Macquarie Group Limited is not an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia), and Macquarie Group Limited's obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542. Macquarie Bank Limited does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of Macquarie Group Limited. Neither Macquarie Group Limited nor any member of the Macquarie Group of Companies is registered as a bank in New Zealand under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989.