Macquarie old timer calls for new blood BILL Moss -- a key architect of Macquarie Group's investment banking empire -- has called for "fresh blood" on the board to refresh strategy for the financial services giant. For Moss, who was at Macquarie when it started operating as a bank in 1985 and managed the $23 billion global banking and real estate divisions until his retirement in 2007, it's too much. He's speaking out.