Oct 27 (Reuters) - Australia's biggest investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd MQG.AX beat expectations on Friday by posting a record first-half profit, boosted by performance fees.
Net profit jumped 19 percent to A$1.25 billion ($957.75 million), beating the average A$1.14 billion forecast of analysts according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. ($1 = 1.3051 Australian dollars)