Meet Australia’s new Treasury Secretary

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Meet Australia’s new Secretary to the Australian Treasury, investment banker John Fraser, who has been appointed from 15 January next year. From The Canberra Times:

Mr Abbott confirmed the widely expected appointment, saying the Mr Fraser brought significant experience in both the public and private sectors…

Mr Abbott said Mr Fraser was chairman of UBS Global Asset Management and other UBS entities in Australia and internationally… He has been Chairman of Victorian Funds Management Corporation since 2009… He has also held a number of senior Australian public service positions including as a Deputy Secretary in the Treasury…

We wish him well in the challenging period ahead.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.