Faculty Profile

Education

Current Position(s) Held

Professional Certification

• FCMA, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ( UK ), 1995
• CPA, Member of the Institute of Chartered Public Accountant of Singapore, 1990

Research Interests

• Corporate Finance (IPO,Mergers and Acquisitions)
• Investment (Private Equity & Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, REITS)
• Wealth Management (Private Banking, Anti-money Laundering)

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

1. "An Analytical Framework for Science Parks and Technology Districts with an application to Singapore", by Francis KOH, Winston T H KOH, and Feichin, Ted TSCHANG, 2005 , 20 , 2, Journal of Business Venturing, 217-239
2. "Corporate Divestitures and Spinoffs in Singapore", by Francis C.C. KOH, Winston T H KOH, and Benedict KOH, 2005, Vol 2, No. 1, Journal of Restructuring Finance, pp 69-79
3. “An Evaluation of Hedge Funds: Risk, Return and Pitfalls", by Francis KOH, David K.C. LEE, and K.F. PHOON, 2002, Vol 47 (1), The Singapore Economic Review, 153-171
4. "Venture Capital and Economic Growth: An Industry Overview and Singapore 's Experience", by Francis KOH and Winston KOH, 2002 , Vol 47(2) , The Singapore Economic Review, 243-267
5. "An Empirical Analysis of the Risks and Returns of Acquired Firms in Singapore ", by Francis KOH and S.H. LEE, 05/1998, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, 157-168
6. “Empirical Analysis of the Investor Sentiment Explanation of Discounts in Closed-end Funds", by Francis KOH, K F PHOON, and R OH, 10/1993, Securities Industry Review, 17-24
7. "Market Timing Abilities of Fund Managers: Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests", by Francis KOH, K F PHOON, and C H TAN, 01/1993, 20, 2, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
8. "The Signalling Process in Initial Public Offerings", by Francis KOH, Joseph LIM , and Chin NEO, 10/1992, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, 151-165
9. “Synergistic Gains from Corporation Acquisitions and the Impact of Shareholders' Wealth", by Francis KOH, K F PHOON, and T. M. TAN, 10/1992, Securities Industry Review, 1-12
10. "A Direct Test of Rock's Model of the Pricing of Unseasoned Issues", by Francis KOH and T S Walter, 1989, Vol 23, Journal of Finncial Economics, United States, 251-272

Selected Chapters in Books

1. Francis Koh, "Why Offshore Banking will thrive in Singapore", in The Guide to Wealth Management in Asia 2012," Hubbis, June 2012, pp 32-34.
2. Francis Koh, "Wealth Management in Singapore", in Asset Management, edited by Roman Frick, et al, Haupt Berne, Germany, 2012, pp 79-90
3. Francis Koh, ed., "Client Adviser Competency Standards Study Guide," Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore, 2011.
4. Francis Koh, Winston Koh, David Lee and Phoon Kok Fai, "Investing in Hedge Funds: Risks, Returns and Performance Measurement", in Hedge Funds: Insights in Performance Measurement, Risk Analysis and Portfolio Allocation", edited by Greg Gregoriou, et al. John Wiley, 2005, pp 341-364.
5. David Lee, Francis Koh, and Phoon Kok Fai, CTA Strategies for Returns-Enhancing Diversification", in Commodity Trading Advisers: Risk, Performance Analysis, and Selection, edited by Greg Gregoriou, et al. John Wiley, 2004, pp 338-358.
6. Francis Koh, K.F. Phoon and E.H. Ong, "Closed end Funds in Singapore: Risk, Performance, Net Asset Values and Price Discounts", in Research in International Business and Finance, Rising Asian Capital Markets: Empirical Studies, edited Bos Theodore and Tom Featherston, Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc 1993, pp 181-195.
7. Francis Koh, K.F. Phoon and Vincent Tan, "An Empirical Study of the Capital Structure of Firms in Singapore", in Research in International Business and Finance, Rising Asian Capital Markets: Empirical Studies, edited by Bos Theodore and Tom Featherston, JAI Press, Inc., 1993, pp 67-81.
8. Francis Koh, B K Thio and L Johnson, "Ex-ante Uncertainty and the Underpricing of Unseasoned New Issues" in Securities Market and Stock Pricing, edited by M Ariff and L Johnson, Longmans, 1990, 339- 352.