NICO OEFELE, PhD
In October 2025, I began a one-year post doctoral position with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC), conducting a research project on stablecoin price making for their industry partner JellyC in Sydney.
My prior research focuses on non-bank financial intermediation, with particular emphasis on money markets mutual funds and digital assets, especially 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 DFCRC (2024).
Postdoctoral Researcher at Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre
Research Interests
Non-Bank Financial Intermediation, Money Market Mutual Funds, Stablecoins, and Market Microstructure
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 Title: The Future of Non-Bank Financial Intermediation: Four Essays
Perth, Australia
Feb. 2022 - Nov. 2025
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
Jan. 2023 - Nov. 2024
Applied Financial Management
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Jul. 2022 - Oct. 2025
Investment Analysis
Teaching Assistant at UWA
(English, Undergraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2025
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business
Lecturer and Unit Coordinator at UWA
(English, Postgraduate Level)
Perth, Australia
Jul. 2025 - Nov 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
