Dr Simon Cottrell

Simon Cottrell is a Lecturer in Financial Planning at the University of South Australia's Business School and is a member of the Centre for Applied Finance and Economics (CAFE) and an allied member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He coordinates both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the school's Financial Planning major. Prior to joining UniSA, Simon coordinated postgraduate and undergraduate courses in corporate finance and financial markets at various universities including Flinders University, Federation University Australia and the Australian Institute of Business where he delivered online courses in finance globally to MBA students at the Australian Institute of Business. 

Before embarking on a career in academia, Simon held a senior position within the treasury department of an Australian commercial bank. This industry experience, particularly as tenure was during the 2007 Financial Crisis, provided Simon with a relatively new area for academic research and from there, completed a PhD on commercial bank debt funding programs and credit default swaps (CDSs) markets. The importance of his research findings were published in various media outlets including the Australian Financial Review. 

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University

• Master of Commerce (Applied Finance) University of Adelaide

• Bachelor of Applied Finance University of South Australia