australian business economists aofm – activities for 2006-07
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Australian Business Economists AOFM – Activities for 2006-07 Presentation by Neil Hyden Chief Executive Officer, AOFM 5 July 2006. Outline. Bond Issuance and Market Efficiency. CGS Tender Arrangements. Interest Rate Swaps. Swap Activity 2005-06. Benchmark review. Swap Activity 2006-07. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Australian Business Economists
AOFM – Activities for 2006-07
Presentation by Neil HydenChief Executive Officer, AOFM
5 July 2006
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Outline
• Bond Issuance and Market Efficiency.– CGS Tender Arrangements.
• Interest Rate Swaps.– Swap Activity 2005-06.– Benchmark review.– Swap Activity 2006-07.– Use of discretion.– Swap arrangements.
• Communications Fund.
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Bond Issuance – Objectives
• Bond issuance is targeted to maintain the Treasury Bond and bond futures markets.
• We issue:– Mid-curve bonds to support the 3-year futures
contract.– Long-dated bonds to support the 10-year
contract.
• Each bond line is built up to around $5 billion.
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Bonds on Issue End June 2005
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bonds not in futures baskets Bonds in 10-year futures basket
Bonds in 3-year futures basket
$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue July 2005 maturity
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bonds not in futures baskets Bonds in 10-year futures basket
Bonds in 3-year futures basket
$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue February 2006 maturity
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bonds not in futures baskets Bonds in 10-year futures basket
Bonds in 3-year futures basket
$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue 2017 issuance
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue 2010 issuance
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue 2019 issuance
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue End June 2006
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7.5%
J ul 05
10%
Feb 06
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bonds not in futures baskets Bonds in 10-year futures basket
Bonds in 3-year futures basket
$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue End December 2006
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11 Apr 12
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7$billion $billion
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Bonds on Issue End June 2007
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6.75%
Nov 06
10%
Oct 07
8.75%
Aug 08
7.5%
Sep 09
5.25%
Aug 10
5.75%
J un 11 Apr 12
6.5%
May 13
6.25%
Apr 15
6%
Feb 17
5.25%
Mar 19
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7$billion $billion
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Bond Market Efficiency
• We are concerned to maintain the efficiency of the Treasury bond and bond futures markets.
– Welcome feedback from market participants.– Monitor market conditions and developments.– Maintain close contact with RBA, AFMA and
SFE.
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Bond Market Efficiency
• During 2005-06:
– Fine two-way pricing was maintained.– Some instances of tightness in the repo
market.• But not protracted or unusual.
– Usage of Securities Lending Facility (37 times) was less than in 2004-05.
• Mostly May 2013 or April 2015 bonds.• Mostly for one day.
• Most participants report that liquidity is generally available.
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Bond Market Efficiency
• Turnover of Treasury Bonds has declined.
– Although turnover of Treasury bond futures has increased.
• Overall, the markets appear to be operating efficiently.
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Tender Arrangements
• We are introducing a new tender system for the issue of CGS.– Bloomberg Auction System.
• Benefits include:– Bidders can view their bids and amend them
up till close of tender– Plausibility limits.
• 5 basis points from mid market.
– Potential to further reduce the announcement window.
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Tender Arrangements
• First Treasury Bond tender using the new system is scheduled for 10 October 2006.
– Documentation will be sent to all price makers and other current RITS members shortly.
– Users will need to sign a new registered bidders agreement and conditions of operation.
– Test tenders will be conducted using the new system.
– Training will be available from Bloomberg.
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Outline
• Bond Issuance and Market Efficiency.– CGS Tender Arrangements.
• Interest Rate Swaps.– Swap Activity 2005-06.– Benchmark review.– Swap Activity 2006-07.– Use of discretion.– Swap arrangements.
• Communications Fund.
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Interest Rate Swaps
• We use interest rate swaps to manage the expected cost and risk of the portfolio.
• Use a benchmark as a guide to indicate a desirable balance between cost and variability of cost (risk).
– The benchmark has a medium term focus and is reviewed annually.
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Swap Activity 2005-06
• Last year we announced a programme of interest rate swaps for 2005-06 of:
– around $2 billion in short-dated swaps to pay fixed; and
– up to $1 billion in longer-dated swaps to receive fixed.
• Subject to market conditions.
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Swap Activity 2005-06
• This indicative programme took account of the planned transfer of assets to the Future Fund.
• This transfer:
– acted to reduce the duration of our net debt portfolio; and
– reduced the need for swaps to receive fixed.
• This was a one-off effect that won’t occur again.
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Swap Activity 2005-06
• Our execution of the swap programme was affected by market conditions.
– Executed short-dated swaps to pay fixed in the period up to end February 2006 and longer-dated swaps to receive fixed in May and June 2006.
– Did not undertake swaps where conditions were significantly out of line with the assumptions underlying the benchmark.
• Will talk more about market conditions and swap execution in a moment.
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Swap Activity 2005-06
• As a result:
– Total swap activity in 2005-06 was less than planned:
• $1.3 billion in short-dated swaps to pay fixed.• $0.3 billion in longer-dated swaps to receive fixed.
– Portfolio duration remained above benchmark for most of 2005-06, although it ended the year slightly below benchmark.
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Duration Profile 2005-06
Modified Duration of the Long Term Debt Portfolio
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
Ju
n-0
5
Au
g-0
5
Oct-
05
De
c-0
5
Fe
b-0
6
Ap
r-0
6
Ju
n-0
6
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
Modified Duration of the LTDP 2005-06
Benchmark target
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Benchmark Portfolio
• Recent annual benchmark review concluded no change to benchmark.
– Modified Duration 2.5.
– Short Dated Exposure 35%.
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Swap Activity 2006-07
• 2006-07 indicative programme:
– Up to $2 billion in short-dated swaps to pay fixed (up to 3 years).
– Between $1 billion and $3 billion in longer-dated swaps to receive fixed (at least 4 years).
– Subject to market conditions.
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Repricing Profile
Current Profile of the Long Term Debt Portfolio (excl. TIBs)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
0Y 1Y 2Y 3Y 4Y 5Y 6Y 7Y 8Y 9Y 10Y 11Y 12Y 13Y 14Y
Term to Repricing (yrs)
Mar
ket V
alue
(%)
Current Portfolio Benchmark
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Use of Discretion
• ‘Subject to market conditions’ means we will continue to exercise discretion in undertaking swaps.
• Execution of the programme at the upper end of the ranges would allow us to follow the benchmark closely.
• But we will not follow the benchmark blindly at times when there is a high chance that the benchmark term premium assumption won’t be realised.
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Use of Discretion
• Our approach is tilted towards reducing absolute risk when conditions are unfavourable.
– And against increasing risk to take advantage of favourable conditions.
• In particular, we will be cautious about:
– executing swaps that would increase the absolute risk of the portfolio when the expected benefits are significantly less favourable than the benchmark assumptions; and
– executing short-dated swaps to pay fixed rates when the expected cost is significantly higher than the benchmark assumption.
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Use of Discretion
• In assessing market conditions we compare current conditions with the assumptions in the benchmark, rather than seeking to forecast movements in rates.
• There is an important difference between identifying that something is expensive and taking a view that it will get cheaper at a later date.
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Use of Discretion
• At the beginning of the year we announce the overall scale of the swap programme and the areas of the curve where we will pay and receive fixed.
• This prevents round-tripping:
– We cannot pay and receive fixed at the same tenor in the same financial year.
– Helps ensure that our activities are consistent with promoting market efficiency and are not perceived as ‘trading’.
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Swap Arrangements
• We will continue in 2006-07 to ask for prices from four counterparties when undertaking swaps.
• Swap counterparties are rotated each tender.
– But the successful counterparty from the previous swap tender will be included, provided it has a collateral agreement with us.
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Swap Arrangements - Collateral
• The introduction of collateral arrangements has proceeded smoothly.
• CSAs have been signed with 17 counterparties and others are well advanced.
• From the beginning of the 2007 calendar year a signed CSA will be an eligibility requirement to execute new swaps with the AOFM.
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Outline
• Bond Issuance and Market Efficiency.– CGS Tender Arrangements.
• Interest Rate Swaps.– Swap Activity 2005-06.– Benchmark review.– Swap Activity 2006-07.– Use of discretion.– Swap arrangements.
• Communications Fund.
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Communications Fund
• The Communications Fund has been established and will be used to deliver an income stream to fund Government responses to the recommendations of future reviews into regional telecommunications.
• The AOFM was asked to manage the $2 billion fund on an interim basis, as agent for the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, using term deposits with the Reserve Bank until longer-term arrangements were decided.
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Communications Fund
• The AOFM has now been invited to manage the Fund for DCITA on a continuing basis.
• It is proposed to invest in a portfolio of short term low risk assets, including:
– Bank bills/NCDs.– Commercial paper.
• Performance benchmark to be the UBS bank bill index.
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Communications Fund
• An investment dealing panel will be established with membership criteria:
– Banking licence, AFMA membership and short term S&P rating of at least A1.
– Austraclear member.– Significant market player.
• Documentation available for potential members shortly.
• The new arrangements should be fully implemented within 6 months.
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Australian Business Economists
AOFM – Activities for 2006-07
Presentation by Neil HydenChief Executive Officer, AOFM
5 July 2006