5232.0.55.001 - Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers, Dec 2008  
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March 2009 26 May 2009
June 2009 26 August 2009



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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


KEY FIGURES

Securitisers, Australia - Assets and Liabilities

Sep Qtr 2008
Dec Qtr 2008
% change Sep Qtr 2008 to Dec Qtr 2008
$m
$m
%

Total assets at end of qtr
229 124
225 640
-1.5
of which
Mortgages
Residential
163 961
155 652
-5.1
Non-residential
8 357
7 916
-5.3
Total liabilities at end of qtr
229 123
225 640
-1.5
of which
Asset backed Securities
Issued domestically
146 926
139 907
-4.8
Issued off shore
67 388
69 076
2.5



Assets of Securitisers

At the end of the December quarter 2008, total assets of Australian securitisers were $225.6b, down $3.5b (1.5%) on the September quarter 2008 total. This is the sixth consecutive fall for the assets of Australian securitisers.

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


Mortgage assets, which accounted for 72.5% of total assets, were $163.6b at 30 December 2008, a decrease of $8.8b (5.1%) during the quarter.

During the December quarter 2008, residential mortgages increased (up $8.3b, 5.1%). This was offset by an increase in other assets (up $4.8b, 58.0%), and holdings of long term asset backed securities (up $1.1b, 6.4%).

NET ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGES DURING QUARTER
Graph: NET ACQUISITION OF MORTGAGES DURING QUARTER



Liabilities of Securitisers

The decrease of $3.5b in total liabilities during the December quarter 2008 was due to decreases in short term asset backed securities issued in Australia (down $3.7b, 10.5%), long term asset backed securities issued in Australia (down $3.3b, 3.0%), loans and placements (down $1.1b, 14.1%). Offsetting increases occurred in other liabilities to resident (up $3.1b, 48.6%), and asset backed securities, issued offshore (up $1.7b, 2.5%).

CHANGE IN ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, from previous quarter
Graph: CHANGE IN ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, from previous quarter



Asset backed securities issued overseas increased to 30.6% of total liabilities in the December quarter 2008, up 1.2 percentage points on the September quarter 2008.

Asset backed securities issued domestically decreased to 62.0% of total liabilities, down 2.1 percentage points on the September quarter 2008.

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