Macquarie mortgage growth slows amid fierce competition

Macquarie mortgage growth slows amid fierce competition

Macquarie Group’s rapid growth in mortgages has slowed sharply,which could be a sign the investment giant is happy to sit out a period of fierce competition.

  • byClancy Yeates

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‘A man of great integrity’:ASX founding father Laurie Cox,AO,dies aged 84

‘A man of great integrity’:ASX founding father Laurie Cox,AO,dies aged 84

Three decades after he helped prop up the local bourse with other major stock exchanges,Laurie Cox has died,but not before making his mark in cancer treatment.

  • byMillie Muroi
Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print

Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print

Be prepared to jump through hoops to earn a high rate of interest on savings.

  • byJohn Collett
Perfect storm:How a blizzard bonanza came back to bite Macquarie

Perfect storm:How a blizzard bonanza came back to bite Macquarie

A massive storm in the US in early 2021 was a financial boon for Macquarie Group’s energy trading division,but now it is facing legal action accusing it of manipulating the market.

  • bySarah Danckert
Miners,banks,and no ‘sexy’ companies:How millionaires invest
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Miners,banks,and no ‘sexy’ companies:How millionaires invest

High-net-worth investors favour the shares of the big Australian listed companies,while shunning trendy investment themes.

  • byJohn Collett
NAB chief says cost-of-living relief should be targeted

NAB chief says cost-of-living relief should be targeted

NAB chief executive Ross McEwan has backed some form of cost-of-living relief for lower-income households being squeezed by high inflation.

  • byClancy Yeates
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Bumper Macquarie result sparks $57.6m payday for executive Nick O’Kane

Bumper Macquarie result sparks $57.6m payday for executive Nick O’Kane

The hefty pay packet comes after the division led by O’Kane drove the wider group’s full-year earnings 10 per cent higher to $5.2 billion.

  • byClancy Yeates
Macquarie boss says immigration will shield Australia’s economy

Macquarie boss says immigration will shield Australia’s economy

Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake has welcomed the pick-up in immigration,saying it should help the economy be more resilient than peers.

  • byClancy Yeates
Misleading and offensive:Let’s remove Governor Macquarie’s statue

Misleading and offensive:Let’s remove Governor Macquarie’s statue

Statures which represent a reprehensible part of our history should be removed.

Ashurst inks anchor lease at new Martin Place digs

Ashurst inks anchor lease at new Martin Place digs

The global law firm will occupy up to 10,000 square metres at the new 39 Martin place skyscraper owned by Investa and Manulife Investment Management.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Economic downturn will be manageable for bank,says Westpac CEO

Economic downturn will be manageable for bank,says Westpac CEO

Peter King,who runs Australia’s second-largest mortgage lender,signalled one of Westpac’s top concerns was how customers handled rising interest rates and higher unemployment.

  • byClancy Yeates