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RBA Glossary definition for credit risk/exposure
credit risk/exposure – The risk that a counterparty will not settle an obligation for full value, either when due or thereafter. In 'exchange-for-value' systems, the risk is generally defined to include replacement risk (the risk of having to replace a contract at a potentially unfavourable price) and principal risk.
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Australian Banking Risk: The Stock Market’s Assessment and the Relationship Between Capital and Asset Volatility
1 Dec 2009
RDP
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The term ‘operating risk’ is used in theliterature. It should not be confused with operational risk, which is the risk ofearnings volatility not caused by market or credit factors.). ... exposure – credit risk – has fallen (see, for example,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1999/pdf/rdp1999-09.pdf
The Global Financial Environment
10 Mar 2013
FSR
– March 2013
Because a prolonged period of low interest rates can result in a build-up of credit risk long before inflation starts to rise, the authorities have instead sought to restrain mortgage ... There has been some media speculation that the Chinese authorities
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2013/mar/global-fin-env.html
Derivatives – Bank Activities and Supervisory Responses
10 May 1995
Bulletin
– May 1995
Transactions in derivative products can be characterised as ‘zero-sum games’ where those seeking to reduce their risk exposure (to, for instance, a rise in the exchange rate) pay another party ... Sometimes, where the bank chooses to be the risk
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/may/1.html
Payments System Board Annual Report 2023
11 Oct 2023
PSB Annual Report
- 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/psb/2023/pdf/psb-annual-report-2023.pdf
Managing Market Risk in Banks
10 Dec 1996
Bulletin
– December 1996
In this way they provide a summary measure of the risk exposure generated by a given portfolio. ... This is a quite separate matter from the analysis of any credit risk on the balance sheet (the risk that counterparties may default).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/dec/1.html
Liquidity in Fixed Income Markets
15 Jun 2016
Bulletin
June Quarter 2016
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/pdf/bu-0616-7.pdf
The Australian Financial System
10 Sep 2009
FSR
– September 2009
Despite the recovery in activity, the scale of risk exposure assumed by the central counterparties supporting the equities and futures markets has declined. ... One measure of risk exposure is the value of margin held by the central counterparties in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2009/sep/aus-fin-sys.html
Financial Stability Review
25 Apr 2023
FSR
- April 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2023/apr/pdf/financial-stability-review-2023-04.pdf
Limiting Foreign Exchange Exposure through Hedging: The Australian Experience
22 Aug 2006
RDP
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This type of derivative is therefore primarily used to hedge balance sheet exposure on debt securities and the associated transaction risk on interest payments. ... Another factor may be that longer-term derivatives are seen by banks as a higher credit
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2006/pdf/rdp2006-09.pdf
Australian Banks’ Activities in Derivatives Markets: Products and Risk-Management Practices
5 Feb 2003
Bulletin
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Inaddition, senior management in most banksreceived regular reports outlining the bank’smarket and credit risk exposures. ... Forms of credit risk enhancement, otherthan netting, are not widely used by Australianbanks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/sep/pdf/bu-0994-1.pdf