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Professor Dr. Catherine Soke Fun Ho
Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA,
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Education: Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Faculty of Business & Economics
PhD (Finance)
Coursework - High Distinction
University of Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Fogelman College of Business & Economics
Master of Business Administration
Finance Major - CGPA 4.0
Cumulative Grade Point Average 4.0 Summa Cum Laude
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)
Cumulative Grade Point Average 9.9
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Transferred to Carleton University, 1981
Eastern College, Toronto, Canada
Ontario Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma
Cumulative Average of >80%
Work Experience:
University Technology MARA
Lecturer (1988-Present)
Deputy Dean, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, 2017-2018
Fulbright Scholar 2014/15
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Head of Centre for Finance, Insurance, Economics and Islamic Banking, Faculty of
Business Management 2010-2013
National Panel Assessor, MyGrant 2012- present
Head of Department, Financial Services and Risk Management, Faculty of Business
Management 2008-2010
Head, Centre for Financial Studies, Centre of Business Management Excellence, Faculty
of Business Management
PhD Supervisor for doctorate student at university, national and international level
Supervisor for Master of Science research students
Excellent Service Award UiTM 2000, 2006, 2010, 2016
Conference Secretary, MFA Annual Conference 2007
Responsible for teaching Finance courses at degree and post-graduate level
Advisor for final semester students with research project paper
Evaluator for PhD students at National, University and Faculty levels
Reviewer for international and national journals and conferences
Evaluation committee for presentation by final year degree students
Responsible for preparation of final examination papers
Core-Person for Economics at A-Level program
Advisor for student activities including study tour of local institutions, stock and futures
exchanges, central bank and pre-graduation dinner
Transtrade Corporation (1985-1987)
Marketing Executive
Develop new accounts while servicing existing customers
Provide customers with technical support and product recommendations
Analyze weekly sales and territory figures and update customers with current market
conditions
Courses Taught:
FIN 950 Financial Engineering (DBA)
FIN 921 Strategic Financial Management (DBA)
MGT 911 Research Methods (DBA)
FIN 760 Multinational Finance (MBA)
FIN 745 Managerial Finance (MBA)
FIN 762 Financial Engineering (MBA)
FIN 670 Basic Financial Management (MBA)
FIN 660 Research Projects
MGT 656 Research Methodology
FIN 657 Issues in Finance
FIN 542 International Financial Management
FIN 651 Malaysian Futures and Options
FIN 581 Investment
FIN 620 International Financial Management
FIN 540 Financial Management
FIN 260 Fundamentals of Finance
ECO 618 Economics for A-Level
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Professional and Academic Appointments:
External Examiner, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2019-2022
Conference Speaker at 6th
MFPC International Conference on Islamic Wealth
Management & Financial Planning 2019 on Financial Freedom and Shariah Compliant
Investment, April 8, 2019, Berjaya Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
External Examiner, Queensland University of Technology, 2019
Accreditation Panel, Finance Accreditation Agency, 2018-2020
Panel Speaker on ‘IR4.0 and the Financial Industry’, International Conference in
Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics 2018 on “The Challenges of Change”, Oct
4-5, UTAR, Kampar.
Expert Panel Advisor, The Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR), 2018.
External Examiner, Open University Malaysia, 2018-2021
External Examiner, Sunway University, 2018-2021
Curriculum Design Review Panel, Sunway University, 2018-2020
President, Malaysian Finance Association 2017- present
Executive Committee, Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia (FAAM), 2018-20
Deputy Dean, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School 2017-2018
Panel Speaker, 2nd
Business and Management Conference 2017 – China’s Belt and Road
Initiative and the Impact towards Malaysian Businesses, “Challenges and Opportunities
for SMEs”.
Chief Editor, Capital Market Review (CMR) 2017
Research Member, Malaysian Financial Planning Council, 2016-2019
Editorial Board, Journal of Insurance and Financial Management (JIFM)
Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and
Economics 2016
FAA Accreditation Panel Member, Finance Accreditation Agency 2016-present
Speaker, MFPC HRDF Program on Emotional & Behavioral Finance on “The Emotions
& Economics of Consumer Finance” 2016
External Examiner, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 2016-2019
Chairperson, Finance Program Standard for Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)
2015-2017
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Wealth Management & Financial Planning 2015
onwards
Program Advisory Panel Member, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College 2016-2017
Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State
University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 2014-15
Associate Editor, Global Review of Accounting and Finance (GRAF)
Associate Editor, Capital Market Review (CMR)
Vice-President, Malaysian Finance Association, 2012-2017
Committee Member, Research and Publication Committee, MFPC, 2015-2018
Vice President (Academic), Malaysian Women Graduate Association, 2015-present
Review Board Member, Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research
Organizing Committee, ISI Regional Statistics Conference, Bank Negara Malaysia, 2014
Accreditation Panel, Finance Accreditation Agency, Malaysia
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Moderator, Financial Accreditation Agency, Malaysia
Board Member, External Relation and Publicity, Malaysian Financial Planning Council
National Grant Assessor, MyGrant and RMI UiTM, 2013 - present.
Head, Center for Finance, Insurance, Economics and Islamic Banking, Faculty of
Business Management, 2011-2013
Head of Department, Financial Services and Risk Management, Faculty of Business
Management, 2009-2011
Assistant Secretary, Malaysian Finance Association, 2007- 2012
Head, Centre for Financial Studies, Faculty of Business Management, 2006-2008
Research Awards:
1. Outstanding National Research Award on Islamic Banking at the Malaysia
Research Star Award 2017 by Ministry of Higher Education, Clarivate Analytics
(SCOPUS) and Elsevier.
2. Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2016, Emerald Group Publishing
Limited.
3. Best Paper Award (International) at the 6th
Asia Pacific International Conference on
Environment-Behaviour Studies 2015, Barcelona, Spain, “Household Behavior towards
Debt in a Challenging Financial Environment: Malaysian Evidence”.
4. Best Paper Award in Honor of Prof Les Zambo (International) at the 20th
Annual
Global Finance Conference 2013, Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Monterey, CA, USA, 2013. “Re-Examination of Exchange Rate Determinants using Non-
Parity Factors”.
5. Best Paper Award (International) at World Business and Social Science Research
Conference 2013, Bangkok, Thailand. “Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Asian
Countries”.
6. Best Paper Award (International) at Annual London Conference on Money,
Economy and Management, Imperial College, London, 2008. “Examining Foreign
Exchange Behaviour in Asia Pacific and Eastern European Transitional Economies”.
7. 1st Prize UiTM-MFA Best Paper Award (National) at 9
th Malaysian Finance
Association Conference, Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, July, 2007. “Fundamentals in
Exchange Rate Determination: Malaysia and the ASEAN Emerging Countries”.
8. Best Paper Award (International) at 16th
Asia Financial Association/FMA
Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2005. “Exchange Rate Dynamics and Time to
Equilibrium in Five Southeast Asian Economies”.
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Innovation and other Awards:
1. Fulbright Research Scholar 2014-2015, U.S. Department of State and Malaysian-
American Commission Educational Exchange.
2. Outstanding Reviewer Award 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
3. International Innovation, Design and Articulation (i-IDeA 2013) Silver Medal:
Linking Factors and Strategies for FDI Enhancement, 28 – 30 May, 2013
4. Invention, Innovation & Design Expo 2013 “Knowledge Wealth Creation”
(iidex2013) Silver Award: Factor-Strategy Linking Tool (FSLT) for FDI Enhancement,
15 – 17 March, 2013
5. Research, Invention, Innovation and Design 2012 “Innovation for Sustainable
Growth” (RIID 2012) Gold Award: DH Calculator, 7 – 8 November, 2012.
6. Excellence Service Award, UiTM 2000, 2006, 2010 and 2016.
Research and Publication:
1. “External and Internal Determinants of Performance of Shariah and Non-Shariah
Compliant Firms” (2019), International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance
and Management, 12(2), 236-253. [ISSN 1753-8394] SCOPUS
2. “The Effects of Political Risk, Macroeconomic and Country Psecific Factors on FDI
in Developing Countries” (2019), International Journal of Academic Research in
Business and Social Sciences, 9(6), 369-382. [ISSN 2222-6990] ERA DOI:
10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i6/5957
3. “Impact of Financial Market Development on FDI in Developed and Emerging
Countries” (2019), accepted and will be published in International Review of Business
Research Papers, 15(1). [ISSN 1832-9543] ERA
4. “Profile and Differences in Financial Literacy: Empirical Evidence” (2018),
Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, 21, 164-185. [ISBN 1511-2802]
SCOPUS
5. “A Preliminary Evaluation of Financial Literacy in Malaysia” (2018), Journal of
Wealth Management & Financial Planning, 5, 3 - 16. [ISSN 2289-6037]
6. “Effective Cross Hedging: Evidence from Physical Crude Palm Oil and its Inter-
Related Agricultural Futures Contracts” (2018), Management & Accounting Review,
17 (2), 123 – 134. [ISSN 2550-1895] (ABDC indexed)
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7. “Financial Capability & Utilization of Financial Advisory Services in Malaysia”
(2018), Report of National Findings 2018, Malaysian Financial Planning Council. [ISBN
978-983-42388-2-7]
8. “Addressing Inconsistencies within Islamic Finance” (2018), Asia Research News, 27,
ResearchSEA Limited. [ISSN 2042-0536]
9. “Corporate Finance: An Asian Perspective” (2018), Oxford University Press, Chapter
15 Risk Management and Corporate Finance. [ISBN 978 967 2113 29 4]
10. “Household Behavior towards Debt in a Challenging Financial Environment in
Malaysia” (2017), Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, AjBeS, 2(7), 21-29. [ISSN:
2398-4295}
11. “Post Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Fundamentals on Household Debt in
Advanced Economies” (2017), Journal of Finance and Banking Review, 2(3), 36-41.
[ISSN 0128-3103]
12. “Fundamentals and Country Specific Determinants of FDI: Evidence from United
States and Malaysia” (2017), Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities,
25(2), 203-220. [ISSN: 0128-7702] SCOPUS
13. “Household Behavior towards Debt in a Challenging Financial Environment in
Malaysia” (2017), Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2(7), 21-29. [ISSN: 2398-4295]
14. “The Effect of Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Fundamentals on Foreign
Direct Investment in Developing Countries” (2017), International Journal of
Economics and Financial Issues, 7(1), 31-36. [ISSN: 2146-4138]
15. “Household Debt, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Household Characteristics in
Asian Developed and Developing Countries” (2016), The Social Sciences, 11(18),
4358-4362. [ISSN: 1818-5800] SCOPUS
16. “Price Discovery Role and Causal Relationship between Malaysian Gold Futures
Prices and Spot Gold Futures Prices” (2016), Advanced Science Letters, 22(12), 4409-
4103. [ISSN 1936-6612] SCOPUS
17. “Household Behavior towards Debt in a Challenging Financial Environment:
Malaysian Evidence” (2016), Environment Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 1(1), 239-
247. [ISSN 2398-4287]
18. “Household Indebtedness Determinants in ASEAN Developing Countries” (2016),
Journal of Wealth Management & Financial Planning, 3, 46-60. [ISSN 2289-6037]
19. “Preliminary Investigation on the Determinants of Household Debt” (2016), book
chapter in Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business
Management 2014, Springer Science and Business Media, 479-488. SCOPUS [ISBN
978-981-287-425-2]
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20. “An Investigation of FDI in China, Singapore and Malaysia” (2016), book chapter in
Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management
2014, Springer Science and Business Media, 489-500. SCOPUS [ISBN 978-981-287-
425-2]
21. “International Comparison of Shari’ah Compliance Screening Standards: A New
Paradigm” (2015), International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and
Management, 8(2), 222-245. [ISSN 1753-8394] SCOPUS
22. “Determinants of FDI inflow in Asia” (2015), Journal of Emerging Economies and
Islamic Research, 3(3), 1-9. [ISSN 2289-2259]
23. “Review of Performance of Global Islamic versus Conventional Share Indices:
International Evidence”, CFA Digest, 44(2), February 2014 by Rich Wiggins CFA.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2469/dig.v44.n2.3
24. “Parity and Non-Parity Determinants of Exchange Rates in Latin American
Economies” (2014), Taylor’s Business Review. 4(2), 183-202. [ISSN 2232-0172]
Springer, Global Science Journals. ERA
25. “Trade Competitiveness Determinants in Emerging and Developed Countries”
(2014), Capital Market Review, 22, 27-40. [ISSN 1823-4445]
26. “Performance of Global Islamic versus Conventional Share Indices: International
Evidence” (2014), Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 28, 110-121. [ISSN 0927-538X]
[Impact Factor 0.571] SCOPUS, ELSEVIER, ERA
27. “Economic Freedom, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Foreign Direct
Investment in Fast Emerging BRICS and Malaysia” (2013), International Journal of
Banking and Finance, 10(1), 57-73. [ISSN 1675-7227] CABELL, ERA
28. “Panel Analysis of FDI in Fast Emerging ASEAN countries” (2013) Terengganu
International Finance and Economics Journal, 3(2), 11-24. [ISSN 2232 -0539]
29. “Shariah Compliant Screening Practices in Malaysia” (2013), Islam and Civilisational
Renewal, Special Issue on Islamic Banking and Finance, 4(3), 330-348.
30. “Openness, Market Size and Foreign Direct Investments” (2013) book chapter in
Emerging Markets and Financial Resilience: Decoupling Growth from Turbulence,
Pelgrave MacMillian, 129-146. [ISBN: 978–1–137–26660–6] SCOPUS
31. “Time-to-Equilibrium in Exchange Rates: G-10 and Eastern Europe Economies”
(2012), Global Finance Journal, 23(2), 94-107. [ISSN 1044-0283] SCOPUS,
ELSEVIER, ERA
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32. “Integration of Asian Stock Markets” (2012), World Academy of Science, Engineering
and Technology, 72, 625-631. [ISSN 2010-376X] SCOPUS, ERA, EBSCO
33. “Crisis Preparedness at Taman Negara National Park Pahang” (2012), book chapter
in Taman Negara: Towards Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability, UiTM
Press, 269-290. ISBN 978-967-363-300-5.
34. “Interpreting the Significance of Financial, Economic and Market Risks on FDI
Decisions” (2012), Business and Management Quarterly Review, 3(2), 10-20. [ISSN
2180-2777] CABELL, ULRICH’s, SCIRUS
35. “Syariah Accounting and Compliant Screening Practices” (2012), Qualitative
Research in Financial Markets, 4(2/3), 240-254. [ISSN 1755-4179] SCOPUS
36. “Stock Market Deregulation, Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market
Performances” (2011), International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, 2(6),
495-500. [ISSN 2010-023X] EBSCO, ULRICH’s
37. “Size and Performance of Conventional and Islamic Malaysian Banks” (2011),
Bankers Journal Malaysia, 136, 16-22. [ISSN 0126-9534]
38. “Positioning Malaysian Capital Market in the New Decade” (2011), Asian Link,
Asian Institute of Finance, 03/2011, 8-11.
39. “Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinants of FDI” (2011), The Business
Review, Cambridge, Vol 18(1), 219-234. [ISSN 1553 – 5827]
40. “Comparison of Quantitative Shariah-Compliant Screening Methods” (2011), ISRA
International Journal of Islamic Finance, Vol 3(2), 91-110. [ISSN 0128-1976]
41. “Domestic Macroeconomic Fundamentals and World Stock Market Effects on
ASEAN Emerging Markets” (2011), International Journal of Economics and
Management, Vol 5(1), 1-18. [ISSN 1823-836X] SCOPUS
42. “Pre-IPO Characteristics and Post-IPO Operating Performance in Malaysia”
(2011), Business and Management Quarterly Review, Vol 2(1), 54-64. [ISSN 2180-2777]
43. “Sticky Prices and Time to Equilibrium: Evidence from Asia Pacific Trade-Related
Economies” (2011), Applied Economics, Vol 43(21), 2851-2861.[ISSN 0003-6846]
ISI INDEXED, SCOPUS, ERA
44. “Crisis Management at Taman Negara National Park, Kuala Tahan, Pahang,
Malaysia” (2010), International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, Vol 1(1), 24-
27. [2010-023X] EBSCO, ULRICH’s
45. “A Test of Purchasing Power Parity: Asia Pacific and Latin America” (2009), Asian
Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol 5 (2), 33-53. [ISSN
1823-4992] SCOPUS, ERA
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46. “A Preliminary Study on Credit Risk Management Strategies of Selected Banks in
Malaysia” (2009), Jurnal Pengurusan, Vol 28, 45-65. [ISSN 0127-2713] SCOPUS
47. “Examining Foreign Exchange Behaviour in Asia Pacific and Eastern European
Emerging Countries” (2009), Global Economy and Finance Journal, Vol 2 (1), 1-19.
[ISSN 1834-5883], ERA
48. “Exchange Rate Behaviour of East European Transitional Economies” (2009),
International Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol 6(2), 95-109. [ISSN 1675-7227]
CABELL, ERA
49. “Forecasting of the Malaysian Betas” (2009), INTI Journal, Vol 3(1), 1-13. [ISSN
1675-0284]
50. “Estimating Systematic Risk: The Return Interval and Estimation Period Issue:
Evidence from Malaysia 2002-2006” (2009), INTI Journal, Vol 3(1), 44-52. [ISSN
1675-0284]
51. “Business Research Method for Managers”, Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2009.
52. “Exchange Rate Equilibrium and Fundamentals in Asia-Pacific Countries” (2008),
Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, Vol 1(2), 117-146. [ISSN 1985-4064]
SCOPUS, ERA
53. “Fundamentals of Exchange Rate Determination: Malaysia and the ASEAN
Emerging Countries” (2008), Capital Market Review, Vol 16(2), 1-23. [ISSN 1823-
4445]
54. “Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination: Australia and
the Asia Pacific Region” (2008), Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, Vol 45(1), 45-
69. [ISSN 1511-4554] SCOPUS
55. “Time to Equilibrium and Long Run Dynamics of Exchange Rate Determination in
the Asia Pacific” (2008), Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship, Vol
13 (2), 83-114. [ISSN 0128-7494]
56. “UiTM – Perhilitan Taman Negara Research Projects”, Book of Abstracts, UiTM,
2007.
57. “Exchange Rate Dynamics in Five ASEAN Emerging Economies” (2007), Economics
Bulletin, Vol 8, 1-26. [ISSN 0128-9675]
58. "Capital Markets in Malaysia", McGraw Hill, 2008, Book Chapter: Chapter 3:
“Exchange Rate Instability, Regulation and Equilibrium”. [ISBN 978-983-3850-22-
8]
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59. Introduction to Malaysian Derivatives, University Publication Centre (UPENA), UiTM
2006. [ISBN 983-3644-11-2]
60. Faculty of Business Management Working Paper Series 3 (2007), seven working
papers, FBM, UiTM
Peer Reviewed and Indexed Proceedings:
1. “Can Shariah Compliant Funds Outperform their Conventional Counterparts?”,
Asian Business and Economics International Conference 2019 (ABEIC 2019) at
Kangwon National University (KNU), South Korea, 25th-27th April, 2019.
2. “Sustainability of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): A Malaysian Perspective”, World
Economy 2019: Learning from the Past and Designing the Future, SGH Warsaw School
of Economics, Warsaw, Poland, 9-10 May, 2019.
3. “The Impact of Financial Market Development on FDI in Developed and Emerging
Countries”, 17th
Global Business Research Conference, Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku,
Tokyo, Japan, 5-6 April, 2018.
4. “The Effect of Political Risk and Macroeconomic Factors on FDI in
Developing Countries”, International Conference on Business Management and Social
Science 2017 (ICOBMASS 2017), Hotel UiTM Shah Alam, 20-21 December 2017.
5. “Effective Cross Hedging: Evidence from Physical Crude Palm Oil and Its Inter-
Related Agricultural Futures Contracts”, 4th
International Conference on Social
Science Research (CSSR 2017), 6-7 December, The Pines Hotel, Melaka.
6. “Post Financial Crisis and Macroeconomic Fundamentals on Household Debt in
Advanced Economies”, Global Conference on Business & Social Sciences Series
(GCBSS 2017), May 4-5, 2017, VE Hotel, KL.
7. “Impact of External and Internal Determinants on Performance of Shariah and
Non-Shariah Compliant Firms”, 2017 19th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference,
University Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, 16-18 May, 2017. ISBN: 978-967-
11506-7-2.
8. “Household Debt, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Household Characteristics in
Asian Developed and Developing Countries”, 2016 2nd Internaitonal Conference on
Business, Management, Tourism and Hospitality, Bali, Indonesia, 23-25 August, 2016.
9. “Fundamentals and Country Specific Determinants of FDI: Evidence from United
States and Malaysia”, Advances in Business Research International Conference 2015,
Langkawi, Malaysia, 17-18 November, 2015.
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10. “Household Behavior towards Debt in a Challenging Financial Environment:
Malaysian Evidence”, Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour
Studies, AicE-Bs2015, Barcelona, Spain, 30 August-4 September, 2015.
11. “Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinants of Household Indebtedness”,
17th Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2015, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 2-4 June,
2015.
12. “Determinants of FDI inflow in Asia”, 17th Malaysian Finance Association Conference
2015, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 2-4 June, 2015.
13. “Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinanats of Household Indebtedness”,
17th Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2015, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 2-4 June,
2015
14. “Trade Competitiveness Determinants in Emerging and Developed Countires”,
International Statistical Institute Regional Statistics Conference 2014, Satistical Science
for a Better Tomorrow, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-19 Novermber 2014.
15. “Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinants of Trade Flows in BRICS,
Asia Developing and Developed Countries”, 16th
Malaysian Finance Association
Conference 2014, Financial Systems Re-Generation: Maps. Gaps and Traps, Sasana
Kijang, BNM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
16. “Global Shari’ah Compliance Screening Standards Comparison”, IEEE Colloquium
on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research (CHUSER 2014), April 7-9, Penang,
Malaysia. IEEE/SCOPUS
17. “Performance Analyses of Islamic and Conventional Indices”, IEEE Colloquium on
Humanities, Science & Engineering Research (CHUSER 2014), April 7-9, Penang,
Malaysia. IEEE/SCOPUS
18. “International Comparison of Shari’ah Compliance Screening Standards: A New
Paradigm”, 6th
Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2014, April 2-3, Durham
University, United Kingdom.
19. “Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Asian Countries”, World Business and
Social Science Research Conference 2013, October 24-25, Bangkok, Thailand.
20. “Shariah Compliant Screening Practices of Malaysian Financial Institutions”, IEEE
Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA 2013), 22-25
Sept, Kuching, Malaysia. IEEE/SCOPUS
21. “Re-Examination of Exchange Rate Determinants using Non-Parity Factors”, 20th
Global Finance Conference at Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA,
USA, May 20-22, 2013.
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22. “Macroeconomic Factors and Country Specific Indicators on FDI in Developed and
Developing Countries”, 15th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2013, Financial
Challenges and Economic Growth – The Way Forward, 2-4 June, Sime Darby
Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
23. “Exchange Rate, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and International Trade”, 2012
IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research (CHUSER 2012),
December 3 – 4, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. IEEE/SCOPUS
24. “Panel Analysis of FDI in Fast Emerging ASEAN Countries”, Terengganu
International Business and Economics Conference III 2012 (TiBEC III), October 18-20,
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
25. “International Trade Competitiveness of Emerging ASEAN5+4 Countries”, IEEE
Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA 2012), Sept
23-27, Bandung, Indonesia. IEEE/SCOPUS
26. “Improving International Trade Competitiveness of Emerging ASEAN5+4
Countries”, Asian Finance Association and Taiwan Finance Association 2012 Joint
International Conference, July 7-9, Taipei, Taiwan.
27. “Openness, Market Size and Foreign Direct Investments in Fast Emerging
Countries”, Proceedings of the 14th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2012:
Emerging Markets and Financial Resilience: Decoupling Growth from Turbulence, June
1-3, Penang, Malaysia.
28. “Factor Analysis of Domestic Risk Characteristics for MNCs”, presented at the 2011
IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research, Penang, 4-7
December, 2011. IEEE/SCOPUS
29. “The Effects of Engaging Financial Advisers in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)”,
presented at the 2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering
Research, Penang, 4-7 December, 2011. IEEE/SCOPUS
30. “Re-Examination of Exchange Rate Determinants using Non-Parity Factors”,
presented at Annual Meeting of Academy of Financial Services Meeting, Las Vegas,
USA, October 23-24, 2011.
31. “Does Size of Conventional and Islamic Malaysian Banks affect Performance?”,
presented at International Islamic Finance and Business Symposium and Halal Carnival
2011, DATC, UiTM, 6 – 8 October, 2011.
32. “Foreign Exchange Time to Equilibrium for G-10 and Eastern Europe”, presented at
2011 Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference, July 10-13, Macau.
33. “The Impact of Stock Market Liberalization and Macroeconomic Variables on
Stock Market Performances”, Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on
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Financial Management and Economics, (ISSN: 2010-4626) ICFME 2011, July 2 – 3,
Hong Kong. Thomson ISI Indexed.
34. “Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinants of FDI”, accepted at the
International Business, Finance & Economics Research Conference 2011, June 16-19,
Los Angeles, USA
35. “Financial Economic and Market Risks in FDI Decisions” Proceedings of the 13th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2011: ‘Financial Innovation and
Transformation in the 21st Century’, June 10 – 12, Langkawi, Malaysia.
36. “Domestic Risks Characteristics and Foreign Direct Investments” Proceedings of the
13th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2011: ‘Financial Innovation and
Transformation in the 21st Century’, June 10 – 12, Langkawi, Malaysia.
37. “Measuring The Time‐To‐Equilibrium: Application To G‐10 & Eastern Europe”,
Proceedings of the 2011 Global Finance Association Conference, “The Global
Imbalances, Sustainability and Tides of Change”, April 3 – 5, Bangkok, Thailand.
38. “Comparison of Quantitative Syariah Compliance Standards”, Proceedings of the
Second Conference, Foundation of Islamic Finance Series 2011: Islamic Banking
Products, Theory, Practice & Issues, March 8 - 10, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
39. “Pre-IPO Characteristics and Post-IPO Operating Performance in Malaysia”, Proceedings of The 2
nd Terengganu International Business and Economics Conference
2010: Internationalization and Globalization of Business: Bridging the Gap Beyond All
Limits (TiBec 2010), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.
40. “Foreign Exchange Equilibrium within Trade-linked Countries: Purchasing Power
Parity”, Proceedings of The 18th
Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance,
Economics, Accounting & Management at Beijing, China, 2010.
41. “Syariah Compliance Screening Standards: Is there a Universal Acceptable
Formula?” Proceedings of the 12th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2010:
Re-Engineering the Financial System towards a Global Innovation Economy” at Sunway
Resort, Selangor, Malaysia.
42. “Crisis Preparedness at Taman Negara National Park, Kuala Tahan, Pahang”,
Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism
Management, Singapore. [ISBN13 978-1-84626-026-1]
43. “Domestic Macroeconomic Fundamentals & US Stock Market Effects on Five
ASEAN Financial Markets”, Proceedings of 22nd
Annual Australasian Finance and
banking Conference 2009, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Social Science Research
Network, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1463164.
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44. “Foreign Exchange Equilibrium within Trade-linked Countries: Purchasing Power
Parity” Refereed proceedings of Asian Finance Association International Conference
2009, Brisbane, QE Business School, Australia. [ISBN 978-1864999556]
45. “Domestic Fundamentals and World Stock Market Effects on ASEAN Emerging
Market”, Refereed proceedings of 11th Annual Malaysian Finance Association
Conference 2009, June, Penang, Malaysia. [ISBN 978-697-344-069-6]
46. “Examining Foreign Exchange Behaviour in Asia Pacific and Eastern European
Transitional Economies”, Refereed proceedings of Annual London Conference on
Money, Economy and Management, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, 2008
47. “Time to Equilibrium and Long Run Dynamics of Exchange Rate Determination in
the Asia Pacific”, Refereed proceedings of 1st Terengganu International Business and
Economics Conference 2008 (1st TiBÉC) ’08, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
48. “A Preliminary Study on Credit Risk Management Strategies of Selected Banks in
Malaysia”, Refereed proceedings of 10th Annual Malaysian Finance Association
Conference 2008, Kuching, Sarawak.
49. The Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination Australia
and the Asia Pacific Region, Working Paper CARF-F-125 (2008), Center for Advanced
Research in Finance, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
50. “Exchange Rate Time to Equilibrium for Emerging Countries”, Refereed
Proceedings of 4th
International Conference on Banking and Finance, Langkawi,
Malaysia, January 2008. [ISBN: 978-983-42220-3-1]
51. “Foreign Exchange Fluctuations in Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe”, Refereed
proceedings of Global Finance Conference 14th
Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, April 1-
4, 2007.
52. “Long Run Exchange Rate Behaviour in the Asia Pacific Region”, Refereed
proceedings of International Conference on Business, Environment, International
Competitiveness and Sustainable Development of the Asia Pacific Economies, December
2007, Sunway Resort, Malaysia.
53. “Exchange Rate Fluctuations in Asian Pacific and Eastern Europe”, Refereed
Proceedings of 18th
Asian Financial Association/FMA Conference, Hong Kong, July
2007
54. “Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination: Malaysia and the ASEAN
Emerging Countries” Refereed Proceedings of 9th
Malaysian Finance Association
Conference, Shah Alam, June 2007
55. Foreign Exchange Market Equilibrium in Trade-Linked Economies: A Test of Purchasing
Power Parity, Seminar Series 2006, Department of Economics and Finance, Massey
University, New Zealand. March 20, 2006.
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56. “Exchange Rate Dynamics and Time to Equilibrium in Five Southeast Asian
Economies”, Submitted to IRDC Research Record, June 2006
57. “The Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination - Asia
Pacific Region”, Submitted to IRDC Research Record, April 2006.
58. “Foreign Exchange Market Equilibrium in Asia Pacific and Latin America: A Test
of Purchasing Power Parity”, Refereed Proceedings of 17th
Asian Financial
Association/Financial Management Association (USA) Conference, New Zealand, July
2006.
59. “Parity and Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination in Australia
and the Asia Pacific”, Refereed Proceedings of 8th
Malaysian Finance Association
Conference, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 2006.
60. Submitted Thesis: Long Run Exchange Rate Determinants in Trade-Related
Countries, for obtaining the degree of PhD, Monash University, Australia.
61. Exchange Rate Dynamics and Time to Equilibrium in Five Southeast Asian
Countries, Refereed proceedings of 16th
Asian Finance Association/FMA Annual
Conference 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
62. Foreign Exchange Market Equilibrium in Closely-Trading Regions: A Test of PPP,
Refereed proceedings of 9th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and
International Finance 2005, Rethymno, Island of Crete, Greece.
63. Time to Equilibrium and Long Run Dynamics of Exchange Rate Determination in
the Asia Pacific, Refereed proceedings of Eastern Finance Association Conference
2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
64. Long Run Exchange Rate Determination, Refereed proceedings of 17th
Annual
Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2004, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
65. The Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination in Australia
and the Asia Pacific, Refereed Proceedings of Monash University PhD Doctoral
Conference 2004, Strath Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Research Projects and Grants:
1. FRGS – MRSA Research Grant: “Analyzing the Impact of Islamic Financial
Market on Sustainability of Banking Sector Development and Economic Growth:
International Comparison” – January 2018 (RM100,000)
2. AAGBS Research Grant: “Examining the Effectiveness of Cross Hedging between
CPO and its Inter-Related Futures Contracts” – October 2017 (RM5,000)
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3. Capital Market Development Fund Grant: “Financial Capability and Financial
Planning Advisory Services in Malaysia’, January 2017 – March 2018. (RM109,000)
4. FRGS Research Grant: “The Elements of Behavior on Intention to incur Household
Debt”, Nov 2015 – Nov 2017. (RM70,200)
5. ARI Research Grant: “Establishing an Internal Quantitative Shari’ah Compliance
Standards”, Jan 2012 – 2014. (RM40,000)
6. Dana Research Intensive Faculty Fund: The Elements of Financial Behaviour to
Prevent Household Insolvency, Dec 2012 – 2013. (RM20,000)
7. Dana Research Intensive Faculty Fund: Modeling Exchange Rate Determinants
with Non-Parity Fundamentals, Dec 2012 – 2013. (RM20,000)
8. FRGS Research Grant: “Sovereign Exchange Rate Autonomy and International
Trade Facilitation”, Dec 2010-2012. Submitted November 2012. (RM 40,000)
9. Dana Kercemerlangan Research Project, UiTM “Attracting Foreign Direct
Investments into Malaysia”, Dec 2008 - Submitted March 2011. (RM31,800)
10. FRGS Research Grant for Taman Negara: “Managing Crisis at Taman Negara: An
Exploratory Study”, IRDC, 2007. (RM30,000)
11. IRDC Research Project, Exchange Rate Dynamics and Time to Equilibrium in Five
Southeast Asian Economies, 2007
12. IRDC Research Project, The Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate
Determinants in Asia Pacific Region, 2005
Consultancy:
1. Appointed as FAA Accreditation Panel for Finance Accreditation Agency’s
Programme Accreditation, 2019-2020.
2. Appointed as Advisory Board member of Advances in Business Research International
Journal (ABRIJ), 2019-2020.
3. Appointed as Committee member of Malaysian Financial Planning Council - Research
& Publication Committee, 2019-2021.
4. Appointed as Editorial Board member of SMART Journal of Business and Mangement
Studies, 2019-2020.
5. Appointed as International Advisory Board of Journal of Emerging and Islamic
Research, 2019-2021.
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6. Appointed as Committee Member of research project on Financial Capability and
Financial Planning Advisory Services in Malaysia 2019, with Malaysian Financial
Planning Council (MFPC) with a grant from Capital Market Development Fund
(CMDF), 2019.
7. Appointed as Expert Panel Advisor for a research project on Asset Management Industry
in Malaysia at The Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR), 2018.
8. Appointed as External Examiner at Open University Malaysia for their Bachelor of
Banking and Finance (Hons) program, 2018-21.
9. Appointed as Curriculum Design Review Panel – Bachelor of Science (Hons) Finance,
Sunway University, 2018.
10. Research Collaboration with Malaysian Financial Planning Council on Financial
Literacy and Financial Capability, 2017-18.
11. Research Collaboration with Bank Negara Malaysia on Trade and Investment Flow in
Malaysia, 2014/2015
12. Appointed as Registered External Supervisor at Victoria University, Australia,
2013/2015
13. Appointed as the Consultant Head for Postal USO Net Cost Project for Suruhanjaya
Komunikasi Dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM), 2012/14
14. Appointed as a Consultant for Compensation and Benefits Package Review and
Analysis for Tenaga Switchgear Sdn Bhd, 2014.
15. Appointed as a Consultant for Malaysian Airport Career Development Program on
Financial Management for Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, 2010/13.
16. Appointed as a Consultant for Ministry of Transport, Malaysia for Master Plan Study
for Public Transport in Urban Cities/Towns in Malaysia, 2008/09.
17. Consultant for Putrajaya Holdings, Financing Model for Putrajaya Line 1 Monorail
System, 2008.
18. Appointed as a Consultant for the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of
Malaya: Doctor of Philosophy candidate, 2007-2013.
19. Appointed as Main Supervisor, PhD Candidate Chen Yin Foo (CGS 00311910), Open
University Malaysia, 2008.
20. Appointed as a Consultant for Airport Managers Development Program and Specialist
Development Program on Financial Management for Malaysia Airports Holdings
Berhad, 2007/08.
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21. Consultant for FRGS Taman Negara Research Project: “Managing Crisis at Taman
Negara: An Exploratory Study”, 2007/08.
External PhD Examiner:
1. Huong Ngoc Truong – Corporate Governance, Regulatory Enforcement Actions and
Reputational Loss in the Banking Industry, School of Economics and Finance,
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2019.
2. Dauda Sani – The Determinants of Retirement Planning Behavior: A Comparative Study
of Public and Private Sector Workers in Nigeria, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate
School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), 2018.
3. Asmah Mohd Jaapar – Impact of Change in Index Constituents on the Affected Stock and
Fund Performance, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF),
2018.
4. Mohammad Azzam – The Association between Corporate Governance Reform,
Ownership Structure and Earnings Management: Empirical Evidence from a Unique
Regulatory Environment, University of South Australia Business School (UniSA),
Australia, 2017.
5. Chong Wei Lan - The Effects of Free Cash Flow, Agency Costs and Corporate
Governance on REITS in Asia, PhD Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2016.
6. Alireza Zarei - Exchange Rate Dynamics and Asset Price Formation, PhD Universiti
Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2015.
7. Hishamuddin Abdul Wahab - The Currency Risk Exposure of Non-Financial Firms in
ASEAN-4: An Assessment Using Stock Returns and Cash Flow Methodologies, INCEIF
PhD in Islamic Finance, 2013
8. Esmaeil Akhlaghi Yazdinejad – Compensation, Performance and Earnings Management
in Asia Pacific Countries, Graduate School of Management (GSM), Universiti Putra
Malaysia (UPM), 2012.
9. Chandra Setiawan – Non-Performing Loans and bank Efficiency of conventional and
Isalmic Banks in OIC Countries, Graduate School of Management (GSM), Universiti
Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2011.
10. Aslam Izah Bt Selamat – Tax Effects on Share Prices in Uniquely Different Tax
Regimes, Graduate School of Management (GSM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),
2010.
11. Jamal Barzegari Khanagha – Value Relevance of Accounting Information in Selected
Middle East Countries. Graduate School of Management (GSM), Universiti Putra
Malaysia (UPM), 2009.
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MSc External Examiner:
1. Lim Hooi Boon - Graduate School of Management (GSM), Universiti Putra Malaysia
(UPM), 2014
2. Habiba Nabila Ihlasuddini - National Culture and the Composition of the Board of
Directors, Master of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 2017
Supervisor of Postgraduate students:
PhD:
Victoria University, Australia
Nicholas Y C Lum - Risk Modeling, Measurement and Management of Foreign Exchange-Rate:
Stochastic Volatility Modeling and Approaches, graduated 2015.
University Malaya
Noor Azryani Auzairy - Stock Market Liberalization, Returns & Integration in Asia: Evidence
from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea, graduated 2014.
Open University Malaysia
Chen Yin Foo - Beta Prediction Models: Issues and Evidence from Malaysian Industries
UiTM
PhD
Anita Hasli – Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments, submitting 2019.
Siti Aminah Mainal – Household Indebtedness and its Causes, submitted under evaluation 2019.
MSc
Amirhossein Karbalaei – A Nexus of Structural Macroeconomic Factors with Trade and FDI in
Developed and Developing Countries, graduated 2015.
Journal/ Conference Reviewer Appointments:
1. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific Accounting Review, 2019.
2. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 2019.
3. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pertanika Journal, 2019.
4. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Wealth Management and Financial Planning, 2019
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5. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 2018.
6. Conference Paper Reviewer, 20th
Malaysian Finance Association Annual Conference,
2018.
7. Conference Paper Reviewer, AAGBS International Conference on Business
Management (AiCoBM) 2018.
8. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Wealth Management and Financial Planning, 2018
9. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 2017.
10. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance
and Management, 2017
11. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Economics and Management, 2017.
12. Conference Paper Reviewer, 11th
Asian Academy of Management International
Conference 2017
13. MFA Conference Award Paper Committee 2017, 19th
Malaysian Finance Association
Annual Conference, 2017.
14. Conference Paper Reviewer, 19th
Malaysian Finance Association Annual Conference,
2017.
15. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Business Ethics, 2016
16. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Academy of Management Journal, 2016
17. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pertanika Journal 2016
18. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal Pengurusan, 2016
19. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance
and Management, 2016
20. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Banking and Finance 2016
21. Conference Paper Reviewer and Session Chair, Malaysian Finance Association
Annual Conference 2016
22. Journal Paper Reviewer, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2015
23. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Business and Economics Management, 2015
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24. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance
and Management, 2015
25. Conference Paper Reviewer, 10th
Asian Academy of Management International
Conference 2015
26. Conference Paper Reviewer and Session Chair, Malaysian Finance Association
Annual Conference 2015
27. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pertanika, 2015
28. Journal Paper Reviewer, Applied Economics, 2015
29. Research Grant Proposal Evaluator, MyGrant 2015
30. Conference Paper Reviewer, ISI Regional Statistics Conference, 2014
31. Conference Paper Reviewer, Malaysian Finance Association Annual Conference 2014.
32. Journal Paper Reviewer, Applied Financial Economics, 2014
33. Journal Paper Reviewer, International Journal of Management Studies, 2014.
34. Conference Paper Track Chair and Reviewer, AAGBS International Conference on
Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014).
35. Research Grant Proposal Evaluator, MyGrant 2014
36. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2013
37. Journal Paper Reviewer, South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, Emerald,
2013
38. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting &
Finance, 2013
39. Journal Paper Reviewer, South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, 2013
40. PhD Colloquium Discussant Panel for Malaysian Finance Association Conference PhD
Colloquium Session 2013
41. Best Paper Award Selection Committee, Malaysian Finance Association Conference
2013.
42. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2013 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering &
industrial applications (ISBEIA 2013)
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43. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2013 IEEE Symposium on Humanities, Science &
Engineering Research (SHUSER 2013)
44. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2012 IEEE Business, Engineering & Industrial
Applications Colloquium (BEIAC 2012)
45. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science &
Engineering Research (CHUSER 2012)
46. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2012
47. Conference Paper Reviewer, 3rd
Terengganu International Business and Economics
Conference 2012 (TiBec 2012)
48. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2012 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering &
Industrial Applications (ISBEIA 2012)
49. Discussant, Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference 2012.
50. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pertanika Journal, 2012
51. Conference Paper Reviewer, Discussant and Session Chair, 14th
Malaysian Finance
Association Conference 2012
52. Journal Paper Reviewer, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2011
53. Discussant, Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference 2011.
54. Conference Paper Reviewer, Discussant and Session Chair, 13th
Malaysian Finance
Association Conference 2011
55. Conference Paper Reviewer, Mid-West Finance Association Annual Conference, USA
2011.
56. Journal Paper Reviewer, ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 2011
57. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting &
Finance, 2011
58. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, 2011
59. Conference Paper Reviewer, Discussant and Session Chair, 18th
Annual Conference
on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting & Management at Beijing, China,
2010.
60. Conference Paper Reviewer, 2nd
Terengganu International Business and Economics
Conference 2010: Internationalization and Globalization of Business: Bridging the Gap
Beyond All Limits (TiBec 2010)
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61. Conference Paper Reviewer, Discussant and Session Chair, 12th
Malaysian Finance
Association Conference 2010: Re-Engineering the Financial System towards a Global
Innovation Economy”.
62. Conference Paper Reviewer 2010, Mid-West Finance Association Annual Conference,
USA
63. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Academy of Management Journal, 2010
64. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship
(JIBE), 2009/2010.
65. Journal Paper Reviewer, Applied Economics (UK), 2007-2009.
66. Conference Paper Discussant and Session Chair, 22nd
Australasian Finance and
Banking Conference, Australia, 2009.
67. Journal Paper Reviewer, Jurnal Pengurusan, 2009.
68. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting (AJBA), August
2009.
69. Conference Paper Reviewer and Session Chair, 1st Global Business Summit
Conference 2009.
70. Conference Paper Reviewer, Conference on Scientific and Social Research 2008-09.
71. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Applied Financial Economics (AFE), U.K.,
December 2008.
72. Journal Paper Reviewer, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting (AJBA), October
2008.
73. Journal Paper Reviewer, Capital Market Review (CMR), July 2008.
74. Conference Paper Reviewer and Session Chair, 1st Terengganu International Business
and Economics Conference (1st TiBÉC) ’08, September 2008.
75. Conference Paper Reviewer, 10th Annual Malaysian Finance Association Conference,
May 2008.
76. Conference Paper Reviewer, Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and
Management, May 2008.
77. Session Chair, Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management, July
2008
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78. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of Applied Financial Economics, U.K., February
2008.
79. Journal Editor, Economic Bulletin, since 2007.
80. Journal Paper Reviewer, Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship
(JIBE), 2007.
81. Paper Discussant for 18th
Asian Financial Association/FMA Conference, Hong Kong,
July 2007.
82. Blind Reviewer for 9th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Shah Alam,
Malaysia, 2007.
83. Paper Discussant for 17th
Asian Financial Association/Financial Management
Association (USA) Conference, New Zealand, July 2006.
84. Paper Reviewer, 8th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Kota Kinabalu,
Malaysia, May 2006.
85. Journal Paper Reviewer, CSSR Journal, UiTM, May 2006.
86. Paper Reviewer, Conference on Scientific and Social Research, UiTM, April 2006.
Conferences Presented:
1. Conference Speaker, 6th
MFPC International Conference on Islamic Wealth
Management & Financial Planning 2019, April 8, 2019, Berjaya Hotel, Kuala
Lumpur, “Financial Freedom and Shariah Compliant Investment”.
2. 17th
Global Business Research Conference, Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku, Tokyo,
Japan, 5-6 April, 2018, “The Impact of Financial Market Development on FDI in
Developed and Emerging Countries”.
3. International Conference on Business Management and Social Science 2017
(ICOBMASS 2017), Hotel UiTM Shah Alam, 20-21 December 2017, “The Effect of
Political Risk and Macroeconomic Factors on FDI in Developing Countries”.
4. 19th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference, University Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Kampar, Perak, 16-18 May, 2017 “Impact of External and Internal Determinants on
Performance of Shariah and Non-Shariah Compliant Firms”.
5. Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and
Economics 2016, Kampar, UTAR, 5 October, 2016. “Global Integration: Trends and
Issues”.
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6. 2016 2nd Internaitonal Conference on Business, Management, Tourism and
Hospitality, Bali, Indonesia, 23-25 August, 2016, “Household Debt, Macroeconomic
Fundamentals and Household Characteristics in Asian Developed and Developing
Countries”.
7. Advances in Business Research International Conference 2015, Langkawi,
Malaysia, 17-18 November, 2015, “Fundamentals and Country Specific Determinants of
FDI: Evidence from United States and Malaysia”
8. IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research (CHUSER
2014), April 7-9, Penang, Malaysia, “Global Shari’ah Compliance Screening Standards
Comparison” and “Performance Analyses of Islamic and Conventional Indices”
9. 6th
Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2014, April 2-3, Durham University,
United Kingdom, “International Comparison of Shari’ah Compliance Screening
Standards: A New Paradigm”
10. World Business and Social Science Research Conference 2013, October 24-25,
Bangkok, Thailand, “Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Asian Countries”
11. IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA
2013), 22-25 Sept, 2013, Kuching, Malaysia. “Shariah Compliant Screening Practices of
Malaysian Financial Institutions”
12. 20th
Global Finance Conference at Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Monterey, CA, USA, 20-22 May, 2013, “Re-Examination of Exchange Rate
Determinants using Non-Parity Factors”
13. 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science & Engineering Research (CHUSER
2012), “Exchange Rate, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and International Trade”
14. Terengganu International Business and Economics Conference III 2012 (TiBEC III), “Panel Analysis of FDI in Fast Emerging ASEAN Countries”
15. 2012 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications
(ISBEIA 2012), “International Trade Competitiveness of Emerging ASEAN5+4
Countries”
16. Asian Finance Association and Taiwan Finance Association 2012 Joint International
Conference, “Improving International Trade Competitiveness of Emerging ASEAN5+4
Countries”
17. 14th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2012: Emerging Markets and
Financial Resilience: Decoupling Growth from Turbulence, “Openness, Market Size
and Foreign Direct Investments in Fast Emerging Countries”.
18. International Islamic Finance and Business Symposium and Halal Carnival 2011,
“Does Size of Conventional and Islamic Malaysian Banks affect Performance?”
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19. 2011 Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference, “Foreign Exchange
Time to Equilibrium for G-10 and Eastern Europe”
20. The International Business, Finance & Economics Research Conference 2011,
“Macroeconomic and Country Specific Determinants of FDI”
21. 13th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2011: ‘Financial Innovation and
Transformation in the 21st Century’, “Domestic Risks Characteristics and Foreign
Direct Investments”
22. 13th
Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2011: ‘Financial Innovation and
Transformation in the 21st Century’, “Financial Economic and Market Risks in FDI
Decisions”
23. 2011 Global Finance Association Conference, “The Global Imbalances,
Sustainability and Tides of Change”, “Measuring The Time‐To‐Equilibrium:
Application To G‐10 & Eastern Europe”
24. Second Conference, Foundation of Islamic Finance Series: Islamic Banking Products,
Theory, Practice & Issues, 2011. “Comparison of Quantitative Syariah Compliance
Standards”.
25. 2nd Terengganu International Business and Economics Conference (TiBÉC), Kuala
Terengganu, Terengganu, 2010. “Pre-IPO Characteristics and Post-IPO Operating
Performance in Malaysia”.
26. 18th
Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and
Management (PBFEAM), Beijing, China, 2010. “Foreign Exchange Equilibrium within
Trade-linked Countries: Purchasing Power Parity”.
27. 12th Annual Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Selangor, 2010. “Syariah
Compliance Screening Standards: Is there a Universal Acceptable Formula?”
28. 2010 International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management,
Singapore. “Crisis Preparedness at Taman Nagara National Park, Kuala Tahan, Pahang”.
29. 22nd
Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Australia, 2009. “Domestic
Macroeconomic Fundamentals and U.S. Stock Market Effects on Five ASEAN Financial
Markets”.
30. 11th Annual Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Penang, 2009. “Domestic
Fundamentals and World Stock Market Effects on ASEAN Emerging Market”.
31. Annual London Conference on Money, Economy and Management, Imperial College,
London, United Kingdom, 2008. “Examining Foreign Exchange Behaviour in Asia
Pacific and Eastern European Transitional Economies”
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32. 1st Terengganu International Business and Economics Conference (1st TiBÉC) ’08,
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 2008. “Time to Equilibrium and Long Run Dynamics
of Exchange Rate Determination in the Asia Pacific”.
33. 10th Annual Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Kuching, Sarawak, 2008. “A
Preliminary Study on Credit Risk Management Strategies of Selected Banks in Malaysia”
34. 4th International Conference on Banking and Finance, Langkawi, Malaysia, January
2008. “Exchange Rate Time to Equilibrium for Emerging Countries”
35. International Conference on Business, Environment, International Competitiveness
and Sustainable Development of the Asia Pacific Economies, Sunway Resort,
Malaysia, December 2007. “Long Run Exchange Rate Behaviour in the Asia Pacific
Region.
36. 18th
Asian Financial Association/FMA Conference, Hong Kong, July 2007. “Exchange
Rate Fluctuations in Asian Pacific and Eastern Europe”
37. 9th Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Shah Alam, June 2007. “Fundamentals
in Exchange Rate Determination: Malaysia and the ASEAN Emerging Countries”
38. 17th
Asia Financial Association/FMA Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 2006.
“Foreign Exchange Market Equilibrium in Asia Pacific and Latin America: A Test of
Purchasing Power Parity”
39. 8th Malaysian Finance Association Conference, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 2006.
“Parity and Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination in Australia and
the Asia Pacific”
40. 16th
Asia Financial Association/FMA Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2005.
“Exchange Rate Dynamics and Time to Equilibrium in Five Southeast Asian Economies”
41. Eastern Finance Association Conference at Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 2005. “Exchange
Rate Behaviour in the Asia Pacific Region”
42. 9th International Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance,
Rethymno, Greece, 2005. “Foreign Exchange Market Equilibrium in Closely Trading
Regions: A Test of Purchasing Power Parity”
43. Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, New South Wales,
2004. “The Role of Non-Parity Fundamentals in Exchange Rate Determination: Asia
Pacific Region”
44. Monash University PhD Doctoral Conference, Strath Creek, VIC, 2004. “Long Run
Dynamics of Exchange Rate Determination in Asia Pacific”
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Professional Membership and Activities:
Malaysian Finance Association, President, 2017 – present.
Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia (FAAM), Executive Committee, 2018 - 2020
Malaysian Finance Association, Vice-President, 2012 – 2017
Fulbright Scholar Alumni, since 2015
Research and Publication Committee Panel, Malaysian Financial Planning Council, 2015
- present
Persatuan Siswazah Wanita Malaysia, Vice President (Academic), 2015 - present
Accreditation Panel Member, Finance Accreditation Agency, Malaysia 2014 - present
External Relations Committee Member, Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC),
2013
Malaysian Finance Association – Assistant Secretary 2009-2011, Life Member.
Asian Finance Association - Member since 2005
Financial Management Association, USA – Member since 2005
Centre for Financial Studies, Centre for Business Excellence, Faculty of Business
Management 2006-2007, 2007-2008 - Head
Persatuan Siswazah Wanita Malaysia – Board Member 2011, Life Member
Canadian Graduates Association – Member since 1985
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) – Life Member since 1988
Scholarships Awarded:
PhD (Finance) Scholarship by UiTM to Monash University, Australia, 2002.
Master of Business Administration Scholarship by UiTM to University of Memphis,
Memphis, USA, 1996.
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese and the Malay Language
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Other Appointments:
Speaker – Faculty of Business & Management 2019 on The Global World Economy – Trends
and Issues
Keynote Speaker – 6th
MFPC International Conference on Islamic Wealth Management &
Financial Planning 2019 on Financial Freedom and Shari’ah Compliant Investment
Book Reviewer for Oxford Fajar 2019 – Personal Financial Planning
Keynote Speaker – 6th
International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and
Economics (BAFE) 2018 on Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Finance Industry
Panel Speaker – 2nd
Business and Management Conference 2017 – China’s Belt and Road
Initiative on The Impact towards Malaysian Businesses, on Challenges and opportunities
for SMEs
Keynote Speaker - International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics
2016 on Global Integration: Trends and Issues
Speaker - MFPC HRDF Program on Emotional & Behavioral Finance on The Emotions &
Economics of Consumer Finance
Panel of Judges – UiTM MFPC Financial Planning Quiz 2015
Panel of Judges - MFPC National Financial Planning Quiz Tournament 2013
Research Fellow – Accounting Research Institute (ARI), UiTM
Research Fellow – Institute of Business Excellence, Faculty of Business Management, UiTM
Associate Fellow- Mitrans 2011-2013
Reviewer for Manuscript – Handbook of Asian Sovereign Bond Markets – UPM Press, 2012
“Business Research Method for Managers”, Research Method Manual, Open University
Malaysia (OUM), 2009.