The Latest Breaking News from Macquarie Bank

Do you pay rent with a credit card? Soon, you may not have the option

From October 1, businesses will no longer be able to add surcharges to payments made on the EFTPOS, Visa or Mastercard networks, following reforms by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The Conversation · Aug 17

As home loan applications drop, the big four banks face a growing challenge from Macquarie

Over the past week, all four of Australia’s biggest banks have reported falls of between 12% to 20% in new home loan applications since the May federal budget.

The Conversation · Aug 13

Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week

Apology comes as former Adelaide festival board member accuses Louise Adler of hypocrisy after she resigned citing free speech concerns

The Guardian - AU · Jan 15

FCA fines Macquarie Bank £13m for fictitious trades amid ‘serious failings’

Trader was able to record more than 400 fictitious trades over a period of 20 months, says watchdog

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

Australia Fines Macquarie Bank .4 Million For Compliance Failure

AUSTRAC fines Macquarie Bank .4 million for anti-money laundering breaches, emphasizing compliance importance.

Top News · Apr 19, 2024

Light-touch competition policy hasn’t helped Australian mortgage holders. It’s time to get tough

Acquisitions such as ANZ’s of Suncorp should be presumed to be anticompetitive until proven otherwise

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024

What's to stop Philip Lowe moving to a private bank after he leaves the RBA? It's what his predecessors did

Surely Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe won’t move to a private bank after his term as governor ends next week.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

‘It’s everything’: Matildas midfielder Clare Wheeler dreaming of World Cup debut

The Everton midfielder has found balance after moving to Europe to turn professional and is now hoping to realise a dream back on home soil

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2023

The Millionaires' Factory lays bare the good and bad about Australia's millionaire manufacturer – Macquarie bank

The Millionaires’ Factory, subtitled “the inside story of how Macquarie Bank became a global giant” by financial journalists Joyce Moullakis and Chris Wright is an impressive, informative book that I enjoyed reading.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023

What the Qantas Money Home Loan has to offer customers

Airline giant Qantas has swooped into the home loan market in a move likely to draw in travel-hungry mortgagers.

The New Daily · Feb 15, 2023