Past Finance Honours Students

Below you will find a list of some of our former finance Honours students, the year they completed Honours and where they are currently working. Any changes or additions to this list can be sent to Duncan Ford.

2021 -

Oliver Cao - 2023 - Assistant Account Manager, EBM Insurance & Risk, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "How Does Automated Market Design Affect the Outcomes and Behavior of Liquidity Providers?"
Marlon Ferguson - 2023
     Thesis: "Superfund Consolidation Following the Performance"
Jacob Lees -2023 - Investment Analyst, Barwon Investment Partners, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "Predicting Stock Prices: A New Approach to ML-Driven Sentiment Analysis"
Raymond Semaan - 2023 - Graduate, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
      Thesis: "Money Market Funds in the Shadow of a U.S. Treasury Default"
Tina Aganovic - 2022 - Finance Graduate, Woolworths Group, Sydney, Australia
Priyanshu Bhardwaj - 2022 - Advisor Enterprise, KPMG Australia, Sydney, Australia
Hanning Guo - 2022
Alexander Liebmann - 2022 - Commercial Analyst, RES, Sydney, Australia
Lachlan O'Malley - 2022 - Finance Graduate, CPB Contractors, Sydney, Australia
Matteo Schettini - 2022
Simon Sharwood - 2022 - Analyst - Corporate Finance, Corio Generation, London, UK
Dylan Voss - 2022 - Senior Client Services Executive - Derivatives, CMC Markets, Sydney, Australia
Logan Wilson - 2022 - Investment Analyst, Pemba Capital Partners, Sydney, Australia
Shannon Akers - 2021 - (First class), Impact & Ethics Analyst, Australian Ethical Investment, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "The Road to Cheaper Debt: Sovereign Bond Yields and Infrastructure Investment"
Maxim Ambler - 2021 - Financial Services, Challenger Limited, Sydney, Australia
Connor Arthur - 2021 - (First class), PhD Student, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
John Bilsel - 2021 - Investment Analyst, Innova Asset Management, Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Bollard - 2021 - Associate - Treasury Advisory - Risk & Regulatory, PwC Australia, Sydney, Australia
Jonathan Choong - 2021 - (First class), Investment Specialist, Pendal Equities at Perpetual, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "Impermanent Loss and Price Discovery: Are Automated Market Makers a Sustainable Exchange Model?"
Pavle Drca - 2021 - Analyst, Olvera Advisors, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "Why do Fund Managers Trade So Much and Cost You Money?"
Timothy Fraser - 2021 - Sydney, Australia
Raphael Gazi - 2021 - Forensic & Integrity Services Associate, EY, Sydney, Australia
Sangwoo Jin - 2021 - Senior Associate, Yuanta Securities, Seoul, South Korea
Luke Johnson - 2021 - (First class), PhD Student, Finance Department, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "Legislation vs Guidance: The ESG Disclosure Dilemma"
Nicholas Katsilis - 2021 - Consultant, Strategy & Transactions, EY, Sydney, Australia
Mengtong Li - 2021 - Tax Advisor, TSG - Advisory Services, Sydney, Australia
Ngan Luong - 2021 - (First class), PhD Student,  University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
      Thesis: "It’s on the Rise: Climate Change and CEO Compensation"
Stuart Mackrell - 2021 - Case Assessor, Sydney, Australia
Tamara Shadbolt - 2021 - (First class), Consultant, EY, Sydney, Australia
      Thesis: “Suspicious or Standard: How the ‘S’ in ESG Has the Game for Companies Under the Modern Slavery Act”
Vuk Trazivuk - 2021 - Investment Banking Associate, Neu Capital, Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Ursino - 2021 - Trust Account Specialist, More Than Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Peter Vu - 2021 - Senior Insights Analyst, RFI Global, Brisbane, Australia
Alizeh Zaidi - 2021 - Auditor, HLB Mann Judd Sydney, Sydney, Australia
     Thesis: "BNPLs vs Traditional Lenders: Can Innovative Fintechs Take Over the Credit Card Sector?"

2011 - 2020

Sierra Collender - 2020 - Investment Banking Analyst, Bank of America, London, UK
Niki (Ziqian) Li - 2020 - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Matthew Rath - 2020 - Senior Analyst, Pottinger, Sydney, Australia
Max Riley - 2020 - Account Executive, Airwallex, London, United Kingdom
Huy (Harry) Vo - 2020 - Valuation and Financial Modeling Consultant, KPMG Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Jiaqi Wang - 2020 - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ragheel Iyer - 2019 - Team Lead, Spot Trading & Operations, Iberdrola Australia, Sydney, Australia
Yong‐Suk Lee - 2019
Adam Leroux - 2019 - Portfolio Investment Manager, C-Quest Capital, Sydney, Australia
Anthony Malouf - 2019- Economist, Jarden, Sydney, Australia
Matthew Milne -2019 - Quantitative Analyst, Mercer, Sydney, Australia
Denis Pipic - 2019 - Private Equity Analyst, PAG, Melbourne, Australia
Anita Ren - 2019 - Broker Support Officer, Macquarie Group, Sydney, Australia
Owen Rogers - 2019 - Senior Associate, Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Ruff - 2019 - Reading for the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Bryan Soepardi - 2019 - Principal - R&D Tax and Government Incentives, RSM Australia, Sydney, Australia
Mehul Singh - 2016 - Analytics Team Lead, Woolworths, Sydney, Australia
Jeremy Davids - 2015 - Private Equity Associate, MLC Asset Management, Sydney, Australia
Justin Hitchen - 2015 - PhD student, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Joe Hu - 2015 - BI/Data Analyst, Prospa, Sydney, Australia
Hang Wang - 2015 - PhD student, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Nitya Wanzare - 2015 - AUD Interest Rate Trader, RBC Capital Markets, Sydney, Australia
Marija Buzevska - 2014 - Associate Director (Structured Finance), Fitch Ratings, Sydney, Australia
Lan Do - 2014 - Investment Analyst, Aware Super, Sydney, Australia
Alen Kovacevic - 2014 - Sales and Operations Manager, Blackwattle Hardwood Floors, Sydney, Australia
Sam Metcalf - 2014 - Commercial Manager, Hesperia, Sydney, Australia
Lingda Mo -2014 - Data Analyst, Travelzoo Australia, Sydney, Australia
Callum Paterson - 2014 - Head of Credit, Thinktank Commercial Property Finance, Sydney, Australia
Russel Pieters, HedgeServ, Sydney, Australia
Rhett Purves - 2014 - Investment Manager, RPG Management, Sydney, Australia
Joshua Quealy - 2014 - Senior Group Strategy Analyst, Lion, Sydney, Australia
Veronica Sherwood-Meares - 2014 - Head of Product, Future Super, Sydney, Australia
Thomas To - 2014 - Lecturer, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Ellenora Webster - 2014 - PhD Student, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Gemma Wright - 2014 - Investment Analyst, Baillie Gifford, London, UK
Antony Wong - 2014 -Markets Risk Analytics Manager, ANZ, Sydney, Australia
Christina Bui - 2013 - Senior Analyst, Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, Sydney, Australia
Long Bui -2013 - PhD Student, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Edwina (Chai) Baruffi - 2013 - Investment Banking Director, Citi, Sydney, Australia
Matthew Crowley - 2013 - SAS Engineer, Westpac Institutional Bank, Sydney, Australia
Martin Hauptfleisch - 2013 - Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Alex Tong - 2013 - Senior Strategy Consultant, Altman Solon, Singapore
Zain Anjam - 2012 - Revenue Platform Strategy Lead, Google Pay, Google, Singapore
Cathline Augustiani - 2012 - Finance, GMO Asset Management, Sydney, Australia
Tim Broomham - 2012 - Associate Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, KPMG, Brisbane, Australia
Nick Cowan - 2012 - Office Manager, Sports Spine and Cells, Sydney, Australia
Philip Drummond - 2012 - Associate, The Brattle Group, , Australia
Myles Gunter -2012 - Investment Director, Asset Management, MA Financial Group, Sydney, Australia
Justin Lal - 2012 - Managing Director, Keyview Financial Group, Sydney, Australia
Marc Love - 2012 - Investment Professional, Public Investment Fund, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Stephanie (Rothonis) Maroun - 2012 - Client Services & Adviser, Bongiorno & Partners (NSW) Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Matthew Squires - 2012 - Balance Sheet Trader, TCorp, Sydney, Australia
Mitchell Stenning - 2012 -Investment Analyst, Bybrook Capital LLP, London, UK
Shang Wu - 2012 - Associate Portfolio Manager - Retirement Strategy, Aware Super, Sydney, Australia
Russell Ball - 2011 - Manager (VP), Management Office, MSS Compliance, HSBC Markets and Securities Services, HSBC, London, United Kingdom
Gary Fong - 2011 - Senior Associate, National Australia Bank, Sydney, Australia
Ryan Gibson - 2011 - Global Director - Grocery, Reckitt, London, UK
Bill Moraitis - 2011 - Manager, VW Village Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Damian Nikolic - 2011 - Director, Deloitte M&A, Sydney, Australia
Wei-Ting Pan - 2011 - Investment Analyst, Aware Super, Sydney, Australia
Redom Syed - 2011 - Mortgage Broker, Confidence Finance, Sydney, Australia
 

2001 - 2010

Daniel Cacciotti - 2010 - Vice President, Deutsche Bank, Sydney, Australia
Natalia Fuentes - 2010 - Manager, Client Relations, Sustainalytics, Sydney, Australia
Vinay Patel - 2010 - Senior Lecturer (Finance), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Google Scholar page
Michael Ressel - 2010 - Vice President, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Sydney, Australia
Mariya Gnanasegaram - 2010 - Senior Vice President (Compliance - Institutional Clients Group), Citi, Sydney, Australia
Matthew Wohlfiel - 2010 - Vice President, Barclays Investment Bank, London, United Kingdom
Zachary Corones - 2009 - Portfolio Manager, Millennium, Citi, Hong Kong, China
Matthew Grosse - 2009 - Lecturer in Accounting, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Google Scholar page
Erika Mac - 2009 - Finance Manager, Dexus, Sydney, Australia
Camille Schmidt - 2009 - Market Insights Manager, SuperRatings, Sydney, Australia
Jenney Suh - 2009? - Principal Analyst, Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, Sydney, Australia
Xing (Adams) Wang - 2009 - Finance Director, AmbioPharm Inc, Shanghai, China
Iain McLear - 2008 - Investment Manager, Realindex Investments, Sydney, Australia
Oliver Carson - 2007 - Market Risk Manager, Pepper Financial Services Group, Sydney, Australia
Daniel Chenu - 2007 - Associate Director Projects Finance, Operations and Reporting, Sydney Metro, Sydney, Australia
Joanne Mar - 2007 - Manager (Balance Sheet Performance, Group Financial Performance), Westpac Group, Sydney, Australia
Recep III Peker - 2007 - Founder, Empower Business Advisory, Sydney, Australia
Elena Nenilina - 2006 - Group Financial Accountant, Refuelling Solutions, Sydney, Australia
Isagani Dimacuha - 2005- Research Analyst, Fidante Partners, Sydney, Australia
Matthew King - 2005 - Business Manager, Holocentric/Centro ASSIST, Sydney, Australia
Elizabeth Morton - 2005 - Product Manager (Life), Allianz Australia Limited, Sydney, Australia
Eric Lalauze - 2004 - Executive Director (Corporate Finance and Capital Markets), CLSA, Sydney, Australia
Sarah Azzi - 2003 - Senior Associate Director, Anacacia Capital, Sydney, Australia
Mike Matthews-Stuart - 2003 - Technical Director, Mott MacDonald, Sydney, Australia
Danny Yeung - 2003 - Lecturer (Finance), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaJeremy Browne - 2002 - Managing Director (Australian Client Group), AllianceBernstein, Sydney, Australia
Arun Pragasam - 2002? - Associate Director, Macquarie Group, Sydney, Australia
Adam Suplina - 2002 - National Manager (Corporate, Financial Lines), AIG Australia Limited, Sydney, Australia
Mark Stulic - 2002 - Vice President, StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets, Sydney, Australia
Jelte Bakker - 2001 - Senior Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific MIRA Real Estate, Macquarie Group, Sydney, Australia
Amy Krizanovic -2001 - Senior Analyst, Responsible Investments, Aware Super, Sydney, Australia
Nicholas Seow - 2001 - Barrister, Third Floor Wentworth Chambers, Sydney, Australia

1991 - 2000

David Allen - 2000 - Head of Long Short Strategies, Plato Investment Management, Sydney, Australia
Tim Blake - 2000 - Portfolio Manager, Hunter Hall, Sydney, Australia
Cam Ly - 2000 - Investment Banking, London, United Kingdom
Rosie Malcolm - 2000 - Portfolio Manager - International Equities, Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC), Sydney, Australia
Andrew Patton - 1997 - Zelter Family Professor of Economics & Professor of Finance, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, Google Scholar page
Deborah Cotton - 1991 - Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Elaine Hutson - 1991 - Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Google Scholar page
 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.