Australian Business Economists (ABE) are pleased to present a lunchtime briefing and discussion with Mr John Fraser, Secretary to the Treasury on the Federal Budget 2016-17.

Details

• Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
• Venue: Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Sydney, 199 George Street, Sydney
• Cost: $165 members, $195 non-members, $1850 tables (of 10 guests each)
• Lunch includes two courses and beverages.

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Enquiries: info@abe.org.au or call 0419 256 339

Mr John Fraser

Mr Fraser was appointed Secretary to the Treasury effective 15 January 2015. In this capacity, John is a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia; Chair of the Global Infrastructure Hub; Chair of the Advisory Board of the Australian Office of Financial Management; and a member of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators.

John was Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Asset Management from late 2001 to 2013 based in London. During this time, John was also a member of the UBS Group Executive Board and Chairman of UBS Saudi Arabia. In 2014, John remained as Chairman of UBS Global Asset Management, Chairman of UBS Saudi Arabia and Chairman of UBS Grocon Real Estate. John was also a Governor of Marymount International School for girls at Kingston-upon-Thames in the United Kingdom (2007-2012).

Prior to joining UBS and its predecessor organisations in 1993, John served for over twenty years with the Australian Treasury including appointment as Deputy Secretary (Economic) from 1990 – 1993 and postings at the International Monetary Fund (1978-1980) and as Minister (Economic) at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC (1985-1988).

John was a member of the Australian Government’s 1996 Audit Commission and a Board member of the Australian Stock Exchange (1997-2003).

John graduated from Monash University, Melbourne, in 1972, with a first-class honours degree in economics. He currently holds an Honorary Professorship from Durham University in the United Kingdom.