5232.0 - Australian National Accounts: Financial Accounts, Jun 2010
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/09/2010
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SECTORAL ANALYSIS During the June quarter 2010, private non-financial investment funds had net issuance of $1.3b in equity and net issuance of $0.8b in one name paper. Total liabilities of national public non-financial corporations decreased by $0.5b to $13.5b. Liabilities of state and local public non-financial corporations increased by $13.5b to $173.3b. Private non-financial debt to equity ratio From the end of June 2008 to the end of June 2010, the value of equity on issue decreased by $173.4b and the value of debt outstanding decreased by $17.0b. During the June quarter 2010, private non-financial corporation debt increased by $0.6b and equities on issue also decreased by $90.0b. The original debt to equity ratio increased from 0.84 to 0.91 and the adjusted ratio decreased from 1.08 to 1.05. The adjusted ratio reflects the removal of price change from the original series. FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS
Summary During the June quarter 2010, financial corporations had $50.9b of liability transactions on a consolidated basis. The liability transactions were: Central bank, -$0.6b; banks, $33.3b; other depository corporations, -$2.0b; pension funds, $26.1b; life insurance corporations, $9.2b; non-life insurance corporations, $2.5b; money market investment funds, -$0.3b; non-money market investment funds, $7.7b; central borrowing authorities, $8.4b; securitisers, -$6.4b and other financial corporations $2.0b. Banks Transactions of financial assets of banks were net $14.1b during the quarter. Major transactions in bank assets holdings were: loans, net $27.0b, of which $34.5b were lent to households and $5.5b were repaid by other private non-financial corporations; bonds, net -$6.2b of which $7.9b were issued by securitisers and $1.3b by central borrowing authorities; bills, net redemptions of $3.5b of which $3.1b was by other private non-financial corporations. During the quarter, liability transactions of banks were $33.3b with the main contributors being deposits of $32.4b, bond issuance of $5.7b, in Australia. These were offset by net settlement of derivatives $6.6b and repayments of loans $4.8b. Other depository corporations Transactions of other depository corporations liabilities were net -$2.0b during the June quarter 2010. Main contributors were derivatives of -$2.0b, other accounts payable of -$1.8b, and loans of $1.6b Transactions of assets during the quarter were net $1.0b. The main contributors were issuance of one name paper of $3.3b, issuance of loans of $1.1b. These were offset by withdrawals of deposits, net $1.4b, settlement of derivative contracts, net $1.9b. Pension funds Net equity in reserves of pension funds was $1,090.5b at the end of the June quarter 2010, a decrease of $40.5b. This follows net transactions of $26.0b and valuation decreases of $66.5b during the quarter. Asset holdings decreased by $40.9b to $1,023.4b following net transactions of $25.3b and valuation decreases of $66.2b. Life insurance corporations At the end of June quarter 2010, the financial assets of life insurance corporations were $228.4b, a decrease of $7.6b from the previous quarter. Net transactions were $8.9b and valuation decreases were $16.5b. During the quarter, there were net transactions in equity of $6.8b and deposits of $1.1b. These were offset by repayment of loans of $0.5b. Pension funds claims against the reserves of life offices decreased by $7.4b following net transactions of $4.2b and valuation decreases of $11.6b. Households' claims against the reserves of life offices increased by $1.1b following net transactions of $4.9b and valuation decreases of $3.8b. Non-life insurance corporations Net transactions of financial assets of non-life insurance corporations were $0.1b during the June quarter 2010. The main contributors was other accounts payable of $1.7b. This was offset by sale of equities of $0.9b and withdrawal of deposits of $0.6b. During the June quarter, net liability transactions of non-life corporations were $2.5b, driven mainly by prepayments of premiums and reserves of $2.6b. Money market investment funds Total assets of money market investment funds was $37.7b at the end of the June quarter 2010, of which $22.2b was invested in one name paper, $6.5b in deposits and $5.4b in bills of exchange. During the quarter, total unlisted equities issued by money market investment funds decreased by $0.3b to $37.6b. Non money market investment funds Total assets transactions of non money market investment funds during June quarter 2010 was $6.0b of which the main contributor was issuance of bonds of $4.0b and purchases of equities of $1.3b. This was offset by settlements of other accounts receivable of $0.4b. At the end of quarter, total liabilities of non money market investment funds were $250.1b an decrease of $7.3b from the previous quarter. Central borrowing authorities Total liabilities of central borrowing authorities was $212.0b at the end of the June quarter 2010. During the quarter, the authorities issued bonds of $7.6b, and $1.9b of one name paper. Net asset transactions during the quarter were $9.2b, the main contributors being issuance of loans of $10.3b, issuance of bonds of $1.3b and placement of deposits $1.0b. These were offset by redemption of one name paper of $1.5b and net settlement of derivatives, $0.8b. Securitisers At the end of the June quarter 2010, net liabilities of securitisers were $274.1b, with bonds on issue of $244.8b, and one name paper of $19.4b. Net assets of securitisers were $276.2b with the major assets in loans and placement, $268.7b and deposits, $4.1b. Net flow of deposits to banks Transactions in transferable deposit liabilities of banks during the June quarter 2010 were net $11.6b. There were transactions in transferable deposit assets of other private non-financial corporations of $6.5b and pension funds $3.9b These were offset by withdrawals by banks of $1.2b, and households of $1.0b. Transactions in other deposit liabilities of banks during the quarter were $19.1b of which $7.9b were deposited by households, $7.1b deposited by other private non-financial corporations, $2.8b by rest of the world and $2.7b by pension funds. Financial asset portfolio of life insurance corporations and pension funds at end of quarter At the end of the June quarter 2010, pension funds held $516.9b in shares and other equity (50.5% of their financial assets), of which $360.2b was in resident companies and $156.7b was in non-resident companies. They held $160.5b of the net equity in life office reserves (15.6% of their financial assets); and $113.1b in bonds (11.0% of their financial assets), of which $66.1b were bonds issued by domestic institutions and $47.0b were bonds issued by non-residents. At the end of the June quarter 2010, life insurance corporations held $171.4b in shares and other equity (75.0% of their financial assets), of which $165.0b was in resident companies and $6.4b was in non-resident companies; $26.7b in bonds (11.6% of their financial assets), of which $24.2b was in bonds issued by domestic institutions and $2.5b in bonds issued by non-residents; $11.3b in short term securities (4.9% of their financial assets) and $8.1b in deposits (3.5% of their financial assets). Financial claims between households, life insurance companies, pension funds, rest of world and investment managers at end of quarter At the end of the June quarter 2010, households had claims against the reserves of pension funds of $1,089.3b and life insurance corporations of $52.4b. Rest of world had net equity in reserves of pension funds of $1.2b and life insurance corporations of $ 0.8b. Pension funds had claims against the reserves of life insurance corporations of $160.5b. Life insurance corporations invested $131.0b through investment managers, and pension funds invested $479.7b through investment managers. Financial asset portfolio of non-life insurance corporations at end of quarter The graph below shows that at the end of the June quarter 2010, non-life insurance corporations held $43.1b in shares and other equity (33.6% of their financial assets), of which $29.3b was in resident corporations; $40.3b in bonds (31.4% of their financial assets), of which $36.2b was issued by resident corporations; $13.4b of short-term securities (10.4% of total financial assets) and $12.4b in deposits (9.7% of total financial assets). Central borrowing authorities net issue of debt securities During the June quarter 2010, central borrowing authorities issued bonds of $7.6b and issued one name paper of $1.9b. Securitisers' net issue of debt securities During the June quarter 2010, securitisers had net redemptions of bonds of $17.4b and net redemptions of one name paper of $0.3b. GENERAL GOVERNMENT Summary During the June quarter 2010, consolidated general government transactions resulted in a net change in financial position of -$11.5b. The net change in financial position for national general government was -$3.1b. The liability transactions of national general government during the quarter were $10.8b, with the main contributor being bonds issued in Australia of $15.9b. This was partially offset by settlements of other accounts payable of $5.7b. During the quarter asset transactions for national general government were $7.7b, with the main contributors being other accounts receivable of $7.8b and equity issuance of $2.7b. These were offset by derivative settlements of -$2.3b, and holdings of one name paper of -$1.7b. At the end of the quarter, national general government had total liabilities of $357.4b and total financial assets of $257.7b. Transactions in state and local general government financial assets were -$1.8b in June quarter 2010, while transactions in total liabilities were $6.5b, resulting in a change in financial position of -$8.4b. At the end of the quarter, state and local general government had total liabilities of $164.4b and total financial assets of $106.2b. Change in financial position .. National government net issue of long term debt securities The graph below illustrates the national general government’s debt security issuance. The net issuance of treasury bonds was $16.0b during the quarter. HOUSEHOLDS Summary Households' change in financial position was -$2.3b during the June quarter 2010. During the quarter, households borrowed a total of $28.6b in the form of loans. On the asset side, householders' transactions in deposits were $7.7b. Net contributions to life insurance and pension fund reserves were $31.1b while net claims on unfunded superannuation were $2.8b. These were offset by settlements of other accounts receivable of $4.1b and sales in equities of $3.5b. At the close of the quarter, households' stock of financial assets was $2,387.5b. This was a decrease of $51.4b from the previous quarter, following net transactions of $34.9b and valuation decreases of $86.3b. Major asset holdings were net equity in reserves of $1,146.0b, deposits of $599.5b, equities of $271.3b and unfunded superannuation claims of $216.1b. Household net borrowing and debt to liquid asset ratio Of the net $28.5b loans borrowed by households during the June quarter 2010, bank loans accounted for $34.5b. These were offset by the net repayment of $8.0b loans to securitisers and $0.6b to rest of world. For details on the ABS treatment of internal securitisation, refer to page 6 of the December quarter 2008 publication. The graph below illustrates that the debt to liquid assets ratio at the end of June 2010 was at 163.5%, an increase of 8.3 percentage points on revised March 2010 data. The ratio was influenced by an increase of 2.3% in total outstanding household borrowings and a decrease in total liquid assets of 2.9%. The major contributors to the decrease in liquid assets were equities, of 11.4% and deposits, of 1.4%. Insurance and pension claims During the June quarter 2010, households' net equity in reserves of pension funds decreased by $40.5b, made up of $26.0b in transactions and $66.5b in valuation decreases, bringing household net equity in pension funds to $1,089.3b. Net equity in reserves of life insurance corporations increased by $1.1b, made up of $4.9b transactions and $3.8b valuation decreases, bringing the household net equity in life insurance to $53.2b. Net transactions in households' unfunded superannuation claims were $2.8b and prepayments of premiums and claims against reserves in non-life insurance corporations were $1.4b during the quarter. REST OF THE WORLD Summary Non-residents had net transactions of $23.2b in Australian financial assets during the June quarter 2010, resulting in $1,957.2b of Australian financial assets being held by non-residents, up $11.8b from March quarter 2010. Valuation decreases were $11.4b. The main contributors were net purchases of bonds, $16.0b, of which $14.5b was issued by national general government and $4.4b by central borrowing authorities. Net purchases of one name paper was $8.1b (of which $4.7b was issued by banks). These were offset by net settlement of derivatives of $6.4b and repayment of loans and placements of $5.0b. Australian residents had net transactions of $18.9b in foreign financial assets during the June quarter 2010. The total value of foreign assets held by Australian residents increased to $1,193.8b at the end of the quarter. Of this, $11.2b were valuation decreases. The main contributors were other accounts payable, $11.2b, and purchases of long term loans and placements, $6.9b. These were offset by repayment of short term loans and placements of $3.1b. Net purchases of equities During the June quarter 2010, non-residents acquired a net $6.4b in equities, no change compared with March quarter 2010 estimate. Net purchases of bonds Non-residents acquired $16.0b of Australian bonds during the June quarter 2010, a decrease of $23.3b compared with the March quarter 2010 estimate. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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