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.
