Nicholas Moore today announced his retirement effective November 2018. He will be succeeded as Macquarie Group Managing Director and CEO by Shemara Wikramanayake.
Today Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) announced its commitment to investing and managing its portfolio in line with global net zero emissions by 2040, ten years ahead of the deadline to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Read more:
With over 15,700 employees across 31 markets, Macquarie is proud to join
@theRE100
led by
@ClimateGroup
, reflecting our commitment to power our global operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2025. Learn more:
Today Nicholas Moore retires after 32 years with Macquarie Group, including 10 years as CEO. Thank you Nicholas, for all you’ve done for Macquarie. We wish you all the best for the future.
We’re proud to announce the launch of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a global initiative committing $A50m to non-profit projects that will deliver a lasting community benefit. Find out more:
#Macquarie50Award
#ApplyNow
Macquarie Capital is pleased to announce it is advising
@AlionScience
, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, on its sale to
@HIIndustries
. This transaction further demonstrates Macquarie's deep expertise in defense and government services. Learn more:
@MikeBloomberg
announces Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake as a founding member of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI). Formed by
@business
at the request of the
@UN
, the CFLI will accelerate investments in clean energy around the world:
Today we announced the 12 finalists for the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award. Of our finalists, five organisations will each receive $A10m in funding to deliver projects that boldly address areas of social need. Learn more:
#Macquarie50Award
Macquarie has signed agreements with the NSW State Government to design and deliver a new public precinct in Sydney’s Martin Place that will combine a new metro railway station in the CBD with office space and a vibrant retail, dining and lifestyle hub.
This year marks our 25th anniversary as a listed organisation, with our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake and Chairman Peter Warne celebrating the occasion
@ASX
today. We thank our shareholders, whose support has enabled us to become a global business, operating across 33 markets.
Macquarie’s
@GreenInvGroup
today launched Calibrant Energy, a distributed energy business formed in partnership with
@SiemensInfraUSA
and
@Siemens_SFS
to help our clients accelerate their green energy transitions. Learn more:
Local partners, local teams and a patient approach is how Shemara Wikramanayake explained Macquarie’s long-term track record in India. Shemara was one of the panellists at today’s
@ceda_news
discussion about the Australia-India economic relationship.
“Australia is well-placed to weather this challenging environment long term,” said Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake today at the 22nd annual Macquarie Australia Conference. This year, for the first time, we’re hosting the conference as a virtual event:
Macquarie Capital is excited to partner with
@Uber
Air, an aerial ridesharing service that will trial in Melbourne, Dallas and L.A. in 2020. We will help develop Uber Air’s skyports and aircraft charging infrastructure.
#lookbeyondconvention
#uberelevate
We’re proud that
@CityAndStateNY
has honoured Macquarie and Erin Shakespeare, the Head of Macquarie Group Foundation in the Americas, as one of the
#Responsible100
today at Sony Hall for our ongoing commitment to
@AmericaNeedsYou
and first-generation college students.
The Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie staff globally contributed $A28.3 million to 1,500 non-profit organisations, as well as giving approximately 60,000 hours of their time through voluntary community service in FY18. Read more in our Annual Review
In 2018 Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake was appointed to the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA), an initiative focused on accelerating climate adaptation. Read about Macquarie’s expertise in financing adaptation in the GCA report:
#AdaptOurWorld
Macquarie Capital has reached financial close on Ireland’s social housing bundle public private partnership (PPP) project. Creating over 530 new homes and apartments in, and around, Dublin. Read more -
We hosted UK Foreign Secretary, the Rt Hon
@DominicRaab
MP on his first visit to Australia, where he and our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake talked about COP26, government and private sectors working together on decarbonisation, and the UK’s ambition for net zero emissions by 2050.
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Currenta from Bayer and LANXESS. Currenta manages and operates the infrastructure of the largest chemical park in Germany. Read more:
Alongside our investment partners Ørsted and Sumitomo Corporation, today we officially open Race Bank. The 573MW offshore wind farm located off the North Norfolk coast will deliver enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of ~500,000 UK homes.
Our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake has been announced co-chair of CFLI India by
@FinMinIndia
,
@hmtreasury
and
@MikeBloomberg
. Supporting India's decarbonisation goals CFLI India will help deliver resilient and sustainable infrastructure and services. Read more:
Macquarie AirFinance has announced at the Dubai Airshow today that it will lease five new Airbus A220-300 aircraft to Air Senegal, with deliveries commencing in 2023. Read more:
The
#MacquarieGroupFoundation
together with our staff have been supporting our Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award winner
@lastmilehealth
in its mission to save lives in the world’s most remote communities. Hear more from Dalitso Baloyi, Last Mile Health Country Director in Malawi.
Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake opened our Green Energy Conference – highlighting the need to create the partnerships to tackle complex decarbonisation challenges across all sectors and support energy and emission intensive businesses meet corporate and climate objectives.
WATCH: As 2018 draws to a close, Macquarie’s Chief Economist Ric Deverell shares his global forecasts for 2019. In this video he discusses key markets, the impact of political disturbances, global growth and inflation:
WATCH: “Our future sustainability depends on us building a society that empowers women and girls to deliver to their full potential.”
This
#IWD2022
, our CEO, Shemara Wikramanayake, highlights the importance of building a more equitable future. Learn more
Last night, the 5th Annual Macquarie 5K Fun Run/Walk took place in New York City. Our employees, joined by their family and friends, raised funds to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
@LLSusa
which provides critical blood cancer research and patient support.
Our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake today joined other Australian business leaders to discuss
#ClimateAction
at a virtual summit convened by the UK and NSW Government
@ukinaustralia
ahead of the
@UN
climate conference
#COP26
in Glasgow in November.
#RaceToZero
Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions is pleased to announce that it has raised £2.7 billion from investors to finance essential infrastructure across the United Kingdom. Read more:
WATCH: Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake discuss our role in energy transition ahead of the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York this week, which brings together the founding members of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative
#CFLI
. Learn more:
Today we held our AGM for shareholders. In our 50th anniversary year, we’d like to thank our clients, staff and shareholders for your support. We'll announce our Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award winners in late August. Meet the finalists:
#Macquarie50Award
Yesterday our Head of Green Investment Group in Europe, Ed Northam, spoke at the Australian Clean Energy Summit on financing the clean energy revolution. Read more about Macquarie’s commitment to renewable energy:
Macquarie staff joined the herd with
@batyrAus
and the NSW Positive Rugby Foundation to break a world record, with 504 people dressed in elephant onesies in one place at the same time, helping raise over $500,000, with matching from the Macquarie Group Foundation
#smashthestigma
Our 2021
#MacquarieTechnologySummit
commences today. Featuring 150+ speakers across 60+ sessions from 22-24 June, we’re bringing together technology leaders from some of the world’s most innovative companies embracing
#TechTransformation
. Discover more:
Our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake joined business leaders and policymakers at the
@B20
Italy to discuss how the world can finance the infrastructure needed to promote more sustainable and inclusive growth. Read more:
We’ve opened Macquarie’s new office in Paris, located on the Champs-Élysées. All businesses are now operating under one roof in a unique space for our people and clients. We've been investing from, and in, France since 2006. Learn more about our presence:
‘Leading an adaptive culture’ was the topic today when Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake addressed 700 small-to-medium business owners from around Australia at our annual
#MacquariePerspective
conference.
At today's
#MacquariePerspective
conference, our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake spoke about how Macquarie is proud to support over 6,500 entrepreneurial businesses driving employment, innovation and ideas in the Australian economy. Learn more:
Together with our partners
@rgaventures
, we hosted our first cohort of
#infratech
start-ups, discussing drones, energy and data with insights from Mary Powell, CEO
@GreenMtnPower
and Michael Huerta, Senior Advisor
@Macquarie
. Learn more about the program:
"InfraTech is technology that enhances the infrastructure that powers our lives" -
@genemauro
, Managing Director of the Macquarie Capital Venture Studio
At today's Bloomberg Vanity Fair Climate Exchange with
@MikeBloomberg
and
@VanityFair
Editor-in-Chief Radhika Jones our EMEA CEO, David Fass, shared how private sector leaders can accelerate the transition by scaling up investment
#BVFclimate
#greenenergy
Today Macquarie Asset Management announced its membership of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a group of investor signatories committed to the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Read more:
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has raised more than €1.6 billion for investment in renewable energy with the final close of Macquarie Green Investment Group Renewable Energy Fund 2. Read more:
With its pioneering
#technology
, Zero Mass Water produced water from air and supplied this vital resource to Puerto Rico within days of
#HurricaneMaria
. Learn more about how they are responding to worldwide water shortages:
Macquarie today issued a new £2.0 billion loan facility, including a £500m facility to finance green projects, becoming the world’s first financial institution to issue a green loan under APLMA’s Green Loan Principles. Find out more:
The
#MacquarieGroupFoundation
and our people achieved a significant milestone in FY2022 – with more than half a billion Australian dollars contributed since our inception. Hear from Alex Harvey, Chair, Macquarie Group Foundation and Macquarie Group’s CFO:
In the first of a three-part series exploring the possible impacts of COVID-19, we asked Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Economist Daniel McCormack to discuss ten ways COVID-19 may change the world. Read more
We are committed to equality for all of our people. This
#IWD2020
we celebrate the progress made towards more equal representation of women but more work is needed. Find out about some of our efforts to address this ongoing challenge:
#IWD
#EachForEqual
Today's Macquarie Australia Conference was opened by Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake. The conference is an annual gathering of over 100 companies from different sectors, presenting to more than 800 investors from all over the world. Learn more:
Today marks the 20th anniversary of our
#Macquarieconference
, an event profiling Australia's largest listed companies. We speak with five CEOs on the pursuit of international growth and how they are embracing disruption. Watch here:
Robotic process automation combined with
#AI
and machine learning is creating a digital workplace that will relieve knowledge workers from time-consuming, monotonous tasks to focus on more creative, complex work. Learn more:
#MacquarieTechnologySummit
Macquarie Asset Management, through its second dedicated renewables fund, intends to acquire a majority stake in a leading French solar energy platform
@Apex_Energies
. Read more:
At this year’s
#NYClimateWeek
and UN General Assembly, our CEO Shemara Wikramanayake participated in several events on mobilising finance for climate solutions, highlighting the role Macquarie plays in accelerating the
#EnergyTransition
.
Macquarie Capital in partnership with
@Transurban
has been selected by the Maryland Department of Transportation as preferred developer to build, finance and operate Phase 1 of the American Legion Bridge I-270 to I-70 Relief Plan. Read more:
Infrastructure is the foundation for any economy – connecting communities, businesses and people. With $US45 trillion of investment required by 2030, Macquarie Group continues to see significant opportunity within the sector: $MQG
Macquarie Asset Management has provided £80 million of long-term debt financing to not-for-profit housing association
@Havebury
to support the development of high quality, energy efficient homes in the United Kingdom. Read more:
We’re pleased to announce that
@edXOnline
,
@IWASEAN
and the
@LISC_HQ
will receive $A4.75m in total grant funding from our COVID-19 donation fund. Learn more about the Macquarie Group Foundation’s COVID-19 donation fund here:
#MacquarieGroupFoundation
Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Kristina Kloberdanz as its Chief Sustainability Officer to accelerate its plan to be a leader in sustainable asset management. Read more:
We’re one month out from the 2019
@MontySummit
in
#SantaMonica
, CA. Hear from our senior
#software
analyst Sarah Hindlian, who’ll be at the Summit, on how advertisers are leveraging the power of
#data
to customise content to the individual at scale.
#tech
#innovation
.