Feb 12 (Reuters) - Australia's largest investment bank Macquarie Group MQG.AX on Tuesday said it expects its full year profit to be 15 percent higher than a year ago.
The company also released third-quarter results in which it said the profit contribution of the company's core "annuity-style businesses" in the quarter was slightly higher than a year ago. Macquarie's common equity tier 1 capital ratio as at Dec. 31 was 10.8 percent.