5232.0.55.001 - Assets and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers, Mar 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/05/2007   
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NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
June 2007 24 August 2007
September 2007 23 November 2007



REVISIONS IN THIS ISSUE

The correction of data previously provided to the ABS and the incorporation of final survey data has resulted in revisions to estimates from September quarter 2000, across most items.



INQUIRIES

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


KEY FIGURES

Securitisers, Australia - Assets and Liabilities
Dec Qtr 2006
Mar Qtr 2007
% change Dec Qtr 2006 to Mar Qtr 2007
$m
$m
%
Total assets at end of qtr
232 659
245 213
5.4
of which
Mortgages
Residential
172 876
178 970
3.5
Non-residential
10 013
11 943
19.3
Total liabilities at end of qtr
232 659
245 213
5.4
of which
Asset backed Securities
Issued domestically
131 260
130 326
-0.7
Issued off shore
74 889
86 486
15.5

Assets of Securitisers

At the end of the March quarter 2007, total assets of Australian Securitisers were $245.2b, up $12.6b (5.4%) on the December 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 77.9% of total assets, were $190.9b at 31 March 2007, an increase of $8.0b (4.4%) during the quarter.


During the March quarter 2007, Residential mortgages increased by $6.1b (3.5%) and Other assets increased $2.9b.

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



Liabilities of Securitisers

The increase of $12.6b in total liabilities during the March quarter 2007 was due to offshore issuance of asset backed securities (up $11.6b, 15.5%)

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



Asset backed securities issued offshore increased to 35.3% of total liabilities in the March quarter 2007, up 3.1 percentage points on December quarter 2006. Asset backed securities issued domestically fell to 53.1% of total liabilities, down 3.3 percentage points on December quarter 2006.

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