Bank exposures to interest-rate risk: the case of the Australian banking industry
This paper provides evidence of the changing nature of interest-rate sensitivity of a banking and finance portfolio in Australia over the period 1978-1992. Specifically, the potential sensitivity to short- and long-term interest rate movements is examined in each of three subperiods (1978-1982, 1983-1987 and 1988-1992). Consistent with previous US evidence, our major finding is that the banking portfolio exhibits sensitivity only to long-term interest rates. However, this sensitivity is significant only during the middle subperiod - a time when Australian financial markets experienced dramatic deregulatory changes including the floating of the domestic currency.
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1997
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Authors: | Faff, R. W. ; Howard, P. F. |
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Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 4.1997, 12, p. 737-739
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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