George Mihaylov

Dr George Mihaylov

Senior Lecturer

Adelaide Business School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics


George is currently a Senior Lecturer in Finance with the Adelaide Business School and Deputy Director of the School's International Centre for Financial Services. His academic research interests primarily focus on household finance and he regularly consults for a range of industry partners including the Australian Taxation Office, the SMSF Association, and HomeStart Finance. He has also previously taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and currently teaches Quantitative Methods (M) & (H).

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2022 - ongoing Deputy Director International Centre for Financial Services
    2016 - 2023 Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2013 - 2015 Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2012 - 2013 Graduate Auditor KPMG
    2010 - 2012 Contract Researcher International Centre for Financial Services
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    Bulgarian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2012 - 2015 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy
    2005 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Finance (Honours)
    2005 - 2008 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (Statistics)
  • Research Interests

2022 -  Crop insurance participation and moral hazard - Future Drought Fund, Australian Government
2022 -  Understanding self-managed super fund performance (Phase 2) - SMSF Association
2021 - 2022 Understanding self-managed super fund performance (Phase 1) - SMSF Association
2020 - 2021 Review: ATO SMSF investment performance methodology - Australian Taxation Office
2019 SuperConcepts SMSF profile questionnaire review - SuperConcepts Pty Ltd
2019 Preliminary review: ATO SMSF investment performance methodology - Australian Taxation Office
2018 HomeStart ARG credit scorecard review - HomeStart Finance
2016 - 2017 Do HomeStart loans improve homeownership rates in South Australia? - HomeStart Finance
2011 - 2012 Evaluation of the impact of HomeStart Finance's Breakthrough Loan, Stage 2 - HomeStart Finance
2010 Evaluation of the impact of HomeStart Finance's Breakthrough Loan, Stage 1 - HomeStart Finance

Current:

Quantitative Methods (M) & (H) - Adelaide Campus

Quantitative Methods (M) - UofA Melbourne Campus

Quantitative Methods (M) - in partnership with Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (China)

Past:

Portfolio Theory & Management (III) & (M)

Financial Institutions Management (II)

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor The development of new horticultural crops for South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Claire Lynette Shoubridge
    2023 Co-Supervisor Investor reactions and analyst reports: a text analysis approach emphasising on CSR-related information Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Vivian Li
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83132056
  • Email: george.mihaylov@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 82234782
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Nexus 10, floor 12
  • Org Unit: Finance and Banking

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