NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2008	27 May 2008
June 2008	26 August 2008

REVISIONS IN THIS ISSUE

Incorporation of the latest survey data has resulted in revisions to estimates for September quarter 2007. Revisions were made to Other liabilities residents and Other liabilities non-residents.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


KEY FIGURES

Securitisers, Australia - Assets and Liabilities
			Sep Qtr 2007	Dec Qtr 2007	% change Sep Qtr 2007 to Dec Qtr 2007
			$m	$m	%
Total assets at end of qtr			272 446	260 404	-4.4
of which
	Mortgages
		Residential	202 995	189 262	-6.8
		Non-residential	10 319	10 105	-2.1
Total liabilities at end of qtr			272 446	260 404	-4.4
of which
	Asset backed Securities
		Issued domestically	169 582	166 084	-2.1
		Issued off shore	84 542	78 557	-7.1

Assets of Securitisers

At the end of the December quarter 2007, total assets of Australian securitisers were $260.4b, down $12.0b (4.4%) on the September quarter 2007 total, falling for the second consecutive quarter. The falls recorded in September and December quarters 2007 were the first recorded since June quarter 1995.

Mortgage assets, which accounted for 76.6% of total assets, were $199.4b at 31 December 2007, a decrease of $13.9b (6.5%) during the quarter.

During the December quarter 2007, Residential mortgages decreased by $13.7b (6.8%) , while Loans other increased $1.3b (7.8%).

Liabilities of Securitisers

The decrease of $12.0b in total liabilities during the December quarter 2007 was due to a decrease in Long term asset backed securities issued in Australia (down $10.2b, 7.9%), asset backed securities issued overseas (down $6.0b, 7.1%) and Other liabilities non-residents (down $2.9b, 48.4%), while Short term asset backed securities issued in Australia increased (up $6.7b, 17.2%).

The slowing of debt issuance and fall in liabilities is a consequence of events in the sub-prime mortgage markets, which have decreased investor demand for securities backed by mortgages.

Asset backed securities issued overseas fell to 30.2% of total liabilities in the December quarter 2007, down 0.9 percentage points on September quarter 2007.

Asset backed securities issued domestically increased to 63.8% of total liabilities, up 1.5 percentage points on September quarter 2007.