Economics & Policy 

Organisations and government agencies at the federal, state and local government levels face daily policy and service delivery challenges with respect to investments, policy initiatives and strategic direction.

Peter Ball

Peter Ball

Partner in Charge, Economics, Infrastructure & Policy

+61 7 3233 9449

Brendan Rynne

Brendan Rynne

Partner, Chief Economist, Economics, Infrastructure & Policy

+61 3 9288 5780

As one of Australia’s largest and most experienced economic and policy advisers, KPMG apply rigorous analysis to help our private and public sector clients make better commercial and public policy decisions.

 

How we can help
Our Economics, Infrastructure & Policy practice comprises over 70 professionals, including former regulators, government policymakers and industry regulatory managers as well as economists and financial managers.

 

It is a potent blend of skills and experience that equips us to offer independent, robust and credible advice to support important decisions involving major public and private sector investments and public policy making.

 

Some of the areas our services cover:

  • Assisting with industry and competition reform.
  • Designing, executing and reviewing regulatory frameworks and third-party access regimes across different industry sectors.
  • Advising on economic regulation issues, including strategy, pricing proposals,revenue, tariff and cost modelling, cost-of-capital issues and submissions.
  • Undertaking economic and financial appraisals to support investment decisions by private and public sector clients.
  • Developing business cases to support resource allocation decisions and gateway reviews.
  • Helping governments develop better policies, programs and services by improving expenditure efficiency and effectiveness at both agency and whole-of-government levels.
  • Enhancing financial performance and governance arrangements in state-owned corporations.
  • Our KPMG Econtech team helps clients understand the economic consequences of tax and social policies and other interventions and industry changes, drawing on powerful macroeconomic and general equilibrium modelling and forecasting capabilities.