New North Insights is a new specialist economic consulting firm
We are dedicated to providing stable direction and guidance during times of change. We support utilities, governments and other organisations navigate economic regulatory challenges. We focus on the intersection of government policy, regulation, business and consumer interests.
Our approach is to:
Focus on our clients’ challenges and desired outcomes rather than a specific scope of work.
Work with our clients to find creative
solutions to unsolved problems.
Inform strategy and compliance by applying our context-specific understanding of economic regulatory frameworks.
Identify and consider the short and long-term impacts of policies and investments on businesses, consumers and the wider community.
Anticipate future challenges and opportunities, by keeping our finger on the pulse of regulatory developments.
We support utilities, governments and other organisations navigate economic regulatory challenges.
WHO WE ARE
New North Insights is led by:
Matthew McQuarrie
Director
Matthew has 20 years’ experience in supporting regulators, Government departments and regulated businesses in developing, implementing and applying regulatory frameworks.
Detail oriented and systematic, Matthew specialises in providing analytical and evidenced based insights to support decision making and ensuring compliance with intricate regulatory requirements. This includes building clear, robust and reliable economic models which reflect regulatory concepts to support critical processes, including regulatory proposals, decisions as well as valuations and transactions.
Outside of regulatory economics, Matthew spends his time operating a combined laundry and taxi service taking his three boys to soccer, basketball, swimming, taekwondo, tennis…
James Turnley
Director
With over a decade of experience in solving challenging regulatory and policy issues in Australia and the UK, James excels in driving strategy, solving regulatory problems and providing insightful recommendations to find solutions which work for both consumers and businesses.
Skilled in distilling complex ideas, James effectively communicates with senior management, regulators, advocates and consumers to build a common understanding of the issues faced, trade-offs and available options.
When not thinking about whether economic regulation is working well enough for consumers, he spends time with his three young boys riding bikes and enjoying their chaos.
We support clients by:
Supporting strategy, policy and regulatory proposal development
Undertaking rigorous, accurate and reliable economic and financial modelling to inform policy, strategy and investment decisions.
Preparing clear and persuasive documentation – such as decisions, reports, proposals, board papers, businesses cases – which captures the big-picture context while bringing to the fore important nuances.
Adopting a systematic and informed approach to ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements, including Regulatory Information Notices (RINs) or compliance orders.
Building internal capability by transferring our knowledge and expertise as we work.
Identifying how best practice processes and strategies can streamline and minimise the pain of regulatory process – to reduce stress, rework and error.
