MBL Basel III
Pillar 3
Disclosures March 2025
Macquarie Bank Limited
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MACQUARIE BANK RELEASES MARCH 2025 PILLAR 3 DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
9 May 2025 - The Macquarie Bank Limited March 2025 Pillar 3 disclosure document was released today on the Macquarie website https://www.macquarie.com. These disclosures have been prepared in accordance with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requirements of Prudential Standard APS 330 Public Disclosure.
Contacts:
Sam Dobson, Macquarie Group Investor Relations +612 8232 9986
Lisa Jamieson, Macquarie Group Media Relations +612 8232 6016
Attestation
Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), as an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution, presents the Pillar 3 report in compliance with the requirements under APRA Prudential Standard APS 330 Public Disclosure.
MBL's prudential disclosures are prepared in accordance with the Prudential Disclosure Policy, which meets the requirements of APS 330 and has been approved by the MBL Board.
We, as the Accountable Persons of MBL, confirm that MBL's prudential disclosures, as set out in the MBL Pillar 3 report for the reporting period ended 31 March 2025, have been prepared in accordance with MBL's Prudential Disclosure Policy.
This report was approved on 9 May 2025.
Alex Harvey
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Cassidy
Chief Risk Officer
Contents
Attestation ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Contents............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
BCBS Disclosure Mapping ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Overview of Risk Management 14
Capital Adequacy 19
Credit Risk 26
Credit Risk Mitigation 52
Credit Quality 56
Counterparty Credit Risk 61
Securitisation Risk 70
Market Risk 75
Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) 79
Operational Risk 81
Leverage Ratio 84
Countercyclical Capital Buffers 86
Liquidity Risk 88
Linkages to Financial Statements 96
Glossary of Terms 99
Disclaimer 102
BCBS Disclosure Mapping
BCBS Disclosure RequirementsDIS20: Overview of risk management, key prudential metrics and RWA
DIS21: Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA
DIS25: Composition of capital and TLAC
DIS30: Links between financial statements
Templates Name Section referenceKM1 Key metrics (at consolidated group level) 1. Introduction
OVA Bank risk management approach 2. Overview of Risk Management
OV1 Overview of risk-weighted assets (RWA) 1. Introduction
CMS1 Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA at risk level 4. Credit Risk
CMS2 Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA for credit risk at asset class level 4. Credit Risk
CC1 Composition of regulatory capital 3. Capital Adequacy
CC2 Reconciliation of regulatory capital to balance sheet 3. Capital Adequacy
LIA Explanations of differences between accounting and regulatory exposure amount 15. Linkages to Financial
Statements
and regulatory exposures
LI1 Differences between accounting and regulatory scopes of consolidation and mapping of financial statement categories with regulatory risk categories
LI2 Main sources of differences between regulatory exposure amounts and carrying values in financial statements
15. Linkages to Financial Statements
15. Linkages to Financial Statements
DIS31: Asset encumbrance
ENC Asset encumbrance 14. Liquidity Risk
DIS40: Credit risk CRA General qualitative information about credit risk 4. Credit Risk CR1 Credit quality of assets 6. Credit Quality
CR2 Changes in stock of defaulted loans and debt securities 6. Credit Quality
CRB Additional disclosure related to the credit quality of assets 6. Credit Quality
CRC Qualitative disclosure related to credit risk mitigation techniques 5. Credit Risk Mitigation CR3 Credit risk mitigation techniques - overview 5. Credit Risk Mitigation
CRD Qualitative disclosure on banks' use of external credit ratings under the standardised approach for credit risk
4. Credit Risk
DIS42: Counterparty credit risk
CR4 Standardised approach - Credit risk exposure and credit risk mitigation effects 4. Credit Risk CR5 Standardised approach - Exposures by asset classes and risk weights 4. Credit Risk CRE Qualitative disclosure related to internal ratings-based (IRB) models 4. Credit Risk CR6 IRB - Credit risk exposures by portfolio and probability of default (PD) range 4. Credit Risk CR8 RWA flow statements of credit risk exposures under IRB 4. Credit Risk
CR9 IRB - Backtesting of probability of default (PD) per portfolio 4. Credit Risk
CR10 IRB (specialised lending under the slotting approach) 4. Credit Risk
CCRA Qualitative disclosure related to CCR 7. Counterparty Credit Risk
CCR1 Analysis of CCR exposures by approach 7. Counterparty Credit Risk CCR3 Standardised approach - CCR exposures by regulatory portfolio and risk weights 7. Counterparty Credit Risk CCR4 IRB - CCR exposures by portfolio and probability-of-default (PD) scale 7. Counterparty Credit Risk CCR5 Composition of collateral for CCR exposures 7. Counterparty Credit Risk
CCR6 Credit derivatives exposures 7. Counterparty Credit Risk
CCR8 Exposures to central counterparties 7. Counterparty Credit Risk
DIS43: Securitisation SECA Qualitative disclosure requirements related to securitisation exposures 8. Securitisation Risk SEC1 Securitisation exposures in the banking book 8. Securitisation Risk
SEC4 Securitisation exposures in the banking book and associated capital requirements -bank acting as investor
8. Securitisation Risk
Market risk (APS 330) Market risk qualitative disclosures 9. Market Risk
Table 2(f) MBL VaR exposures arising from the internal models approach (IMA) for trading portfolios
Table 2(f) MBL SVaR exposures arising from the internal models approach (IMA) for trading portfolios
9. Market Risk
9. Market Risk
DIS51: Credit valuation adjustment risk
Table 1(b) MBL exposure arising from the standard method 9. Market Risk Market risk RWA calculation methods 9. Market Risk
CVAA General qualitative disclosure requirements related to CVA 7. Counterparty Credit Risk Total CVA risk capital charge 7. Counterparty Credit Risk
BCBS Disclosure Requirements | Templates | Name | Section reference |
DIS60: Operational risk | ORA | General qualitative information on a bank's operational risk framework | 11. Operational Risk |
OR1 | Historical losses | 11. Operational Risk | |
OR2 | Business indicator and subcomponents | 11. Operational Risk | |
OR3 | Minimum required operational risk capital | 11. Operational Risk | |
DIS70: Interest rate risk in the banking book | IRRBBA | Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) risk management objective and policies | 10. Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) |
IRRBB1 | Quantitative information on IRRBB | 10. Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) | |
DIS75: Macroprudential supervisory measures | CCyB1 | Geographical distribution of credit exposures used in the calculation of the bank-specific countercyclical capital buffer requirement | 13. Countercyclical Capital Buffers |
DIS80: Leverage ratio | LR1 | Summary comparison of accounting assets vs leverage ratio exposure measure | 12. Leverage Ratio |
LR2 | Leverage ratio common disclosure template | 12. Leverage Ratio | |
DIS85: Liquidity | LIQA | Liquidity risk management | 14. Liquidity Risk |
LIQ1 | Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) | 14. Liquidity Risk | |
LIQ2 | Net stable funding ratio (NSFR) | 14. Liquidity Risk |
Introduction
Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL) is an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). MBL presents in this report, regulatory information mandated by the revised APRA Prudential Standard APS 330 Public Disclosure (APS 330) which came into effect on 1 January 2025.
The revised APS 330 integrates the Pillar 3 disclosure requirements from the Basel III Framework, with some national specific modifications. The disclosures consist of key prudential metrics and information relating to MBL's risk management approach, regulatory capital, credit risk, counterparty credit risk, securitisation, market risk, operational risk, interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), countercyclical capital buffer requirement, leverage ratio and liquidity.
MBL's Pillar 3 disclosures are prepared on a Level 2 basis, in accordance with the applicable reporting requirements and the Board-approved Prudential Disclosure Policy. Unless otherwise indicated, references to MBL in this report refer to the Level 2 regulatory group which includes MBL (the ADI). Further details on the regulatory structure are provided in Section 1.3 Scope of Application.
Overview of the Basel III Framework
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III framework is designed to strengthen the regulation, supervision, and risk management within the banking sector. The key objectives are to enhance bank resilience, improve risk management, increase transparency and enhance regulatory standards. The APRA Capital framework adopted the Basel III framework, with stricter requirements implemented in specific areas relating to the calculation and measurement of capital (APRA super equivalence).
The Basel III framework is divided into three broad sections known as 'Pillars', outlined as follows:
Pillar 1
Pillar 1 of the Basel III framework covers the rules by which the capital requirements (risk-weighted assets or RWA) and capital adequacy are determined. The framework seeks to increase the sensitivity to risk in the capital calculations and to ensure that this is aligned with an ADI's internal processes for assessing risk.
Consequently, there are a number of different approaches to risk calculation that allow the use of internal models to calculate regulatory capital. A bank may be accredited to use the advanced approaches when it can demonstrate the integrity and sophistication of its risk management framework. It must also ensure that its internal estimates of risk are fully integrated into corporate governance functions as well as internal calculations of capital. Further to this, the most advanced approaches are available if a bank has sufficient depth and history of default data to enable it to generate its own Loss Given Default (LGD) and Probability of Default (PD) estimates based on its own loss experience.
APRA has approved the use of the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach (F-IRB) for wholesale exposures and the Advanced Internal Ratings-Based Approach
(A-IRB) for retail exposures in the calculation of MBL's credit risk capital requirements. These approaches utilise the internal PD and internal rating assigned to the obligor. The internal LGD or APRA-assigned LGD is applied to the respective approaches accordingly. APRA-assigned Credit Conversion Factors (CCF) are applied to off-balance sheet exposures based on the nature of the exposure.
Market risk and IRRBB are calculated using the Internal Model Approach (IMA). Operational risk is calculated using the Standardised Measurement Approach (SMA).
The use of the internal approaches place a higher reliance on the internal capital measures and therefore require a sophisticated level of risk management and risk measurement practices. Further details on Macquarie's risk management are provided in Section 2 Overview of Risk Management.
Pillar 2
Pillar 2 (the Supervisory Review Process) of the Basel III framework requires ADIs to make their own assessments of capital adequacy considering their risk profile and to
have a strategy in place for maintaining their capital levels. Macquarie's Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) addresses the requirements of Pillar 2.
The ICAAP is part of Macquarie's overall risk management framework; its key features include:
Comprehensive risk assessment process
Internal assessment of capital adequacy using Macquarie's economic capital adequacy model (refer to Section 3.1 Capital management)
Risk appetite setting (refer to Section 2.2 Macquarie's Risk Management Framework)
Capital management plans designed to ensure the appropriate level and mix of capital given Macquarie's risk profile; and
Regular reporting of capital adequacy and monitoring of risk profile against risk appetite.
Macquarie's ICAAP is subject to Board and Senior Management oversight.
Pillar 3
Pillar 3 of the Basel III framework lays out the public disclosure requirements seeking to provide clear, comprehensive, meaningful, consistent and comparable information across market participants. In alignment with these principles, APRA has incorporated the BCBS's disclosure requirements into the revised APS 330, effective from 1 January 2025.
This report has been produced in compliance with the revised APS 330, containing disclosures that address the following requirements:
DIS20: Overview of risk management, key prudential metrics and RWA
DIS21: Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA
DIS25: Composition of capital
DIS30: Links between financial statements and regulatory exposures
DIS31: Asset encumbrance
DIS40: Credit risk
DIS42: Counterparty credit risk
DIS43: Securitisation
Market risk (APS 330)
DIS51: Credit valuation adjustment risk
DIS60: Operational risk
DIS70: Interest rate risk in the banking book
DIS75: Countercyclical capital buffer
DIS80: Leverage ratio
DIS85: Liquidity
Disclosures relating to Remuneration and Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) Indicators are published separately and are not included in this report. These disclosures are available on the Macquarie website under regulatory disclosures.
Pillar 3 Disclosure and Governance
MBL is committed to following a robust internal controls framework to ensure that market disclosures are complete, accurate, and comply with applicable standards and regulations. As set out in APS 330, MBL has implemented a Prudential Disclosure Policy which was approved by the MBL Board as the internal governance for the disclosures in this report. The key elements of the Prudential Disclosure Policy include:
Content of disclosures
MBL is required to assess the disclosure requirements. The level of detail and extent of the required disclosures must align with MBL's prudential obligations. Disclosures should be supported by relevant underlying data and information for the relevant period and reflect the key principles from APS 330.
Key controls for the disclosures
MBL has controls in place to ensure the appropriateness and accuracy of the Pillar 3 information. These controls are aligned with the verification process applied to MBL's preparation of financial reports. The Pillar 3 document also contains disclosures reported to APRA, which are reconciled with regulatory submissions to ensure consistency and are subject to the same internal controls as other regulatory reporting.
Review and approval process
The policy outlines the roles and responsibilities for the preparation and review, as well as the approval mechanism, of the Pillar 3 document. The governance in place allows for thorough review and Senior Management oversight prior to publication.
As an external publication, this document has been subject to internal verification and approval in line with the Prudential Disclosure Policy to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements outlined in APS 330. The disclosures in this report are not required to be audited by an external auditor; however, they have been prepared on a basis consistent with information submitted to APRA. The current and historical Pillar 3 reports are available on the Macquarie website under regulatory disclosures.
Scope of Application
APS 330 requires MBL, as a subsidiary of an authorised non-operating holding company (NOHC), to disclose Pillar 3 information for the Level 2 regulatory consolidated group. The regulatory consolidated group differs from the accounting consolidated group and identifies three different levels of consolidation. The overall regulatory reporting structure of Macquarie Group is illustrated below, and the reporting levels are in accordance with APRA definitions contained in APS 001 Definitions (APS 001).
The Level 2 regulatory group primarily consists of MBL (the ADI), its immediate parent (Macquarie B.H. Pty Ltd), and its subsidiaries. The group excludes specific subsidiaries which are required to be deconsolidated according to APRA reporting requirements. These subsidiaries include:
Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for which MBL has satisfied operational requirements per APS 120 Securitisation Attachment A for regulatory capital relief; and
Entities conducting insurance, funds management and non-financial operations.
Equity investments into these deconsolidated subsidiaries by the Level 2 group are deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital under APS 111 Capital Adequacy: Measurement of Capital (APS 111). Consequently, the Level 2 regulatory group excludes a subset of entities which are in scope for the accounting consolidation of MBL and its subsidiaries. These entities are listed in Section 15.1 Entities deconsolidated from the Level 2 Regulatory Group for APRA reporting purposes.
MBL (the ADI), also equivalent to the Level 1 regulatory group, is part of the larger consolidated group of Macquarie Group Limited (MGL) and its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the Macquarie Group, the Level 3 regulatory group, or Macquarie. APS 330 does not require disclosures relating to the Level 3 group, however, some limited Level 3 disclosures are made in this report. Comments on policies in this report generally reflect policies adopted across Macquarie, unless it is stated that the policies are specific to any one part of the Group.
References to MBL in this report refer to the Level 2 regulatory group as described above. Unless otherwise stated, all disclosures in this report represent the Level 2 regulatory group prepared on an APRA Basel III basis.
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