Legal and Governance

 

Activities: Legal and Governance assists Macquarie and its businesses in achieving their objectives by providing strategic legal advice and managing Group-wide legal issues. Legal and Governance also comprises Company Secretarial which is responsible for the administration of all Macquarie Group companies as well as administrative services for Non-group companies.

Group Legal provides a full range of legal services to Macquarie, from strategic legal advice on corporate transactions, to managing litigation and dispute resolution proceedings, through to advising senior management and the board on risk assessment frameworks for legal, regulatory and reputational matters.

The Company Secretarial Division provides governance and company secretarial services to Macquarie, including the main Boards of Macquarie, the Board Committees, Macquarie’s subsidiary companies and Macquarie’s Executive Committee. The division is also responsible for the coordination and administration of Macquarie’s share registry arrangements, employee equity plans and Macquarie’s global professional risk and general liability insurances.