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11. Asset Quality

As at   Change on

Summary of impaired assets

Sep 03
$m
Mar 03
$m
Sep 02
$m
  Mar 03
%
Sep 02
%

Gross non-accrual loans

1,379

1,583

1,590

 

(12.9)

(13.3)

Gross restructured loans

-

1

6

 

large

large

Gross assets acquired through security enforcement

2

2

3

 

-

(33.3)

Gross impaired assets

1,381

1,586

1,599

 

(12.9)

(13.6)

Less: Specific provisions - non-accrual loans(1)

(422)

(525)

(500)

 

(19.6)

(15.6)

Net impaired assets

959

1,061

1,099

 

(9.6)

(12.7)

(1) Specific provision - non-accrual loans includes $48 million of specific provision in relation to accrued portfolio facilities past due 90-180 days within credit cards.

 

  As at Sep 03 As at Mar 03 As at Sep 03
Total impaired assets by region
  Gross
$m
  Net
$m
 
  Gross
$m
  Net
$m
 
  Gross
$m
  Net
$m
 
Ongoing operations
Australia
  658   420  
  862   556  
  894   595  
Europe
  375   248  
  447   302  
  544   399  
New Zealand
  202   187  
  35   29  
  27   23  
United States
  145   104  
  241   173  
  117   66  
Asia
  1   -  
  1   1  
  2   1  
Total ongoing operations
  1,381   959  
  1,586   1,061  
  1,584   1,084  
Total disposed operations
  -   -  
  -   -  
  15   15  
Total gross impaired assets
  1,381   959  
  1,586   1,061  
  1,599   1,099  
Movement in gross impaired assests Australia
$m
Europe
$m
New
Zealand
$m
United
States
$m
Asia
$m
Total
$m
Balance at 31 March 2002 917 582 36 220 2 1,757
New 440 128 25 9 - 602
Written off (195) (141) (4) (101) - (441)
Returned to performing or repaid (268) (64) (31) (1) - (364)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

- 41 1 3 - 45
Balance at 30 September 2003 894 546 27 130 2 1,599
New 413 175 29 219 - 836
Written off(2) (199) (156) (2) (1) (1) (359)
Returned to performing or repaid(2) (246) (76) (21) (87) - (430)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

- (42) 2 (20) - (60)
Balance at 31 March 2003 862 447 35 241 1 1,586
New 207 131 199 - - 537
Written off (289) (156) (3) (35) - (483)
Returned to performing or repaid (122) (20) (23) (41) - (206)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

- (27) (6) (20) - (53)

Gross impaired assets at 30 September 2003

658 375 202 145 1 1,381
(2) For the half year to March 2003, gross impaired assets written off and gross impaired assets returned to performing or repaid in relation to Australia were restated by an equal and off-setting amount of $66 million.
  As at  

Gross non-accrual loans to gross loans & acceptances - by region

  Sep 03
%
  Mar 03
%
  Sep 02
%
 
 
Ongoing operations
Australia
  0.41   0.57   0.63  
 
Europe
  0.49   0.55   0.70  
 
New Zealand
  0.72   0.12   0.11  
 
United States
  3.98   4.79   1.61  
 
Asia
  0.03   0.03   0.05  
 
Total ongoing operations
  0.51   0.59   0.62  
 
Total disposed operations
  -   -   7.74  
 

Total gross non-accrual loans to gross loans & acceptances

  0.51   0.59   0.62  
 
Group provisioning coverage ratios  
Net impaired assets to total equity (1)
  3.9   4.5   4.7  
 

Net impaired assets to total equity plus general provision(1)

  3.7   4.1   4.3  
 
Specific provision to gross impaired assets
  33.5   36.1   34.6  
 

General and specific provisions to gross impaired assets

  163.4   155.7   161.0  
 
General provision to risk-weighted assets
  0.71   0.75   0.82  
 
(1) Total parent entity interest in equity.  
  
The amounts below are not classified as impaired assets and therefore are not included in the summary on the previous page.

  As at Change on
Memorandum disclosure
  Sep 03
$m
  Mar 03
$m
  Sep 02
$m
 
  Mar 03
%
  Sep 02
%
 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more with adequate security (net) (2)

  106   275   283  
  (61.5)   (62.5)  

Accruing portfolio facilities past due 90 to 180 days (net)

  23   26   30  
  (11.5)   (23.3)  
90 days past due loans - by region
Ongoing operations
Australia
  61   43   29  
  41.9   large  
Europe
  41   42   45  
  (2.4)   (8.9)  
New Zealand (2)
  4   190   209  
  (97.9)   (98.1)  
Total 90 day past due loans
  106   275   283  
  (61.5)   (62.5)  
(2) Balances at 31 March 2003 and 30 September 2002 have been restated to reflect the revised treatment of accruing loans past due 90 days or more with adequate security.

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