Current Honours Students

Harry Boyd

Education: 
Bachelor of Economics (Finance Major)

Experience: 
KAM, SDR, SDR Team Lead at Padua Financial Solutions
2024 Funds Management Intern, Mirvac Group (MWOF)

Interests: 
Emerging Markets, Energy & Renewables, Funds Management, Impact Investing
 

James Fennell

Education: 
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Economics)

Experience: 
Bartender at the Coogee Pavilion, Snowsports Instructor EVT and Vail Resorts

Interests: 
Commodity trading, M&A, Private Equity
 

Zicong Huang

Education: 
Bachelor of Business (Finance) – Queensland University of Technology
Master of Commerce (Extension) (Economics & Finance and FinTech) – UNSW

Experience: 
UTS Student Managed Investment Fund

Interests: 
Asset pricing, Behavioral Finance, Financial institution management
 

Joshua Hucksteppe

Education: 
Bachelor of Business (Finance) Bachelor of Laws

Experience: 
Mathematics Tutor at Academic Excellence

Interests: 
Quantitative Finance, Machine Learning, Funds Management, FinTech
 

Xavier Logan

Education:
Bachelor of Business (distinction), Major in Finance and Sub-Major Sustainable Enterprise 

Experience:
Currently a part of a rotational program at Philips Healthcare, where I work in the Quotes & Teders department. Host of podcast Utopia Is Now where I interview experts on the ecological crisis.

Interests: The Ecological Crisis, Philosophy, Multi-disciplinarity, business ethics

Reuben O'Connor

Education: 
Bachelor of Business (Extended Finance Major)

Experience: 
Internship at Central Finance Management Group

Interests: 
Shadow Banking Effects on the US Property Market
 

Jin Qian

Education: 
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Marketing)
Master of Commerce (Finance)

Experience: 
Financial Analyst Internship at MUFG
CFA in preparation

Interests: 
Asset Pricing , Corporate Finance, FinTech, Portfolio Management,
Behavioural Finance
 

Scott Tan

Education: 
Bachelor of Business (Finance & Business Law)

Experience: 
Credit Analyst at Msquared Capital
Senior Operations Coordinator at Cluch TV

Interests: 
Funds Management, Alternative Assets/Investments, Equities, and Investment Banking
 

Haisley (Zhijing) Wu

Education:
Bachelor of Business (Major in Finance, Sub-Major in IT)

Experience: 
Finance Intern at the BCR – Foreign Exchange and Commodities Market
2022 Refinitiv ACI University Dealing Simulation

Interests: Market Microstructure, Algorithmic Trading, Risk management, Hedge Funds
 

Maria Zahid

Education: 
Bachelor of Business (Major - Finance, Sub-major - Business Law & Marketing) / Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

Experience: 
UTS Business School Guru Mentor, President of UTS Pakistan Society, UTS Transdisciplinary School Intern, Industry Innovation Partner at GYG, Assistant Accountant at Activate UTS, Completed UTS SOUL with 200 hours, Graduated from UTS BUILD Program

Interests: 
Data Analytics, Econometrics, Transdisciplinary learning, Fintech