NICO OEFELE
I do research on non-bank financial intermediation with a focus on money markets mutual funds and digital assets, particularly stablecoins.
I have been awarded with the Schmalenbach Scholarship (2019), the Postgraduate Award of the University of Western Australia (2022), and the PhD Top-up Scholarship of the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (2024).
Before beginning my PhD, I worked in the Corporate Finance department at ZEISS Group in Germany.
PhD Candidate and Lecturer in Finance at the University of Western Australia
Research Interests
Non-Bank Financial Intermediation, Money Market Mutual Funds, Stablecoins, Exchange-Traded Products
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)
Perth, Australia
Since Jan. 2023
Applied Financial Management
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Since Mar. 2022
Investment Analysis
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Since Mar. 2022
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business
Lecturer and Unit Coordinator at UWA
(English, Postgraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Since July 2025
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
