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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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The Australian Credit Default Swap Market
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
Two types of credit exposure arise from CDS trading. First, as discussed above, there is the credit risk associated with the reference entity. ... liquidity. More broadly, the CDS market remains relatively small compared with the bond market and other
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/6.html
Australian Banks' Activities in Derivatives Markets: Products and Risk-Management Practices
10 Sep 1994
Bulletin
– September 1994
3. 11. Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with counterparty failure. ... Forms of credit risk enhancement, other than netting, are not widely used by Australian banks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/sep/1.html
Recent Developments in Collateralised Debt Obligations in Australia
10 Nov 2007
Bulletin
– November 2007
Because they are issued against a pool of assets, CDOs typically have exposure to the credit risk of a number of different borrowers, whereas a bond entails an exposure to a ... A cash CDO is one where the underlying portfolio consists of physical loans,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/nov/1.html
The Australian Financial System
10 Sep 2012
FSR
– September 2012
default funds’). Variation or mark-to-market margin is collected from participants on a daily basis to cover the risk exposure resulting from actual changes in the value of their positions. ... Initial margin is also collected for participants' new
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2012/sep/aus-fin-sys.html
Box D: Trade Compression
20 Apr 2016
FSR
– April 2016
The process, which can be applied to both bilateral and centrally cleared trades, leaves each counterparty's market risk exposure unchanged (or within a pre-defined range). ... Reforms to counterparty credit risk capital requirements provide another
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2016/apr/box-d.html
The Australian Financial System
10 Mar 2010
FSR
– March 2010
Given concerns about sovereign credit risk in smaller European countries, it is worth noting that Australian bank exposures to these countries are very small (Table 4). ... Mark-to-market margin has similarly declined. The central counterparties also
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2010/mar/aus-fin-sys.html
The Global Financial Environment
8 Oct 2021
FSR
– October 2021
Faster credit growth – particularly in excess of income growth – raises the risk of households becoming excessively leveraged (including because of unrealistic expectations of ongoing capital gains) and/or the quality of ... so they have increased
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2021/oct/global-financial-environment.html
CCPs and Banks: Different Risks, Different Regulations
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
Recent debate on the adequacy of regulatory standards for central counterparties (CCPs) has often drawn on the experience of bank regulation. This article draws out the essential differences between CCPs and banks, considering the implications of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/8.html
Trading in Treasury Bond Futures Contracts and Bonds in Australia
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
Treasury bond futures are a key financial product in Australia, with turnover in Treasury bond futures contracts significantly larger than turnover in the market for Commonwealth Government securities (CGS). Treasury bond futures contracts provide a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/6.html
Structural Features of Australian Residential Mortgage-backed Securities
18 Jun 2015
Bulletin
– June 2015
This article provides a summary of structural features typically found in Australian residential mortgage-backed securities and their evolution over the past decade. Understanding the structural features of the securities is essential to the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/jun/6.html