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From global industrial forecasts to sub-city economic trends, our team of market-leading economists leverage global expertise and local knowledge to serve clients across all industries and sectors.
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Overview
BIS Oxford Economics is Australia’s leading provider of economic research, analysis and forecasting services. Following the acquisition of BIS Shrapnel in 2017, BIS Oxford Economics now have unparalleled capabilities in helping clients to understand risks and opportunities in both the local and global economies.
Award-winning Australian economic and industry forecasts
Based conveniently in Sydney's Circular Quay, our economists are always available to discuss global and domestic trends with our clients.
Meet the team
Our team have extensive industry, financial, and public-sector experience, and are experts at applying advanced and innovative economic and research tools to provide valuable insights into today’s most pressing business, financial, and policy issues.
- David Walker, Managing Director, BIS Oxford Economics
- Kristian Kolding, Head of Consulting, BIS Oxford Economics
Local capabilities
BIS Oxford Economics now have unparalleled capabilities in helping clients to understand issues across over 100 sectors at the granular local area through to the global economy.
In addition to the considerable experience we have gained through forecasting in Australia for over 50 years we can leverage the Oxford Economics Group capabilities around the world. Through understanding the detailed bottom up factors in addition to understanding the global economy and the transmission channels in and out of Australia give us a unparalleled understanding of what drives the Australia Economy at the macro, city and sectoral level.
Australian research
We are award-winning economic forecasters. Over the years our independent and global approach to forecasting and research has won us many awards. An emphasis on quantitative rigour combined with the calibre of our staff means that our approach consistently produces results, as shown by our high top multi-year ranking in various forecast accuracy surveys.
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Meet the team
David Walker
Managing Director, OE Australia
+61 (0) 2 8458 4234
David Walker
Managing Director, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
David is the Managing Director at BIS Oxford Economics and heads the office for Australia and New Zealand. In August 2013 he moved to Sydney to establish the firm and is continuing to grow the business in this region as well as leading key projects within Australia.
Before moving to Australia David worked as part of Oxford Economics’ business development team in London. Prior to joining Oxford Economics he worked for KPMG as a management consultant, specialising in financial risk management including stress testing and scenario analysis. During this time he was also seconded to the main Financial Services regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). He completed his degree in Economics at Nottingham University and also studied the chartered institute for securities investment diploma.
Kristian Kolding
Head of Consulting, OE Australia
+61 (4) 1040 9070
Kristian Kolding
Head of Consulting, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
Kristian leads Oxford Economics Australia's Consulting team, working with public and private sector leaders to help them prepare for the future by applying relevant economic theory and forecasts to inform effective policy and business strategy development.
Nicholas Fearnley
Head of Global Construction Forecasting, OE Australia
+61 2 8458 4262
Nicholas Fearnley
Head of Global Construction Forecasting, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
Dr Nicholas Fearnley is the Head of Global Construction Forecasting, based in Sydney. Nicholas oversees the teams that produce the various construction, mining, and maintenance studies. He works over the full construction spectrum, and regularly presents and provides commentary for both the construction and mining industries.
Nicholas joined Oxford Economics in 2019 after working at Macromontor, where he was responsible for producing regular Australian building construction forecast reports, and bespoke cost escalation and material demand forecasts.
Prior to joining Macromonitor, Nicholas completed a PhD at the University of Sydney with a thesis titled: “A Critical and Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship between Informal Institutions and Economic Development.” He was awarded the Walter Noel Gillies Prize for best PhD thesis in Economics, and his thesis was accepted without edits.
Nicholas has undergraduate degrees in both Accounting and Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and a first class honours degree in Accounting from the University of Sydney with a thesis titled: “Culture and the Measurement Decision Offered by Investment Property”.
Sean Langcake
Head of Macroeconomic Forecasting, OE Australia
+61 (0) 2 8458 4236
Private: Sean Langcake
Head of Macroeconomic Forecasting, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
April Skinner
Senior Economist, Asia Construction, OE Australia
+61 (0) 2 8458 4231
April Skinner
Senior Economist, Asia Construction, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
April is the Senior Economist responsible for producing the Asian Construction Service. The service provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts on building and infrastructure construction across 13 countries in Asia including New Zealand. She has experience in econometric modelling and holds a Master’s degree in econometrics and financial economics.
Ruchira Ray
Lead Economist, OE Australia
+61 2 8458 4227
Ruchira Ray
Lead Economist, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
Ruchira joined BIS Oxford Economics in 2019, in macroeconomic consulting. Ruchira has worked on several buy side and sell side Due Diligence projects for assets spanning energy, transport, and real-estate. Additionally, Ruchira leads our climate change consulting team in Australasia.
Ruchira also has experience in the energy sector, working on several gas and electricity outlook reports for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), leading the development of industrial sector demand forecasts including regularly interviewing energy intensive industrial users of gas and electricity; producing retail gas price forecasts and conducting scenario setting consultation with industry.
Ruchira is also well versed with operating our Global Economic Model (GEM) to produce scenario forecasts.
Rehan Panditaratne
Associate Director, Business Development, OE Australia
+61 2 8458 4235
Rehan Panditaratne
Associate Director, Business Development, OE Australia
Sydney, Australia
Rehan has been leading the new business development team for Australia and New Zealand since 2019. He has over 10 years of experience in business information/intelligence services working across Finance, Government, Tourism, Consumer Goods & Services, Property, Logistics & Professional Services.
Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Rehan spent 7 years with Euromonitor International where he was a business development manager and later leading the new business development team for Australia & New Zealand
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Resources and Events
Research Briefing
Australia: Roadblocks cleared for build-to-rent in Australia
News
Australia: RBA hike by another 25 bps as the fight against inflation continues
In The Media
Australian wage growth held steady in Q1, increasing by 0.8% q/q. This has taken the y/y pace of growth to 3.7%.
Research Briefing
Australia: Flight to quality occurring but secondary markets may not be doomed
Webinar
Global scenarios: Credit crunch
Webinar
Stagflation et hausse des taux, où sont les bonnes nouvelles?
Webinar
Consumer Outlook – Risks & Opportunities 2023/2024
Webinar
European Travel Trends & Outlook ahead of peak summer season
Recent Releases
Australian Macroeconomic Energy Transition Scenarios
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Our Australian Office
Our Sydney office is home to 50 of Australia's leading economists and industry experts. We specialise in a variety of consulting capabilities, including economic impact, thought leadership, and cost escalation forecasts.
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95 Pitt Street
Sydney, 2000
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