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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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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
Robust Design Principles for Monetary Policy Committees | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
Conferences
Risk management necessarily involves questioning standard assumptions and encouraging outside-the-box thinking. ... Against that background, the experiences of many central banks over recent decades highlight two basic types of risk exposure in monetary
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/archer-levin.html
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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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
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
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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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Note 16 | Financial Statements
4 Sep 2008
RBA Annual Report
– 2008
The RBA's maximum credit risk exposure in relation to off-balance sheet items is:. ... As noted, the RBA operates to minimise its credit risk exposure through comprehensive risk management policy guidelines.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2008/fin-statements/note-16.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
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