John A Robertson is the proprietor of thebigpicture Economics and publisher of thebigpicture weekly review.

While working in Australia, London and New York, he has had over 25 years experience in international financial and commodity markets, corporate strategy, financial and business evaluation and government policy.

As Chief Economist and a director of a leading Australian investment bank as well as a top-rated institutional equity analyst, he has marketed investment advice in all the major international financial centres. 

As a professional economist, he was also a senior member of John Howard's personal staff when the current Prime Minister was Commonwealth Treasurer.

His work as a senior corporate finance executive in several public companies in the mining, consumer goods and IT industries complements a unique perspective in analyzing Australian companies and the environment in which they operate.

John Robertson provides investment advisory services to wealth managers including advice on asset allocation methodologies, portfolio construction and client communication programmes. He also advises companies on their capital market communications and financial strategies.

He is Consulting Director - Economics and Capital Markets within the corporate advisory practice of Benson Partners, a member of the Investment Committee of EIM Investment Management and a principal of Haystac Capital Market Communications.

He contributes to the professional development of financial advisers and stockbrokers each month through the Digest published by the Securities Institute for its financial advising special interest group and through the continuing professional development programme offered by Tribeca Learning.  His views are also available to financial planners through the weekly e-mail newsletter from AllThingsConsidered.biz.