Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake may have timed her exit to coincide with a resurgent share price and 2027 annual profits tipped to return to within a whisker of record levels.Return on equity has also improved to 14 per cent this year and all four business units (asset management, commodities and markets, banking and financial services and advisory and principal finance) are firing.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles