John SEQUEIRA
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Finance (Practice); Academic Director, Asian Financial Leaders Programme (AFLP); Director, Global Master of Finance dual degree programme; (Washington University in St.Louis); Director, Master of Science in Applied Finance (Part Time); Course Coordinator, Real Estate
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB
Education
| 1999 | PhD (Economics), University of Western Australia |
| 1996 | MSocSc (Economics), National University of Singapore |
| 1988 | BSc (Applied Economics), University of Ulster (UK) |
Current Position(s) Held
| Jul 2016 - Now | Associate Professor of Finance (Practice) Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Best Instructor Award, Masters in Applied Finance (Part-Time Programme), 2022, 2024 and 2025
- Dean's Teaching Honour List (Undergraduate) 2017 to 2025, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University.
- Dean's Teaching Honour List (Postgraduate) 2019 to 2025, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University.
Research Interests
- Monetary Policy and Stock Market Behaviour
Journal Articles (Refereed)
- "Monetary Policy Surprises, Stock Returns, and Financial and Liquidity Constraints, in an Exchange Rate Monetary Policy System”, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 81, 226-236, 2021.
- "Do Voluntary Corporate Restrictions on Insider Trading eliminate Informed Insider Trading?", with Inmoo Lee, Michael Lemmon and Li Yan, Journal of Corporate Finance, 29, 158-178, 2014.
- "Earnings Surprises, Asymmetry of Returns and Market Level Changes: An Industry Study", with Ho Yew Kee, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 22(1),29-55, 2007.
- "Stock Exchange Governance and Market Quality", with Chandrasekhar K. and Fu Fangjian, Journal of Banking and Finance, 27(9), 1859-1878, 2003.
- "Does World-Level Volatility matter for the Average Firm in a Global Equity Market?", with Dong Lan, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 13(4-5),341-357, 2003.
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
HighlightsJohn M. Sequeira is a distinguished academic and practitioner in finance and financial econometrics, with extensive expertise in monetary policy, stock market behaviour, and econometric modelling, and a strong record of teaching, research, and industry engagement across Asia-Pacific.
Bridges rigorous econometric research with practical policy and industry applications; recognized for excellence in teaching and curriculum development; significant contributions to financial market analysis and policy advisory roles; active in academic leadership and professional service; recipient of multiple teaching and research awards.
Focused research areas include Econometric analysis of financial markets, including currency and oil futures; monetary policy impacts on stock returns; volatility modelling in developed and emerging markets; insider trading and market quality; macroprudential policy and financial stability.
Bridges rigorous econometric research with practical policy and industry applications; recognized for excellence in teaching and curriculum development; significant contributions to financial market analysis and policy advisory roles; active in academic leadership and professional service; recipient of multiple teaching and research awards.
Focused research areas include Econometric analysis of financial markets, including currency and oil futures; monetary policy impacts on stock returns; volatility modelling in developed and emerging markets; insider trading and market quality; macroprudential policy and financial stability.
Areas of Expertise
Monetary policy and stock market behaviourfinancial econometricscurrency and oil futuresequity valuationinsider tradingvolatility modellingmacroeconomic and financial market analysisapplied econometrics.
Past Awarded Grant
- University of New South Wales Asia Internal Research Grant, 2007.
- Academic Research Grant, National University of Singapore, 2005 (with Inmoo Lee).
- Academic Research Grant, National University of Singapore, 2000 & 2001
- International Collaborative Research Grant, University of Melbourne, 2000
- Individual Research Grant, Faculties of Economics & Commerce, Education and Law, University of Western Australia, 1995, 1996 1997.
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Education
| 1999 | PhD (Economics), University of Western Australia |
| 1996 | MSocSc (Economics), National University of Singapore |
| 1988 | BSc (Applied Economics), University of Ulster (UK) |
Current Position(s) Held
| Jul 2016 - Now | Associate Professor of Finance (Practice) Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Best Instructor Award, Masters in Applied Finance (Part-Time Programme), 2022, 2024 and 2025
- Dean's Teaching Honour List (Undergraduate) 2017 to 2025, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University.
- Dean's Teaching Honour List (Postgraduate) 2019 to 2025, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University.
Research Interests
- Monetary Policy and Stock Market Behaviour
Journal Articles (Refereed)
- "Monetary Policy Surprises, Stock Returns, and Financial and Liquidity Constraints, in an Exchange Rate Monetary Policy System”, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 81, 226-236, 2021.
- "Do Voluntary Corporate Restrictions on Insider Trading eliminate Informed Insider Trading?", with Inmoo Lee, Michael Lemmon and Li Yan, Journal of Corporate Finance, 29, 158-178, 2014.
- "Earnings Surprises, Asymmetry of Returns and Market Level Changes: An Industry Study", with Ho Yew Kee, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 22(1),29-55, 2007.
- "Stock Exchange Governance and Market Quality", with Chandrasekhar K. and Fu Fangjian, Journal of Banking and Finance, 27(9), 1859-1878, 2003.
- "Does World-Level Volatility matter for the Average Firm in a Global Equity Market?", with Dong Lan, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 13(4-5),341-357, 2003.