Dr Ric Simes

Ric Simes is a Director of Access Economics. He heads Access Economics’ financial services practice, advising on a range of public policy and regulatory matters and is Chief Strategist for the group’s Investment Advisory business. He is also a Principal Fellow on the Melbourne Business School.
Ric Simes has had an extensive career in the Australian Treasury, financial institutions, economic consultancies and as a Research Fellow at the ANU. He was Senior Economic Adviser to former Prime Minister Keating between 1992 and 1996.
His research interests comprise a variety of policy issues including finance, macroeconomic policy and trends, competition, regulatory design, agriculture and the environment.