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Macquarie Group chief steps down.
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Bank CEO paid $26m a year retiring

Shemara Wikramanayake, the first woman to lead Macquarie Group, is finishing up as the $26 million-a-year CEO of an investment banking giant known as the “millionaires’ factory” with shareholders angry.

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American AI developers are facing stiff competition from cheap Chinese rivals.

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The strong annual result concealed a sudden fall and recovery late in the financial year.

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Peter Botten has been appointed new chairperson.

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