Macquarie Bank bullish despite volatility
Macquarie Bank remains bullish about its prospects of achieving a strong profit result for the current financial year, but has acknowledged that market conditions remain volatile.
The bank’s deputy managing director, Richard Sheppard, has told a London investment conference today that the bank expects a financial year result of approximately $1.8 billion, which, if achieved, would be well up on last year and would represent a record result.
However, he said that achieving the result remained subject to market conditions, which remained volatile.
“In particular, we note that listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) prices have significantly deteriorated since our February operational briefing,” he said.
Sheppard said Macquarie Bank remained well placed due to the diversity of its geography, business and product and the commitment of its staff.
He said the company had a strong capital base providing the ability to capture strategic initiatives.
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Mike Taylor
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