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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 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
CCPs and Banks: Different Risks, Different Regulations
15 Dec 2015
Bulletin
December Quarter 2015
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/pdf/bu-1215-8.pdf
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
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
Financial Stability Review - September 2004
6 Jan 2005
FSR
PDF
1099KB
Wider access by households to credit, the development of new loan products and rapid growth in lending to investors have contributed to an increase in credit risk in these portfolios, notwithstanding ... Measures of corporate credit risk, including
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/sep/pdf/0904.pdf
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
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
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