Southern Water owners to invest up to £1.2bn in troubled utility Australia’s Macquarie leads consortium putting up funds to help firm avoid breach of regulatory licence The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025
War, tariffs, and Trump: What members of the FOMC will be thinking as they finalize their base rate decision today ANALYSIS: Here are a handful of factors likely impacting the Fed’s interest rate decision being announced today. Fortune · Jun 18, 2025
Shareholders drag Macquarie over coals on net zero A leading investment bank has come under pressure from shareholders demanding to know how its growing exposure to fossil fuel squares with net-zero ambitions. AAP · May 21, 2025
Aussie shares edge higher for sixth session of gains The Australian share market has edged slightly higher after a quiet trading session with a relative lack of news capping market volatility. AAP · May 14, 2025
'Hubris': financial giant in hot water over breaches Macquarie's brokering arm is being taken to court by the financial regulator for allegedly failing to report up to 1.5 billion short sales over 14 years. AAP · May 14, 2025
How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind bars At Macquarie Correctional Centre in western New South Wales, a story of collaboration and persistence is unfolding. Inmates and prison officers are farming commercial quantities of fresh food in a purpose-built indoor facility. The Conversation · May 7, 2025
Macquarie ‘very proud’ of Thames Water ownership despite loading it with debt Some analysts claim investment bank set supplier on course for collapse before selling it in 2017 The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025
Trump’s ‘art of the retreat’ may signal he’s setting Powell up to take the fall for economic turmoil Trump’s tactical retreat on key points like Fed Chair Powell and trade negotiations with China signals a change within the White House—potentially lining up a scapegoat if its policies fall flat. Fortune · Apr 24, 2025
Trump had a ‘test case’ for trade negotiations with Japan. The failure to reach a deal now has analysts wondering if any will be signed Trump’s team had hoped for some quick wins when it came to tariff negotiations. That’s looking increasingly unlikely. Fortune · Apr 22, 2025
How High Can This Growth Stock Go After Doubling in 2025? Xpeng Motors stock has nearly doubled in 2025 on the back of the company’s impressive deliveries and progress in AI. Barchart · Mar 20, 2025
Is Li Auto Stock a Buy or a Sell as Analyst Sentiment Flip Flops? Li Auto stock has fallen over 20% from its 52-week highs. Analyst sentiment toward the Chinese EV stock is mixed, but it looks like a good buy on reasonable valuations. Barchart · Mar 19, 2025
Rangers secure fresh bank loan amid financial speculation Rangers have secured a loan from Macquarie Bank against future receivables, raising questions about the club’s financial strategy. The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025
What does Thames Water’s £3 billion rescue loan deal mean for customers? The PA news agency explains why Thames Water needs emergency money and what happens next. Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025
What Thames Water’s £3bn bailout means for your water bill What impact will this move have on your wallet? Here’s all the info The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
AAP · Feb 3, 2025 Big bank clips rates as RBA mulls next move Strong retail spending figures are not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from cutting rates at its next meeting as one big bank lowers fixed-rate loans.
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025 What happens if Thames Water goes bankrupt? The government could take ownership of the water company – along with its £16bn debt pile
Fortune · Dec 23, 2024 China's in the driver's seat as EV sales are set to keep growing into 2025 China “will add nearly twice as many EV sales next year as the rest of the world combined," predicts Rho Motion's Will Roberts.
MarketBeat · Dec 20, 2024 Why Wall Street Sees Major Upside for PayPal Stock Some investors are wondering whether the rally in PayPal is over, yet other indicators show that there's more potential upside left.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024 Australia’s Macquarie offers to buy UK-listed waste management firm Renewi for £700m Firms reach preliminary agreement on financial terms of deal that values Renewi at 870p a share
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024 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
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Macquarie fined £13m by City watchdog after fake trades Fake trades were not detected earlier because of ‘significant weaknesses’ in the bank’s systems and controls, the regulator said.
Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2024 Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024 Judging committee says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024 London City, Bristol and Birmingham airports reportedly for sale Canadian pension fund said to be in talks with minority shareholders as it seeks to cash in on post-Covid revival
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024 Scandal-hit Thames Water blocked from paying 'undeserved' bonuses for top bosses from customers' money Eight other water firms won’t be using customers’ funds to pay bonuses
Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024 Southern Water gets rating downgrade amid ‘challenging funding conditions’ Southern’s latest downgrade by Fitch follows a similar move by ratings agency Moody’s earlier in November.