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Matthew Peter

Matthew Peter

Chief Economist

Location iconQIC Brisbane Office

Matthew is Chief Economist for QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional funds managers, where he oversees global economic forecasting and research.

Matthew previously worked with fund manager TGM, where he headed the economic and financial-market forecasting team.

Prior to joining TGM, Matthew was Senior Research Fellow at Monash University. Here, he led the development of the MMRF regional model of the Australian economy. This model is widely used by Federal and State Government agencies and by most large consultancy firms.

Matthew and his team are among Australia’s top forecasters as ranked by Bloomberg. He is President of the Queensland Economic and Finance Council, a CEDA trustee, a director of Karalumba and a member of the ATSICHS Finance and Audit Committee.

Matthew is a frequent commentator in the press and at industry forums and has 20 years of economic modelling experience in both industry and academia. Matthew holds a PhD in economics from Monash University.

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