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Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities: An International Perspective

By Elöd Takáts, Patrizia Tumbarello

October 1, 2009

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Elöd Takáts, and Patrizia Tumbarello. Australian Bank and Corporate Sector Vulnerabilities: An International Perspective, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed November 8, 2024
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Summary

This paper focuses on how the exposure to the corporate sector may impact the health of the Australian banking system. It also compares Australian banks with their international peers. Finally, it investigates banks' exposure to credit risk using the new Basel II Pillar 3 disclosure data. The analysis shows that Australian banks have remained very sound by international standards, despite the global financial turmoil. While the international downturn points to several vulnerabilities, the risks from the corporate and household sectors appear to be manageable.

Subject: Banking, Capital adequacy requirements, Corporate sector, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial regulation and supervision, Loans, Mortgages, Residential mortgages

Keywords: AA credit ratings, Asset, Asset quality, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Bank, Bank asset quality, Bank capital, Banks' capital ratios, Bond issuance, Capital adequacy requirements, Contingent claim analysis, Corporate sector, Disclosure statement, Global, Loan portfolio, Loans, Mortgages, Residential mortgages, Stress tests, Tier 1, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2009/223

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2009223

  • ISBN:

    9781451873702

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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