Macquarie Group
Investment banking / financial services, Sydney, NSW
Macquarie Group Limited is an Australian multinational investment banking and financial-services group headquartered in Sydney. It provides asset management, banking, advisory, markets and commodities services, and is one of the world's largest infrastructure asset managers.
Macquarie was founded in 1969 as Hill Samuel Australia, a subsidiary of the UK merchant bank Hill Samuel, and was renamed Macquarie Bank in 1985. Its logo is a stylised version of the 'holey dollar', Australia's first coinage. The group operates across asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, and advisory and markets businesses in dozens of markets worldwide, employing more than 20,000 staff. Macquarie is Australia's leading investment bank and a global leader in infrastructure investment, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Fast facts
| Legal name | Macquarie Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Ticker | ASX: MQG |
| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW |
| Founded | 1969 (as Hill Samuel Australia; Macquarie Bank 1985) |
| Sector | Investment banking / financial services |
| Revenue | ~A$32.6B (FY2025, ended 31 Mar 2025) |
| Employees | ~19,700 (2025) |
| CEO | Shemara Wikramanayake (Managing Director & CEO since 2018) |
| Website | macquarie.com |
Key facts
- Headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Founded in 1969 as Hill Samuel Australia; renamed Macquarie Bank in 1985
- Australian multinational investment banking and financial-services group
- Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: MQG)
- Employs more than 20,000 staff across dozens of markets and is a major global infrastructure asset manager
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Group
- https://stockanalysis.com/quote/asx/MQG/company/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemara_Wikramanayake
- https://www.macquarie.com/au/en/about/company.html
Last verified 2026-07-13. Professionally-public, sourced information only.