This masthead didn’t need a whistleblower to see that the involvement of Michelle Hinchcliffe in deciding who got Macquarie’s prized $95 million audit contract absolutely reeked.This column wrote repeatedly about the Macquarie audit chair’s 37-year history at KPMG, her social ties to bidding partner Rachel Gatt, and “fireside” coaching to the firm about how to win audit contracts.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles