Macquarie Group has surplus capital on the balance sheet and continues to seek businesses which meet its acquisition criteria, as chief executive Nicholas Moore highlighted at the annualgeneral meeting of Australia's only listed investment bank in July. In the wake of the financial crisis, the group made successful acquisitions in funds management but – with its sharp eye on shareholder value and the risk-return equation – finds quality assets are in short supply. Volatile times may have impacted the home-grown financial giant, which now operates in 28 countries, but as Moore explains in an exclusive interview with Knowledge@Australian School of Business, Macquarie's risk management framework has served it well through a range of market cycles.