As head of the Investment Strategy and Economics team, Shane is responsible for AMP Capital Investor's diversified investment funds (with roughly $A17bn in assets). Shane is also responsible for providing economic forecasts and analysis of key variables and issues affecting, or likely to affect, all asset markets. Shane is a regular media commentator on major economic and investment market issues. He has extensive experience analysing the relative return outlook between the key asset classes including fixed interest, property and equities, and their relationship to the investment cycle. Shane was appointed Chief Economist in December 1994 and Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist in January 2001.