Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2016 Pro Forma Business Accounts

The Pro Forma Business Accounts for the Reserve Bank's contestable business have been prepared in accordance with competitive neutrality guidelines. These accounts do not form part of the audited financial statements.

  Transactional Banking
2014/15
$ million
2015/16
$ million
Revenue
– Service fees 95.0 99.8
– Other revenue 3.5 3.8
Total 98.5 103.6
Expenditure
– Direct costs 91.0 95.3
– Indirect costs 0.1 0.0
Total 91.1 95.3
Net profit/(loss) 7.4 8.3
Net profit/(loss) after taxes(a) 5.5 6.0
Assets(b)
– Domestic markets investments 981.3 1,573.7
– Other assets 28.5 34.8
Total 1,009.8 1,608.5
Liabilities(b)
– Capital & reserves 25.0 25.0
– Deposits 968.8 1,565.2
– Other liabilities 16.0 18.3
Total 1,009.8 1,608.5

(a) In accordance with competitive neutrality guidelines, income tax expense has been calculated and transferred to the Commonwealth as a notional part of the Reserve Bank's annual profit distribution
(b) As at 30 June