Australian Office of Financial

Management

The Commonwealth Government Securities

Market

Michael AllenAustralian Office of Financial

Management

Australian Office of Financial

Management

Introduction

Commonwealth financing task

AOFM’s role

AOFM funding activities

Australian Office of Financial

Management

Commonwealth

Government Financing

Task

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Management

Headline Cash Balance*

* Following recent changes in the Australian National Accounts Standards, the underlying and headline cash balance estimates in the chart from 1998-99 onwards include payments by the Commonwealth in respect of accumulated PTE superannuation liabilities.

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

1995-96Actual

1996-97Actual

1997-98Actual

1998-99Actual

1999-00Actual

2000-01Budget

Esitmate

2000-01MYEFO

2001-02MYEFO

2002-03MYEFO

2003-04MYEFO

$ billion

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Management

Net Funding Requirement

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

1995-96Actual

1996-97Actual

1997-98Actual

1998-99Actual

1999-00Actual

2000-01Budget

Estimate

2000-01MYEFO

2001-02MYEFO

2002-03MYEFO

2003-04MYEFO

$ billion

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Management

Commonwealth Government Debt

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Management

Fiscal Context

Government set out in Budget– a managed reduction in CGS– not to the full extent of projected reduction in

net debt– maintain liquidity in benchmark lines

Formal market updates

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Management

OECD Net Debt

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Management

Fiscal Context

Australia in the vanguard of OECD countries in addressing a new set of debt management policy issues

– benefits of maintaining sovereign curve

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Management

Global Bond Indices

AUD Share in Decline

0.00%

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

2.50%

01/85 04/86 07/87 10/88 01/90 04/91 07/92 10/93 01/95 04/96 07/97 10/98 01/00

Source: Salomons WGBI

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Management

MSCI Sovereign Debt Index

0.0

2.5

5.0

7.5

10.0

12.5

15.0

17.5

20.0

22.5

25.0

27.5

30.0

Country Share

%

Source: Morgan Stanley, Capital International

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Management

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

Jan-90 Jan-92 Jan-94 Jan-96 Jan-98 Jan-00

Commonwealth

State

Corporate

CGL Market Outstandings

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Management

Role of the

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Financial Management

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Management

AOFM

AOFM established 1 July 1999

Debt management responsibility

Prudent Sovereign Debt manager

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Management

AOFM

Australia among the leaders in the OECD in pursuing a complementary focus on reform of public sector financial management

– Charter of Budget Honesty

– Accrual budgeting, reporting and accounting

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Management

AOFM

As with any corporate treasury function, sovereign debt management is a business exposed to a variety of financial risks– fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers

critical distinctions between sovereign and corporate

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Management

AOFM

Policy constraints Market liquidity Risk free pricing benchmark Commercial constraints

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Management

AOFM

Risk Management Task–Debt issuance–Financial risk–Credit risk–Operational risk

Commonwealth approach is ahead of OECD practise.

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Management

Debt Management Responsibility

Debt issuance Risk management Cash management General Government interest

calculations Market communication

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Management

Portfolio Management

Risk accountability Passive approach Benchmark portfolio Risk management Performance monitoring

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Management

Funding Strategy Objectives

Sovereign Debt Manager Flexible strategies Investor demand Liquidity premium Market efficiency

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Management

AOFM Funding

Activities

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Management

Debt Maturity Profile

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Management

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

Bonds TARBS IndexedLinked

T - Notes International Other

1991

2000

%

Change in Funding Source

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Management

T-Note Funding

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-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

$b

Estimated Commonwealth Cash Balances

September December March June

$b

1999/2000

2001/2002

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Management

T-Note Funding

Greater flexibility– Benchmark lines

Increase market liquidity Benchmark short end curve Assist RBA’s market operations

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Management

T-Note Market Turnover

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8A

ug-9

1

Jan-

92

Jun-

92

Nov

-92

Apr

-93

Sep-

93

Feb-

94

Jul-

94

Dec

-94

May

-95

Oct

-95

Mar

-96

Aug

-96

Jan-

97

Jun-

97

Nov

-97

Apr

-98

Sep-

98

Feb-

99

Jul-

99

Dec

-99

May

-00

Oct

-00

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

Trade T/Over (lhs) Repo T/Over (lhs) Total outstanding (rhs)

Average Weekly T-Note Turnover $ billion $ billion

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Management

T-Note Liquidity RatioLiquidity Ratio

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6A

ug-9

1

Jan-

92

Jun-

92

Nov

-92

Apr

-93

Sep-

93

Feb-

94

Jul-

94

Dec

-94

May

-95

Oct

-95

Mar

-96

Aug

-96

Jan-

97

Jun-

97

Nov

-97

Apr

-98

Sep-

98

Feb-

99

Jul-

99

Dec

-99

May

-00

Oct

-00

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Management

Short Term Debt Profile

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Treasury Notes and Treasury Bonds < 1.5 years to maturity Total Treasury Notes and Treasury Bonds (LHS) Ratio (RHS)

$ billion per cent

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Management

Inflation Linked Funding

Tender performance Market review $300m program Fixed issuance dates

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Management

Inflation Linked FundingTIBs - at tender margin to secondary market

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-10

-5

0

5

10

1525

/08/

1994

27/1

0/19

94

06/0

4/19

95

13/0

7/19

95

16/1

1/19

95

16/0

5/19

96

10/1

0/19

96

20/0

2/19

97

19/0

6/19

97

16/1

0/19

97

22/0

1/19

98

23/0

4/19

98

13/0

8/19

98

19/1

1/19

98

04/0

3/19

99

05/0

8/19

99

23/0

9/19

99

20/0

1/20

00

bps

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Management

Bond Market Funding

Focus on liquidity Target long dated maturities Regular tender program $3.4 b 1999/2000 issuance

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Management

Bond Market Activity

0

20

40

60

80

100

84/5 85/6 86/7 87/8 88/9 89/90 90/1 91/2 92/3 93/4 94/5 95/6 96/7 97/8 98/9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Bonds Outstanding (LHS) Physicals, excl. Repo's (RHS)

$ billion $ billion

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Management

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1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

Jan-01 Nov-01 Mar-02 Oct-02 Aug-03 Sep-04 Jul-05 Feb-06 Nov-06 Oct-07 Aug-08 Sep-09 Jun-11 May-13

Bond Market Maturity Profile

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Management

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

Jul-88 Jul-89 Jul-90 Jul-91 Jul-92 Jul-93 Jul-94 Jul-95 Jul-96 Jul-97 Jul-98 Jul-99 Jul-00 Jul-01 Jul-02 Jul-03 Jul-04 Jul-05

$ M

Bond Maturity Profile - June 1988

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Management

Funding Strategy Objectives

Cost vs Risk

Flexibility CommercialPrice Tension

Benchmark Issuance

Transparency

Funding Strategy - Background

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Management

Primary Market

Curve Efficiency

Curve Efficiency

Secondary Market Liquidity

Liquidity Premium

SubstitutionPrice Tension

Secondary Market

Funding Strategy - Background

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Management

Conclusion

Reduced Commonwealth financing task

Potential for further decline in relative liquidity

AOFM to provide regular updates