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The Effective Supply of Collateral in Australia

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  • Belinda Cheung

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Mark Manning

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

  • Angus Moore

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

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High-quality assets play an important role as collateral for a wide range of transactions and activities in wholesale financial markets. Regulatory changes since the global financial crisis are increasing the demand for high-quality assets, thereby raising concerns about possible collateral shortages. This article attempts to quantify the ‘effective’ supply of collateral assets in Australia by using a measure of supply that adjusts outstanding issuance for two important features of the collateral market. One feature is that a large proportion of Australian high-quality assets is held by long-term investors that do not make these assets available for sale, loan or use in repurchase agreements. A second feature is the ability to re-use collateral assets, thereby allowing a single piece of collateral to meet multiple demands. Using a new survey that adjusts for these features, the current effective supply of Australian government debt for collateral purposes is estimated to be around $128 billion, comprising around $80 billion of active supply that is re-used on average 1.6 times. This amount would appear to be sufficient to support current demand for collateral.

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  • Belinda Cheung & Mark Manning & Angus Moore, 2014. "The Effective Supply of Collateral in Australia," RBA Bulletin (Print copy discontinued), Reserve Bank of Australia, pages 53-66, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:rba:rbabul:sep2014-07
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