
INDIVIDUAL BANKS ............................................................................................................................... 22
Their Functions ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Functions of a commercial bank ........................................................................................................ 24
Functions of investment banks ........................................................................................................... 25
Regulation of banks ............................................................................................................................. 27
The South African Banks Act ............................................................................................................. 27
Prudential requirements ...................................................................................................................... 28
Liquid asset requirements ................................................................................................................... 29
Cash reserve ......................................................................................................................................... 29
FICA 2001 ............................................................................................................................................. 30
FAIS Act 2002 ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Other relevant legislation .................................................................................................................... 31
National Credit Bill ................................................................................................................................ 31
Asset and liability structure and management ................................................................................. 31
Financing a deficit SG p15 .................................................................................................................. 33
Classification of financial intermediaries: VZ p7 .............................................................................. 35
Role of financial intermediaries SG p17 ........................................................................................... 36
Other financial bodies playing part in the economy, exchanges................................................... 37
The Financial Services Board (FSB) ............................................................................................................. 38
Departments of the FSB .......................................................................................................................... 39
Basic terminology and calculations ............................................................................................................. 74
Annual yield ............................................................................................................................................ 74
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LUCIANO SCHOOL OF LAW & SOCIAL SCIENCES [LSLSS]
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