Financial Stability Review – March 2010 List of tables

Boxes

Table 1: Foreign Bank Claims on Euro Area Countries(a)
Ultimate risk basis, as at 30 September 2009, per cent of lending country's total bank assets(b)
Reporting banks
(by headquarter
location)		 Greece Ireland Italy Portugal Spain Subtotal Euro
area
Euro area banks 0.4 0.8 2.1 0.5 1.5 5.3 12.4
of which:
German 0.4 1.8 1.9 0.4 2.2 6.7 13.4
French 0.7 0.6 4.3 0.3 1.6 7.6 13.8
Dutch 0.4 1.0 2.3 0.4 3.9 8.0 22.6
Belgian 0.5 2.5 3.1 0.7 2.8 9.5 27.0
Spanish 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 – 3.1 6.2
Portuguese 1.4 0.7 0.8 – 4.1 6.9 11.7
Swiss banks 2.6 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.6 4.9 16.2
UK banks 0.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.1 4.0 10.2
US banks 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.3 4.3
Japanese banks 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.2 5.6
Australian banks 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.2

(a) Based on 24 countries reporting to the BIS
(b) Monetary financial institutions used as a proxy for total bank assets for countries in the euro area

Sources: BIS; RBA; Thomson Reuters; central banks
Table 2: Announced Final Date for Guaranteed Issuance(a)
Country Date
United States 31-Oct-09
Canada 31-Dec-09
France 31-Dec-09
Korea 31-Dec-09
United Kingdom 28-Feb-10
Australia 31-Mar-10
New Zealand 30-Apr-10
Sweden 30-Apr-10
Ireland(b) 01-Jun-10
Denmark(b) 30-Jun-10
Finland 30-Jun-10
Germany(b) 30-Jun-10
Netherlands 30-Jun-10
Spain(c) Jun-10
Belgium 31-Oct-10

(a) Selected countries.
(b) Legislation for schemes in Denmark and Germany set until 31 December 2010 and in Ireland until 29 September 2010, but EC approval required for further extensions every six months.
(c) Exact final date unconfirmed.

Sources: BIS; central banks; debt management offices and guarantee administrators; treasury departments.

Table 3: Major Banks' Latest Half Year Profit Results(a)
Consolidated global operations
2008
$ billion		 2009
$ billion		 Change
$ billion
Income
Net interest income 20.0 23.4 3.4
Non-interest income 9.2 9.6 0.4
Expenses
Operating expenses 14.3 15.4 1.1
Bad and doubtful debts 5.7 6.7 1.0
Profit
Net profit before tax 9.2 10.9 1.7
Net profit after tax and minority interests 7.5 5.6 −1.8

(a) Half year to September for ANZ Banking Group, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation; half year to December for Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Includes St George Bank and Bankwest.

Sources: RBA; banks' annual and interim reports
Table 4: Australian-owned Banks' Claims on Europe
Ultimate risk basis, as at end December 2009
Total
$ billion
France 11.5
Greece 0.0
Germany 11.0
Ireland 4.1
Italy 12.9
Netherlands 7.7
Portugal 0.5
Spain 3.0
Other countries 5.7
Euro area 56.4
Source: APRA
Table 5: Long-term Credit Ratings of Banks operating in Australia(a)
As at 23 March 2010
Current Outlook Last change
Direction Date
AMP Bank A Stable + April 2008
ANZ Banking Group AA Stable + February 2007
Arab Bank Australia A− Stable n.a. January 2007
Bank of Queensland BBB+ Stable + April 2005
Bankwest AA Stable + December 2008
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank BBB+ Stable + February 2005
Citigroup A+ Negative – December 2008
Commonwealth Bank of Australia AA Stable + February 2007
HSBC Bank Australia AA Negative + July 2006
ING Bank (Australia) A+ Stable – September 2009
Macquarie Bank A Stable n.a. November 2094
Members Equity Bank BBB Stable + August 2006
National Australia Bank AA Stable + February 2007
Rabobank AAA Negative + August 1998
Rural Bank BBB Stable + August 2007
Suncorp-Metway A Stable – January 2009
Westpac Banking Corporation(b) AA Stable + February 2007

(a) Includes all Australian-owned banks and foreign-owned banks operating in Australia that have an issuer rating from Standard & Poor's
(b) St George Bank has been subsumed by Westpac Banking Corporation and no longer has a separate banking licence or credit rating

Source: Standard & Poor's
Table 6: Financial Strength Ratings of Large Insurers
As at 23 March 2010
Current Outlook
Allianz Australia Insurance AA− Stable
Insurance Australia Group AA− Stable
QBE Insurance Australia A+ Stable
Suncorp-Metway Insurance A+ Stable
Source: Standard & Poor's
Table 7: Domestic Funds under Management(a)
December 2009
Six-month-ended
annualised change
Level
$billion		 Share of total
Per cent		 Jun 09
Per cent		 Dec 09
Per cent
Superannuation funds
(consolidated)		 846.2 63.4 10.9 31.6
Superannuation funds
(unconsolidated)		 1,019.7   12.6 31.1
of which:
Cash and deposits 161.7 15.8 21.7 1.2
Loans and placements 9.8 1.0 14.8 28.9
Short-term securities 52.9 5.2 21.3 43.9
Long-term securities 56.0 5.5 1.8 34.0
Equities 323.0 31.7 25.8 55.3
Units in trusts 152.1 14.9 20.7 33.4
Other assets in Australia(b) 97.8 9.6 15.7 9.6
Assets overseas 166.4 16.3 −18.3 32.7
Life insurers(c)
(consolidated)		 182.0 13.6 −2.7 25.0
Public unit trusts
(consolidated)		 259.4 19.4 −5.1 8.3
Public unit trusts
(unconsolidated)		 296.5   −4.9 15.0
of which:
Listed property trusts 122.6 41.4 −4.1 −0.4
Listed equity trusts 46.3 15.6 −10.3 −10.9
Unlisted equity trusts 99.3 33.5 −1.1 70.5
Other trusts 28.3 9.5 −8.2 −1.8
Other managed funds(d)
(consolidated)		 47.9 3.6 −14.2 −23.0
Total
(consolidated)		 1,335.5 100.0 4.1 22.9
of which:
All superannuation assets(e) 1,008.8 75.5 8.7 31.0

(a) Excluding funds sourced from overseas, government, other trusts, general insurance and ‘other’ sources
(b) Includes non-financial assets
(c) Includes superannuation funds held in the statutory funds of life insurers
(d) Cash management trusts, common funds and friendly societies
(e) Superannuation funds plus an estimate of the superannuation assets held in the statutory funds of life insurers

Sources: ABS; RBA
Table B1: Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging Practices of Australian Banks(a)
$ billion
2005 2009
Debt
Net foreign currency exposure −186 −339
Derivatives 168 414
Open foreign currency debt position −18 75
Equity
Net foreign currency exposure 33 23
Derivatives −10 −5
Open foreign currency equity position 23 18
 
Open foreign currency position debt & equity 5 92
Residual derivatives −5 −54
 
Net foreign currency position 1 38
Per cent of assets 0.1 1.6

(a) A negative number denotes a net foreign currency liability position

Source: ABS; RBA