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• Jason, I'm not convinced. Sure the current economic climate does the MQG model no favours, but unless you believe that credit will always be tight from now till eternity or that inflation will always be high from now till enternity, then I don't think you can say the model is dead.
  
  Like any company facing change, MQG will have to adopt. I can't see why they would roll and die rather than work at inventing new business models. Everything that is new eventually becomes old as the pack catches up, that's life - but the firms that can adopt to change are those that survive and prosper. Nothing in MQG's history suggests that they won't be able to do it this time if they need too.

  countrybpy 31 May 2008

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• Whilst a record profits, growing FUM the model is dead in light of out of control inflation and higher funding costs.
  
  Investors will think twice when it comes to this financial engineered layered approach to investing in infrastructure assets. Have a look at the MQG satellites performance - shockers!!
  
  Unfortunately, this model, like all models at some point becomes a commodity, and unfortunately for MQG as a leader, the rest of the pack has caught up which makes it harder to pull off the same tricks.
  
  MQG is just a another name for Private Equity and that has hit the wall.
  
  As for comments re "bullied employees", yes I have heard that and from my experience there model through testing attracts "like minded" for all the wrong or right reasons.
  
  Agreed, get out and look around and see what is about .. there's better.

  Jason 29 May 2008

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• I would love to speak with you about a Bullied MacQ employee who would be a real asset to any operation and would relocate for the right oppotunity. Please forward your contact details to larry@mchann.net

  mchann man 29 May 2008

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• I would like to get the MA Headhunter's contact details who like the Bullied Macquarie Talent.  I know of one who would love to make a change

  mchann man 29 May 2008

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• Is the world’s love affair with Macquarie Group about to come to a bitter and twisted end?
  Compare Macquarie with other banks, itwould be silly to think that Macquarie Group is doom or end.  If you look at the US banks, EUR banks, and Aussie Banks, which Bank has more successful during mortgage subprime or financial crisis.  Macquarie is posted 23% profit*, which Bank does actually deliver those kind of profit during this time of crisis?
  
  Ask yourself this question.

  HOANG STEVEN THANH NGUYEN 29 May 2008

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• 'the world’s love affair with Macquarie Group' = Obviously written by an Australian without a passport.... Step outside of this island and Mac are hardly known; and not even in the top 40 IB's globally!
  Walk the streets in the major finance capitals in the world and ask a random about Macquarie - they'll probably direct you to Mcdonalds. Ergo they are going to fall over when first expanding in new markets. As a headhunter I love Macquarie - they provide me with frustrated / bullied candidates for my Global clients.

  Headhunter - Finance 29 May 2008

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• "The pin-up boy of Aussie finance, which is currently on a hiring spree in the US and Europe, seems to be taking on the role of spoiled brat as its profits and share price tumble"
  
  Jeez, what drivel. Profits tumble? Didn't Macquarie just announce a record profit? Hello? How is that tumbling? What rubbish.
  
  Yes they did acknowledge that it may be tough to repeat that performance next year, but hey, who has handled the past 12 months better - UBS, Bear Sterns, HSBC, RBS, Fannie Mae, AMBIAC or Macquarie? huh?

  countryboy 29 May 2008

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• Their result is probably the best of any large investment bank in the world and that is testimony to their risk management and like it or not ability to see the credit crunch earlier than just about everybody else....a write down of less than $300 million - the other global banks and many of their staff would give their jobs for that!!!!

  Nicholas 29 May 2008

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• Rob, ohhhh, sorrrrrrry, can we not say a bad word against the untouchable Macquarie!? Facts are facts - they results were down - they share price has gone down too.

  MacDaddy 28 May 2008

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• All banks go through blips and that's all this is

  Trent 28 May 2008

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