Macquarie Securities, the institutional equities arm of Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”) (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY), today announced the appointment of Christine Farkas as Head of US Equity Research.

Ms. Farkas joins Macquarie from BMO Capital Markets, where she headed US Equity Research since September 2012. Prior to BMO Capital Markets, Ms. Farkas was a senior and highly ranked equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for more than 17 years. During her career she has covered numerous sectors in consumer, energy technology and industrial areas. She has been recognized by Institutional Investor, Greenwich Associates, FT Starmine and The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” surveys for her research.

Andrew Root, Managing Director and Head of US Equities, said: “Christine brings a proven background in fundamental equity research and the managerial capabilities to drive client vote momentum and profitability. Her appointment furthers our commitment to delivering differentiated, globally relevant content to US buy-side institutions.” Mr. Root previously served as Macquarie’s Head of US Equity Research.

Ms. Farkas holds a bachelor of commerce from McGill University and is also a CFA charterholder. She begins her position at Macquarie on January 11.

About Macquarie Group

Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie’s main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world. Founded in 1969, Macquarie operates in more than 70 office locations in 28 countries. Macquarie employs approximately 13,500 people and has assets under management of more than $353 billion (as of September 30, 2015).

Macquarie Securities Group operates as a global institutional securities house covering sales, research, ECM, execution and derivatives activities, and offers full-service cash equities in Australia, Asia, South Africa and Canada with specialized offerings in the US and Europe. Macquarie Securities Group operates in the US as Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., a member of FINRA and SIPC. Further information can be found at http://www.macquarie.com/us/corporate/research.