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In forceBanking: Economic and financial statistics (for the ABS and RBA)Last checked 11 November 2026

Definitions for the economic and financial statistics (EFS) collection (ARS 701.0)

A regulatory return listed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia.

Defines the terms used in other reporting standards. It does not collect data of its own. Source

Official title: Reporting Standard ARS 701.0 ABS/RBA Definitions for the EFS Collection

The facts

Who files
Applies to all entities that submit data to APRA under the economic and financial statistics (EFS) reporting standards: ADIs and registered financial corporations. Source
How often
No reporting period of its own: it defines terms used by the economic and financial statistics (EFS) reporting standards. Source
Deadline
Not applicable: this standard sets definitions only. Source
Format
Other. No separate submission: this standard sets definitions or general instructions used by the other reporting standards. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the APRA: APRA Connect; Alternate Submission Process (temporary). See how firms file with the APRA.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Banking: Economic and financial statistics (for the ABS and RBA)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

Where the list was read: Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Definitions or general instructions only: no data and no validation rules of its own. Source

Public data

Published firm by firm. Data from this return appear in: Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS) (firm by firm). Source

Where it is published (Excel (current month and back series from March 2019))

  • Monthly Authorised Deposit-taking Institution Statistics (MADIS)

    Firm by firm · Excel (current month and back series from March 2019)

    Selected balance sheet items (assets, loans, deposits) for individual ADIs in the domestic market, released monthly; credit unions and building societies with total assets below $200 million are left out. The explanatory notes say the data come from the EFS returns ARF 720.0, 720.1, 720.2, 720.3 and 720.6. Source

Official documents (2)

The APRA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.