Jul 23, 2026 – 12.00pmMacquarie chairman Glenn Stevens says the investment banking and asset management giant will review the appointment of KPMG as its auditor, raising the prospect it could ditch the firm before it even starts in the role.Stevens, a former Reserve Bank of Australia governor, said the Macquarie board had already made “formal inquiries of KPMG” given a stream of departures after senior figures at the auditing firm were caught inappropriately using confidential client files to win contracts.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles