| (1) | The content of tables 1 to 15 and 17 to 19 of the form BA 900 is public information, that is, information available for inspection by the public, which information is published on a monthly basis on the Reserve Bank Website address http://www.reservebank.co.za, under statistical and economic information, whilst the content of tables 16 and 20 to 22 of the form BA 900 is confidential information not available for inspection by the public. |
| (2) | The purpose of the form BA 900 primarily is— |
| (a) | to obtain selected balance sheet information of banks for economic statistics purposes; |
| (b) | to calculate a range of key financial indicators, including indicators in respect of money supply, credit extension and net foreign assets of the banking system, in accordance with international standards, which indicators— |
| (i) | are used by local and international economists and analysts for analytical purposes; |
| (ii) | are published on a monthly basis on the Reserve Bank Website; |
| (c) | to obtain selected data required for the compilation of flow statistics relating to the monetary and credit aggregates and the flow-of-funds accounts; |
| (d) | to obtain selected data required to analyse flows in respect of mortgage advances, credit card debtors and instalment sale transactions; |
| (e) | to obtain selected data in respect of the scale of banking activity in South Africa. |
| (3) | Unless otherwise specified in this regulation 62, the detailed directives and interpretations for the completion of the monthly balance sheet on form BA 100 and the statement of off-balance sheet activities on form BA 110, respectively contained in regulations 18 and 19, shall mutatis mutandis apply for the completion of the form BA 900. |
| (4) | The institutional breakdown of liabilities and assets shall be made in accordance with the information contained in the Institutional Sector Classification Guide for South Africa 1 read with the relevant requirements specified in regulation 66 of these Regulations. |
[Regulation 62(4) substituted by regulation 29(a) of Notice No. 297, GG 40002, dated 20 May 2016]
| (5) | In identifying the institutional sector of counterparties, the legal counterparty to each asset or liability shall be established and used as the basis for classification. When a person is the agent of a principal and discloses such information to the reporting bank when opening an account for the principal, the account shall be classified as that of the principal and not of the agent. |
| 1 | Copies of this guide can be obtained from the Economic Research and Statistics Department, S A Reserve Bank, P 0 Box 7433, Pretoria, 0001. The guide can also be accessed on the Website address www.resbank.co.za, under statistical and economic information, other publications. |
[Footnote 1 substituted by regulation 29(b) of Notice No. 297, GG 40002, dated 20 May 2016]
