“While many of the regions and markets in which Macquarie operates saw heightened levels of volatility this year, our outstanding strategy to address key areas of unmet need in the community is unchanged,” said Macquarie Group MD and CEO Shemara Wikramanayake. “Over time, this has seen us build deep and differentiated franchises in each of our areas of activity, all of which delivered sound outcomes and strong performance in FY22.” The firm reported a 92 per cent increase in net profit contribution from market-facing activities undertaken by Macquarie Capital as well as its commodities and global markets businesses to $5.3 billion.

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Ms Streatfeild joins Ninety One from the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), where she worked as programme director and helped to establish the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative. Prior to that, she worked as an advisor for sustainable infrastructure at the Inter-American Development Bank Group as well. “As a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, Ninety One is committed to ensuring that our portfolios achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” Ninety One chief sustainability officer, Nazmeera Moola, said.

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“Around the world, companies are trying to embrace ESG practices in an authentic way, but still tend to view ESG as a cost to the top line,” said Kearney ANZ ESG lead, strategic operations lead and partner, Kate Hart. “Our data shows that integrating ESG principles into a product’s life cycle can actually give companies the competitive advantage they are seeking, positioning them favourably in the eyes of consumers and helping their products to stand out from the crowd.” Kearney suggested that companies needed to meet three key requirements to benefit from the potential increased market share and pricing premium.

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“As we look forward to the economy reopening resulting in improved market conditions and the continued weight of money, we should see deal activity remain strong and diversify across a greater number of sectors,” commented Grant Thornton partner and national head of corporate finance Paul Gooley. “Notwithstanding this position, should current inflationary pressures lead to increased funding costs and lower consumer spending and investment, there remains a risk that deal activity will slow and valuations ease as we are starting to see in IPO markets.” The number of M&A deals in the technology sector during the period surged by 42 per cent to a total of 456, accounting for 28 per cent of all deals and overtaking industrials as the top sector by deal volume.

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