About Chris
Chris supports the Chief Economist with the firm's economic, financial market, and policy analysis and forecasting. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance) from Monash University. Prior to joining IFM, Chris was an economist at the Commonwealth Treasury with experience forecasting migration as a member of Australia’s Centre for Population. Chris also has experience as a foreign policy analyst in Treasury’s International Economic and Security Division.
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Macro-factors revisited: an evolving approach to portfolio resilience
Building upon IFM Investors’ earlier research on macro-factor exposures across public and private markets, with a particular focus on private infrastructure, this paper aims to improve the robustness of factor modelling, incorporate new insights and learnings, and provide actionable guidance for portfolio construction under a Total Portfolio Approach.
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Economic Update March 2026
Despite increasing geopolitical uncertainty in early 2026 driven by a more interventionist US policy stance, risk appetite remains intact, though sentiment is increasingly shaped by escalating geopolitical pressures
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Economic Update December 2025
Global markets ended 2025 on firmer footing than expected in what was a turbulent year. Tariff shocks faded, but trade tensions and policy uncertainty loom for 2026.