Thirdly, the event can be seen as a forum where market participants, the consumers of banking services, cast their votes openly with regard to their perceptions and assessments of the quality of the services they receive from individual component banks that constitute the financial system.
This type of consumer assessment is of special interest also to the central bank, as the regulator responsible for maintaining the stability and soundness of the industry, and confidence in the financial system as a whole. 3. The public has a legitimate and fundamental interest in an efficient, sound, liquid and wellfunctioning banking system, that is well-regulated within a stable macroeconomic environment.