NICO OEFELE

I do research on non-bank financial intermediation with a focus on money markets mutual funds and digital assets.

I am a recipient of the 2019 Schmalenbach Scholarship and the 2022 Postgraduate Award from the University of Western Australia.
Prior to commencing my PhD, I worked in Germany at the ZEISS Group in their Corporate Finance department.

PhD Candidate in Finance at the University of Western Australia

Research Interests

Non-Bank Financial Intermediation, Digital Assets, Tokenization

Education

University of Applied Sciences Aalen (UASA)
M.A. Auditing, Finance & Governance
Aalen, Germany
Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2019

University of Western Australia (UWA)
PhD in Finance, Thesis advisors: Prof. Dirk G. Baur, Prof. Lee A. Smales
Perth, Australia
Since Feb. 2022

ESC Graduate School of Management (ESCC)
M.Sc. Control, Audit & Corporate Governance
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019

University of Applied Sciences Aalen (UASA)
B.Eng. Industrial Engineering
Aalen, Germany
Mar. 2014 - Aug. 2017

Teaching Experience

Managerial Finance
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, MBA)

Applied Financial Management
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)

Investment Analysis
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)

Advanced Mathematics
Teaching Assistant at UASA
(German, Undergraduate Level)

Perth, Australia
Since Jan. 2023

Perth, Australia
Since Aug. 2022

Perth, Australia
Since Mar. 2022

Aalen, Germany
Oct. 2015 - May 2016

Working Experience

Carl Zeiss AG
Legal Entity Management in Finance and Controlling department
Oberkochen, Germany
Sep. 2019 - Jan. 2022

Carl Zeiss AG
Intern and working student in Corporate Strategy department
Oberkochen, Germany
Jul. 2018 - Aug. 2019

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Intern in General Procurement department
Weissach, Germany
Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2016