NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2008	25 February 2009
March 2009	26 May 2009

REVISIONS IN THIS ISSUE

Incorporation of the latest survey data has resulted in revisions to estimates from December quarter 2007 across most items.


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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


KEY FIGURES

Securitisers, Australia - Assets and Liabilities
			Jun Qtr 2008	Sep Qtr 2008	% change Jun Qtr 2008 to Sep Qtr 2008
			$m	$m	%
Total assets at end of qtr Sep 2008			239 448	229 124	-4.3
of which
	Mortgages
		Residential	171 229	163 961	-4.2
		Non-residential	8 648	8 357	-3.4
Total liabilities at end of qtr Sep 2008			239 448	229 123	-4.3
of which
	Asset backed Securities
		Issued domestically	151 233	146 926	-2.8
		Issued off shore	68 372	67 388	-1.4

Assets of Securitisers

At the end of the September quarter 2008, total assets of Australian securitisers were $229.1b, down $10.3b (4.3%) on the June quarter 2008 total. This is the fifth consecutive fall for the assets of Australian securitisers.

Mortgage assets, which accounted for 75.2% of total assets, were $172.3b at 30 September 2008, a decrease of $7.6b (4.2%) during the quarter.

During the September quarter 2008, residential mortgages decreased by $7.3b (4.2%), while holdings of long term asset backed securities decreased $2.9b (14.0%).

Liabilities of Securitisers

The decrease of $10.3b in total liabilities during the September quarter 2008 was due to decreases in short term asset backed securities issued in Australia (down $4.2b, 10.5%), loans and placements (down $2.6b, 24.9%), and other liabilities-residents (down $1.3b, 16.7%).

The fallout of events in global financial markets has continued to limit the ability of securitisers to issue debt securities during the September quarter 2008.

Asset backed securities issued overseas increased to 29.4% of total liabilities in the September quarter 2008, up 0.9 percentage points on the June quarter 2008.

Asset backed securities issued domestically increased to 64.1% of total liabilities, up 1.0 percentage points on the June quarter 2008.