The AAS Economics Team

Frank Shostak Ph.D.

More than 35 years experience as market economist, central bank analyst, and builder of large scale macro-econometric models.

Published in the Asian Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Australian Financial Review, and The Journal of European Political Science.

Widely discussed in Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily.

PhD, MA and BA honours from South African universities as well as BA in Economics from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Professor of economics at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg and the University of Pretoria.

Economist and market strategist for MF Global Australia (previously Ord Minnett).

Head of the econometric department at the Standard Bank in Johannesburg South Africa.

Peter Stellios M.Ec.

More than 14 years experience in economic modelling and forecasting in financial markets

Focus on converting monetary analysis into actionable macroeconomic predictability.

Senior Economist MF Global Australia specialising in forecasting financial markets.

In 2007 used his analysis to predict major declines in equity markets.

B. Commerce Univ. Sydney.

M. Economics Macquarie University, Sydney.

Moshe Sendrowitz

Senior accountant managing department of 100 staff, Tel Aviv.

CEO print and design division Palphot-Israphot Publishing House, Tel Aviv.

Founder/CEO of Snap Instant Printing South Africa.

Majors in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Electronics.

Officer’s Artillery School, Israeli Defense Force.

Derek Sicklen B.Ec.

More than 35 years in financial markets as economist, broker, trader, regional business head and hedge fund manager.

Partner and Director, quantitative hedge fund manager Platypus Capital  Management, Sydney Australia.

Vice President, Alternative Asset Management, JPMorgan Chase, Hong Kong.

Head of Asian Futures, Jardine Fleming, Hong Kong.

Director, Australian Economic Analysis, Sydney.

Director, Marketing
and Product Development, Ord Westpac Futures, Sydney.

Proprietary trader, Boston Australia, Sydney.

Institutional Client Adviser, Fay Richwhite, Sydney Australia.

Institutional Client Adviser, Darlington Futures, Sydney.

Research economist, Australian Department of Finance, Canberra Australia.

B.Ec, Dip. Ed. Sydney University.