Researcher

My Expertise

Corporate Governance, ESG, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers, Acquisitions, M&A, Takeovers

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Biography

Mark’s research spans corporate finance, venture capital, and law. He also has a background in fund management. Mark founded Otso Capital, which managers a US-focused hedge fund and an open-ended venture fund. He also serves on the investment advisory committee of Australian Vision Research and the management committee of Sydney Angles, one of Australia's largest angel investing groups. 

 

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Mark’s research spans corporate finance, venture capital, and law. He also has a background in fund management. Mark founded Otso Capital, which managers a US-focused hedge fund and an open-ended venture fund. He also serves on the investment advisory committee of Australian Vision Research and the management committee of Sydney Angles, one of Australia's largest angel investing groups. 

 

Mark has published more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles and received several major grants. His publicaitons include articles in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative analysis, Review of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and Journal of Corporate Finance. Mark has also published leading management journals, such as Strategic Management Journal and Journal of International Business Studies.  This articles cover areas such as executive compensation, corporate governance, venture capital, and corporate law. 


My Grants

  • Australia Research Council Discovery Grant, 2014-2016 (DP140103039).
  • Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2014.

My Qualifications

  • PhD, UNSW
  • PhD, Tilburg University
  • PhD, Leiden University
  • MS, Columbia University
  • MS, University of Washington
  • LLB (First Class Honours), UNSW
  • BCom (First Class Honours, University Medal), UNSW

My Engagement

Columns and news articles

Republished in Smart Company: https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/economy/wuhan-coronavirus-australian-economy/

Republished in Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6533551/litigation-is-the-real-reason-financial-reports-are-becoming-harder-to-read/

Republished in The New Daily, https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2019/10/15/questions-big-banks-mortgage-inquiry/

 

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Republished in Startup Smart: http://www.startupsmart.com.au/news-analysis/what-brexit-means-for-australian-startups/

 

 

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Republished in Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/05/18/why-legalising-same-sex-marriage-makes-good-business-sense-for-australia/

 

 

Television interviews

 

Radio and audio interviews

  • 21 October 2025: ABC Radio Newcastle. US-Australia relations.
  • 29 July 2025: ABC Radio Newcastle. CGT rates and the Tax Reform Roundtable
  • 1 July 2025: ABC Radio. Tax reform and growth
  • 21 May 2025: 2BS Bathurst. RBA Rate cuts.
  • 21 May 2025: ARN Regional Radio. RBA Rate cuts.
  • 24 April 2025: ABC Radio. Superannuation.
  • 8 April 2025: ABC Radio Newcastle: Tariffs
  • 26 March 2025: 2SM: Australia’s budget
  • 26 March 2025: 2BS: Australia’s budget
  • 21 November 2024: ABC Radio Illawarra: Shrinkflation and Skimpflation
  • 9 August 2024: ABC Radio: RBA interest rate decision and recession fears
  • 30 May 2024: ABC Radio: Inflation and interest rates.
  • 26 February 2024: 2GB: Gender Pay Gap Data.
  • 7 February 2024: ABC Radio: Bank Competition and the ACCC
  • 19 December 2023: FIVEaa: Bank Profits
  • 12 October 2023: 2CC: Qantas Board Resignation
  • 25 August 2023: SBS: Intergenerational report and migration, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/experts-say-migration-key-to-australias-growth-as-population-ages/ox4a8w312
  • 18 August 2023: ABC Radio Newcastle: Why has the AUD fallen?
  • 10 August 2023: ABC Radio Newcastle: CBA’s large profits
  • 9 August 2023: ABC Radio World: CBA’s profits
  • 27 July 2023: ABC Radio Newcastle: Superannuation, the size thereof, and overseas investment.
  • 30 June 2023: ABC Radio Illawarra: The New Financial Year and incoming regulatory changes.
  • 19 June 2023: 2CC: Wages and productivity
  • 07 June 2023: ABC Radio Newcastle: Interest rate decision and alternatives to rate hikes.
  • 29 May 2023: 2GB Money News: US Debt Ceiling debate, https://www.2gb.com/podcast/money-news-with-scott-haywood-29th-of-may/
  • 19 April 2023: YouthJam . Apple Savings and Card and the impact on banking.
  • 12 April 2023: ABC Radio PM. The Milkrun collapse.
  • 4 April 2023: RBA decision. 2GB.
  • 21 March 2023: ABC Radio National, Life Matters, “What the current banking crisis means for you” https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/what-the-current-banking-crisis-means-for-you/102121362
  • 21 March 2023: 2CC Radio Canberra, UBS/Credit Suisse merger and Australian ramifications
  • 20 March 2023: 2GB Money News. The UBS/Credit Suisse merger, and the risk of a banking crisis in Australia.
  • 20 March 2023: Bloomberg Radio. UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse and the Banking crisis.
  • 20 March 2023: 6PR Radio. UBS acquires Credit Suisse. Banking collapse.
  • 20 March 2023: Mamamia. How Do Banks Go Bankrupt? , https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-quicky/banks-bankrupt-crisis
  • 16 March 2023: Money News. Credit Suisse Financial Situation. https://omny.fm/shows/money-news/money-news-with-scott-haywood-16th-march
  • 16 March 2023: ABC Radio Drive. Credit Suisse Financial Situation and “bailout”
  • 16 March 2023: 4AC Radio. Credit Suisse Financial Situation.
  • 16 February 2023: ABC Radio National. The WGEA Bill, gender pay gap, and pay transparency: https://youtu.be/w0-6Kppq4XQ
  • 13 February 2023: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on whether forced savings could be a solution to inflation: https://youtu.be/lko5t4hH8do
  • 2 February 2023: ABC Radio PM. Interview on Allegations against Adani: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/adani-shares-plunge-over-fraud-allegations/101924530
  • 15 December 2022: ABC Radio Drive. Interview on the finance world in 2022 and predictions for 2023. https://youtu.be/hTQf6z8Iiw4
  • 28 November 2022: ABC Radio Canberra. Interview on FTX and cryptocurrency.
  • 18 November 2022: The Wire. Interview on Deliveroo leaving Australia. https://www.thewire.org.au/story/deliveroo-leaves-australia-due-to-economic-challenges/
  • 15 November 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on Meta and on Tesla/Twitter.
  • 25 October 2022: ABC Radio National. Interview on Rishi Sunak becoming PM.
  • 24 October 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on central banks and QE, https://youtu.be/kPf2B4maB_Q
  • 13 October 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on multinational tax avoidance, https://youtu.be/c7j4TrSqmq4
  • 5 September 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on interest rates and inflation, https://youtu.be/ANd9sl5JTis
  • 17 August 2022: ABC Radio. Interview on ‘quiet quitting’, https://youtu.be/wnHlLd3SBI8
  • 29 July 2022: ABC Radio Sydney. Interview on inflation and wage price spirals.
  • 18 July 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on US dollar dominance and factors impacting exchange rates.
  • 4 July 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on recession risk and whether inflation has peaked.
  • 20 June 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on central banks, inflation, and interest rates. https://youtu.be/0yjdDUDKCjg
  • 31 May 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on the failed AGL demerger. https://youtu.be/wq_nr2qS9FA
  • 9 May 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on interest rates and the property market. https://youtu.be/8VpESaPej6Q
  • 27 April 2022: 2SM. Interview on Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.
  • 26 April 2022: ABC News Radio. Interview on Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.
  • 29 March 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on the Budget. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/BziWU1LEXVo
  • 14 March 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on inflation. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/j264hrRknsc
  • 21 February 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on the Grok/Brookfield bid for AGL. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/HwdomqWUIug
  • 24 January 2022: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on the morality of profits. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/kkQuLnWJ0JM
  • 23 November 2021: ABC Radio Newcastle. Interview on Cryptocurrency. Copy available here: https://youtu.be/Xp1pRMv-FQk
  • 11 May 2021: 3AW. Federal Budget
  • 12 March 2021: BBC Radio: Quad summit
  • 6 October 2020: Hope 106.5. Interview on the Australian Budget.
  • 23 July 2020: 103.2 FM. Interview on Australia’s economic update
  • 15 October 2019: ABC Radio National. Interview on the ACCC Inquiry into mortgage rates
  • 21 August 2018: ABC Radio
  • 14 November 2017: ABC Radio National
  • 24 January 2017: 2SER. I discussed video game based movies. 
  • 19 October 2016: ABC News Radio. I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.
  • 19 October 2016: Interview on 702 Drive. I discussed the decline of Pokemon Go.
  • 20 May 2016: Interview on 2SER at 0915. I discussed the business case, and economic reasons, for legalizing marriage equality.

 

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Location

UNSW Business School - Ref E12
Level 3, Room 350

Contact

+61 2 9055 1884