Buckle Up for the Bond Market Meltdown
17 Jun 25 15:00 BST / 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
AAS Economics
Dr. Frank Shostak
Dr. Frank Shostak
Chief Economist
Dr Frank has over 40 years’ experience as a market economist, central bank analyst, and a builder of large scale macro-econometric models. He was head of the econometrics department at the Standard Bank in Johannesburg and head of economic consulting firm Econometrix. Most recently, Dr Shostak was Chief economist and market strategist for MF Global Australia. His commentaries have been published in The Asian Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times and The Australian Financial Review. He has a long track record of successful strategic calls. For example, he alerted his clients ahead of the 1987 crash and more recently the GFC crisis before many others and was also one of the very few economists to call the S&P 500 rally in early 2009.
Derek Sicklen
Derek Sicklen
Economist
Derek brings over 35 years of diverse experience in financial markets, having served as an economist, broker, trader, regional business head, and hedge fund manager. He is currently a Partner and Director at Platypus Capital Management, a quantitative hedge fund based in Sydney. His previous roles include Vice President of Alternative Asset Management at JPMorgan Chase in Hong Kong, Head of Asian Futures at Jardine Fleming, and Director of Australian Economic Analysis in Sydney. Derek has also held senior positions in marketing, product development, proprietary trading, and institutional advising at firms including Ord Westpac Futures, Boston Australia, Fay Richwhite, and Darlington Futures. He began his career as a research economist with the Australian Department of Finance in Canberra. He holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Diploma of Education from the University of Sydney.
Time to Buckle Up? - Divergent Trends & The Return of Inflation
16 Feb 21 15:00 UTC
Andrew Hunt Economics
Andrew Hunt
Andrew Hunt
Founder & Economist
Andrew is a seasoned economist and market strategist with over three decades of experience. He began his career at Shearson Lehman in 1987 before joining Thornton Asset Management, where he focused on the UK economic cycle and Far East economies. After Thornton’s acquisition by Dresdner Bank, Andrew took on a global advisory role, building strong relationships with central banks and policymakers worldwide. Based in London, Hong Kong, and Japan—with extended stays in the U.S. and Australasia—he gained firsthand experience of major economic events including Japan’s Boom and Bust, German Monetary Union, the ERM crisis, the Asian Financial Crisis, and the NASDAQ Bubble. Following Allianz’s acquisition of Dresdner, Andrew founded AHEL, encouraged by peers across the banking and macro hedge fund community, including the late John Makin of AEI.