Media release

MACQUARIE FUNDS GROUP BOOSTS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITIES TEAM

NEW YORK, April 2, 2009 – Macquarie Funds Group today announced a key appointment to its global infrastructure securities team.

Humberto Medina joins the team in the New York office as a Senior Investment Analyst. Working closely with the portfolio managers, Mr. Medina will be responsible for providing important fundamental research for a range of infrastructure and utilities stocks in the US and Latin America.

Mr. Medina joins Macquarie, a leading infrastructure investor, from successful global investment manager GLG Partners in New York, where he was an Equities Analyst. He joined GLG from Citigroup, where he was a member of the highly rated electric utilities and E&C analyst team. Prior to that, Mr. Medina was a Financial Analyst, Emerging Markets Economic Research with Goldman Sachs in New York, having commenced his career in the Economics and Strategy department of Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. Mr. Medina has an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

"We are delighted to add Humberto’s blend of sectoral and emerging market experience to our experienced team,” said Jon Fitch, Chief Investment Officer of Macquarie Funds Group’s Infrastructure Securities team. “He will make a strong contribution to both the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund and the Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund. His appointment demonstrates our strong commitment to listed infrastructure and the importance we place on quality fundamental research as the basis for our portfolios."

Macquarie Funds Group’s Infrastructure Securities team is one of the largest investment teams decided to listed infrastructure in the industry, comprising 4 portfolio managers, 6 fundamental analysts, and 2 traders. The team is co-located in both Sydney and New York to ensure global coverage. The team currently manages approximately USD 1.4 billion in global and emerging market portfolios.

About the Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC

Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC ("MCIML") is the investment adviser to the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund (NYSE:MGU). MCIML has also served as an investment sub-adviser to the Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (NYSE:MFD).

MCIML is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited ("Macquarie Group") and a part of Macquarie Funds Group ("MFG") - the global asset management business of Macquarie Group - and its MFG Infrastructure Securities division.

Macquarie Funds Group is a full service fund manager with over 25 years experience offering a diverse range of products including managed funds across a wide range of asset classes, funds-based structured products, hedge funds and fund of funds. Macquarie Funds Group has global reach with over 600 staff across 19 global locations.

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Investments in the Fund are not deposits with or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 ("MBL") nor any Macquarie Group company and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Neither MBL nor any other member company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the performance of the Fund or the repayment of capital from the Fund or any particular rate of return.