5232.0 - Australian National Accounts: Financial Accounts, Jun 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/09/2007   
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ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS MARKET SUMMARY


FINANCIAL MARKET SUMMARY

Selected Financial Instruments

Outstanding at end
Trans-actions during
Other changes during
Outstanding at end
Mar Qtr 2007
Jun Qtr 2007
Jun Qtr 2007
Jun Qtr 2007
Selected Financial Instruments
$b
$b
$b
$b

Currency and deposits
1 136.3
73.6
-2.6
1 207.3
Short term debt securities
471.2
26.2
-1.6
495.8
Long term debt securities
926.7
40.9
-22.4
945.2
Derivatives
191.9
-4.6
39.2
226.4
Loans and placements
2 455.2
143.9
-2.3
2 596.8
Listed shares
1 505.5
31.1
69.1
1 605.7
Unlisted shares
1 080.9
20.3
21.8
1 123.1
Reserves of life offices and pension funds
1 088.9
47.7
29.5
1 166.0
General insurance prepayments and reserves
63.8
1.9
0.0
65.7


Deposit liabilities increased to $1,207.3b at the end of June 2007, following transactions of $73.6b during the quarter, compared with transactions of $40.5b in the previous quarter. Banks accepted $44.6b (up $30.2b on that accepted last quarter), other depository corporations accepted $13.0b (up $0.2b), and the central bank accepted $8.7b (up $3.1b).


Short term security liabilities increased to $495.9b at the end of June 2007. There were net issues of $26.2b, comprised of $5.8b in issues of bills of exchange and $20.4b in one name paper. Total long term debt security liabilities increased to $945.2b at the end of June 2007, following issues of $40.9b during the quarter of which $30.7b was issued domestically and $10.2b was issued offshore. Financial intermediaries n.e.c. issued bonds worth net $29.5b, of which $19.9b was issued domestically and $9.6b issued offshore. The rest of the world issued bonds worth net $9.4b of which $4.5b was issued domestically, and central borrowing authorities issued net $4.8b.


The value of derivative contracts on issue at the end of June 2007 increased by $34.5b to $226.4b. Components of the increase were net settlements of $4.6b and valuation increases of $39.1b.


Loan liabilities rose to $2,596.8b at the end of June 2007, following transactions of $143.9b during the quarter. Households borrowed $49.6b, pension funds $30.3b, private non-financial corporations $23.0b and rest of world, $13.4b.


The listed share market increased by $100.2b to $1,605.7b at the end of June 2007, with issues of $31.1b and valuation increases of $69.1b. Private non-financial corporations had issues of $22.7b, financial intermediaries n.e.c. had issues of $6.2b and banks issued $1.8b. The value of the unlisted share market increased to $1,123.1b at the end of June 2007, with issues of $20.3b and valuation increases of $21.9b. Rest of world had issues of $12.3b and financial intermediaries n.e.c. issued $2.6b.


At the end of June 2007, the reserves of life offices and pension funds were $1,166.0b following transactions during the quarter of $47.7b and valuation increases of $29.4b. General insurance prepayments and reserves were $65.7b.