5232.0.55.001 - Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers, Dec 2006  
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


KEY FIGURES

Securitisers, Australia - Assets and Liabilities

Sep Qtr 2006
Dec Qtr 2006
% change Sep Qtr 2006
to Dec Qtr 2006
$m
$m
%

Total assets at end of qtr
228 449
232 538
1.8
of which
Mortgages
Residential
167 853
170 295
1.5
Non-residential
12 413
12 811
3.2
Total liabilities at end of qtr
228 449
232 538
1.8
of which
Asset backed Securities
Issued domestically
128 042
128 667
0.5
Issued off shore
71 940
75 629
5.1


Assets of Securitisers

At the end of the December quarter 2006, total assets of Australian Securitisers was $232.5b, up $4.1b (1.8%) on the September quarter 2006 total.

PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN TOTAL ASSETS, from previous quarter
Graph: Percentage Change In Total Assets, from previous quarter



Mortgage assets, which accounted for 78.7% of total assets, were $183.1b at 31 December 2006, an increase of $2.8b (1.6%) during the quarter.


During the December quarter 2006, Residential mortgages increased by $2.4b (1.5%) and Long term securities, asset-backed bonds increased $1.4b (9.4%).

NET ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGES DURING QUARTER
Graph: Net Acquisition Of Mortgages During Quarter



Asset backed securities

The increase of $4.1b in total assets during the December quarter 2006 was financed primarily by an increase in Asset-backed securities issued overseas (up $3.7b, 5.1%).

CHANGE IN ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, from previous quarter
Graph: Change In Asset Backed Securities, from previous quarter



Asset backed securities issued overseas increased to 32.5% of total liabilities in the December quarter 2006, up 1.0 percentage point on the September quarter 2006. Asset backed securities issued domestically fell to 55.3%, down 0.7 percentage points on the September quarter 2006.

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, (percentage of total liabilities)
Graph: Asset Backed Securities, percentage of total liabilities