Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Bank was founded in the year 1969 in Australia. It was formed from the merchant bank Hill Samuel Australia (HSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hill Samuel & Co. Limited, London.

It offers a diverse range of banking, financial, advisory and investment services. It has five operating groups and two divisions within which individual businesses operate.

For the year Sep2009, Macquarie Bank has over $A10.7 billion in real estate fund assets which were managed by the division and its associates.

The Personal Banking facility provides services like Savings Account, Loans, Cards, Investments, Trading, Super annuation, Insurance and Financial advices and more.

Macquarie Bank also provides specialist products and services for small and medium-sized businesses and the services offered are Financing and Leasing Solutions, Investment options, Advisory and Risk management and other specialized banking solutions.

To contact Macquarie Bank one can call 1800 245 555 or can email and to view the official website one can log on to www.macquarie.com.au

It also provides credit cards which helps its customers to satisfy the financial needs of the customers.

Macquarie Bank Visa Platinum Card - Macquarie Bank charges an annual interest rate of 19.95%pa on purchases and Balance Transfer and the annual interest rate for Cash Advances is 20.95%. Up to 55 days of interest free is provided to the card holder to make the repayment of the balances of purchases. One will earn 1.25 Reward points per dollar spent. Collected points can be redeemed for various options such as merchandise, gift certificates and for travel and much more. Reward Points don’t expire so one can save reward points for larger rewards. The card is accepted globally and can be used to get instant cash access through ATMs which displays Visa Card acceptance. The annual fee of the card is $ 200 and one can add up to 4 additional cardholders at no extra cost.

Hilton Macquarie Visa Platinum Credit Card - The bank charges an annual interest rate of 19.45% on purchases and 20.45% on Cash advances. One can earn 1.25 Macquarie reward points per dollar spent and can redeem one’s points from a range of hand-selected merchandise or flights. One can enjoy 20% off any published accommodation rate at Hilton Hotels throughout Australasia also one will receive 20% off all room charges and food and beverage at Hilton restaurants and bars located throughout Australasia. One can enjoy a $99 stay at any Hilton Hotel in Australia. The annual fee for the card is $295 and the addition card holder fee is $ 195.

Macquarie Visa Gold Card - Bank charges an annual interest rate of 0% for the Balance Transfer for the first six months and 19.95%pa on purchases and 20.45%pa on cash advances and up to 55 days of interest free is provided to a card holder to repay back the balances of purchases. One can earn 1 reward point per one dollar spent and the points collected can be redeemed for various options such as travel, merchandise and much more. And points don’t expire also. It is accessible online and is accepted worldwide. The annual fee is $100 and the annual fee for additional card is $ 30.