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T. Mandy Tham is a distinguished finance educator and researcher specializing in wealth management, family business succession, and the behavioral aspects of leadership and financial markets, with extensive contributions to academia, industry, and public discourse.

Bridges rigorous academic research with practical industry insights, particularly in wealth management and family business; recognized for award-winning publications and impactful case studies; frequent keynote speaker and media contributor; excels in curriculum innovation and adult education; consistently integrates behavioral perspectives and real-world relevance in finance.

Focused research areas include Peer effects and information networks in equity research; executive overconfidence and its impact on leadership and securities class actions; spillover effects in mutual fund companies; stakeholder commitments; supply chain finance; development and trends in family offices and external asset management.

Areas of Expertise

Finance

Latest Publications

Education

2008	Ph.D. (Finance), University of Michigan
2006	M.A. (Applied Economics), University of Michigan
2002	M.ENG. (EEE), National University of Singapore
1999	B.ENG. (EEE), National University of Singapore

Current Position(s) Held

1 Jul 2022 - present	Associate Professor of Finance (Education) Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022	Assistant Professor of Finance (Education) Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
1 Apr 2021 - present	Fellow of SMU Academy, Singapore Management University

Other Professional Titles:

Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development), SkillsFuture Singapore, Institute of Adult Learning (IAL) from 30 Nov 2020 – 30 Nov 2023

Awards, Recognition and Honors

CFA Best Paper Award, Asian Finance Conference, 2016
Teaching Execellence Award (Banking & Finance), Nanyang Business School, NTU, 2015
Nominee for NTU Business Teacher of the Year Award, 2015
Outstanding Paper Award, Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 2015
Best Paper Award, The 23rd Securities and Financial Markets Conference, 2015
Winner of NTU Business Teacher of the Year Award, 2014
TCW Best Paper Award, China International Conference in Finance, 2011
Alumni-Alumnae Award, University of Michigan, 2007
Mitsui Life Award for outstanding academic performance, Mitsui Financial Center at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, 2004 and 2005
Senior Tutorship Award, Nanyang Technological University, 2003-2007
Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship, Tan Kah Kee Foundation (Singapore), 2000

Research Interests

Behavioural Finance
Investments
Wealth Management

Journal Articles (Refereed)

Peer effects in equity research, 2021. Joint with Chishen Wei and Kenny Phua, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Accepted. https://jfqa.org/2021/07/15/peer-effects-in-equity-research/
Executive overconfidence and securities class actions, 2018. Joint with Suman Banerjee, Mark Humphery-Jenner and Vikram Nanda. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 53 (6), page 2685-2719.
Are overconfident CEOs good leaders? Evidence from stakeholder commitments, 2018. Joint with Chishen Wei and Kenny Phua. Journal of Financial Economics 127 (3), page 519-545
Spillover Effects in Mutual Fund Companies, 2015. Joint with Clemens Sialm. Management Science 62 (5), page 1472-1486.

Case Studies

Turning the Tide: The Journey of Rebranding for Success, 5 July 2021. Published. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/4916
HP Wealth Management – Pioneering External Asset Management in Singapore, 22 Oct 2021. Published: https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5086
Creating a Representative Voice: The Association of Independent Wealth Managers (AIWM) in Singapore, 18 Nov 2021. Published: https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5146
Bank of Singapore’s EAM Business: Standing Tall against Competition, 20 Dec 2021. Published. https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/5186

Other Publications:

Can being overconfident make you a better leader? Joint with Chishen Wei and Kenny Phua. Harvard Business Review. June 18, 2018. https://hbr.org/2018/06/can-being-overconfident-make-you-a-better-leader
“FinTech: The New DNA of Financial Services”, T. Mandy Tham & Pranay Gupta. Publisher: De Gruyter. Publication date: Nov 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Fintech-New-DNA-Financial-Services/dp/1547417080

Research Advisor/ Co-research Advisor to:

RAJPAL SINGH SETHI, (rajpals.2021[at]phdgm.smu.edu.sg), PhDGM
Masahiro NISHII, (mnishii.2022[at]phdgm.smu.edu.sg), PhDGM
YOONG Leong-yan, (ly.yoong.2023[at]dba.smu.edu.sg), DBA