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MBL capital and regulation

Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) is an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

MBL is accredited under the Basel II:

Foundation Internal Ratings Based Approach (FIRB) for credit risk
Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) for operational risk
Internal model approach for market risk
Internal model approach for interest rate risk in the banking book.

These advanced approaches place a higher reliance on a bank’s internal capital measures and require a more sophisticated level of risk management and risk measurement practices.

APRA requires ADIs to have a minimum ratio of capital to risk weighted assets of 8 per cent at both Level 1 (ELE Group) and Level 2 (Consolidated Banking Group), with at least half of this capital in the form of Tier 1 capital. In addition, APRA imposes ADI specific minimum capital ratios that may be higher than these levels. The MBL Group internal capital policy set by the Board requires capital floors above the minimum regulatory required levels.

The Macquarie Banking Group ratios as at 30 September 2012 are:

Ratio	As at 30 September 2012
Macquarie Banking Group Core Tier 1 capital ratio¹	12.0%
Macquarie Banking Group Tier 1 capital ratio	13.3%
Macquarie Banking Group Total capital ratio	15.6%
1. Core Tier 1 represents Tier 1 excluding hybrid Tier 1 instruments

Basel III

APRA is requiring Australian banks to follow an accelerated Basel III implementation compared to the Basel Committee’s gradual phase-in of Basel III, with a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 4.5% required by January 2013 and immediate phase in of additional CET1 deductions. In addition, APRA has added conservative overlays (‘super equivalence’) to the Basel Committee’s Basel III capital requirements.

Macquarie’s position at 30 September 2012 meets the APRA 2016 Basel III requirements, i.e. minimum ratios plus capital conservation buffer.

New transactions at Macquarie are now evaluated on a fully implemented Basel III basis, and all businesses are operating cognisant of Basel III.

Further information

For more information on MBL's capital base read the latest Management Discussion and Analysis.

For more information on APRA's ADI Prudential Framework read the ADI section of the APRA website.

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Macquarie only carries on banking activities in those countries it is authorised to do so. Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) is authorised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in Australia to carry out banking business in Australia. Each of MBL, acting through its London branch, and Macquarie Bank International Limited, is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority to carry on banking business in the United Kingdom. MBL, acting through its Seoul Branch, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission in Korea to carry out banking business in Korea. MBL, acting through its Singapore Branch, is authorised and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to carry out banking business in Singapore. MBL, acting through its Hong Kong branch, is authorised and regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to carry on banking business in Hong Kong.

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