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Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is defined as not being able to meet expected and unexpected cash flow needs. The objective of NZDMO's liquidity policy is to ensure that NZDMO can meet all cash obligations as they fall due. To manage liquidity risk in its foreign currency portfolios, liquid assets are required to be held in each currency to cover cash flow obligations over one-day, two-day and six-week intervals. For New Zealand-dollar liquidity risk, NZDMO has established cash management arrangements with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to support effective management of overall Crown cash flows.

Liquidity Management

Liquidity Management
As at 30 June 2010 Contractual
Cash Flows
$m
0-12
Months
$m
1-2 Years
$m
2-5 Years
$m
5-10 Years
$m
> 10 Years
$m

Overdrafts and Payables

           
Crown disbursement account 3,463 3,463 - - - -
Creditors and payables 66 66 - - - -

Financial Liabilities

           
Treasury bills - market 7,890 7,890 - - - -
Treasury bills - non-market 175 175 - - - -
Government bonds - market 39,433 1,828 8,367 15,692 8,332 5,214
Government bonds - non-market 8,415 398 2,042 3,355 1,899 721
Inflation-indexed bonds - market 2,038 73 73 219 1,673 -
Inflation-indexed bonds - non-market 609 22 22 65 500 -
Kiwi bonds 314 251 63 - - -
Euro-commercial paper - - - - - -
Foreign currency debt 843 99 342 229 173 -
Collateral 981 981 - - - -
Departmental deposits 307 307 - - - -
IMF allocation 1,820 1,820 - - - -
Immigration investor policy bonds 92 8 28 56 - -
Other 1 1 - - - -
Total Non-derivative Liabilities 66,447 17,382 10,937 19,616 12,577 5,935

Derivative Inflows[23]

           
Foreign exchange contracts 25,736 25,087 617 32 - -
Cross currency swaps 9,162 262 1,211 5,429 2,260 -
Interest rate swaps 2,196 472 395 835 494 -
Total Derivative Inflows 37,094 25,821 2,223 6,296 2,754 -

Derivative Outflows[23]

           
Foreign exchange contracts 25,663 25,068 564 31 - -
Cross currency swaps 8,493 134 1,032 5,155 2,172 -
Interest rate swaps 1,620 269 260 648 443 -
Total Derivative Outflows 35,776 25,471 1,856 5,834 2,615 -

Notes

  • [23]Derivative flows include both derivatives in gain and derivatives in loss.
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