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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
Sensitivity Analysis
13 Sep 2019
RDP
2019-09
Second, loan collateralisation reduces the risk exposure to the borrower. If the borrower defaults, the cash lender may recoup most (or all) of their investment by selling the collateral. ... For repo transactions, the range of possible risk weights is
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2019/2019-09/sensitivity-analysis.html
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The Role of Collateral in Borrowing
20 Jan 2021
RDP
2021-01
Rather, the results suggest that lenders seem to be more likely to manage their risk exposure by the amount they lend to a particular bank or even whether they lend to ... The idea is that following unexpected system-wide stress, differences in risk
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2021/2021-01/full.html
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1 Nov 1999
RDP
1999-09
Interestingly, this coincided with the introduction of the Basel risk-based capital adequacy standards. ... primary risk exposure – credit risk – has fallen (see, for example, Ulmer (1997)).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/1999/1999-09/results.html
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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
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