Lecturer in Finance
Overview
Ihtisham is a Lecturer in Finance at the University of Queensland (UQ), also having earned his PhD from UQ in 2020. With over a decade of teaching experience, within and outside Australia, he has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate finance courses, both in traditional and online formats, covering topics such as Portfolio Management, Asset Pricing & Public Financial Management.
Besides teaching students within university, Ihtisham also plays an active role in industry engagement and Executive Education and has a vast experience in facilitating capacity building courses, especially for the public sector. He currently serves as the Academic Director for UQ’s joint public sector finance program with the Queensland Treasury Corporation. This role allows him to bridge academic knowledge with practical industry insights, enriching the learning experience for both students and professionals alike. Notably, Ihtisham has been recognised for his excellence in teaching and learning, receiving the Student Engagement Award for his commitment to fostering a dynamic and engaging learning environment.
Ihtisham not only has a long teaching experience but is also actively involved in finance research. He has published scholarly work, in the fields of Climate Risk, Asset Pricing, and Corporate Finance in a number of highly ranked academic journals and has also been cited by different media outlets. Ihtisham has secured several research grants, from within UQ, and other prestigious organizations (e.g., American Finance Association, Korean Development Institute) and presented his scholarly work at leading local and international conferences (e.g., Financial Management Association)
Research Interests
- Financial Implications of Climate Risk (Physical & Regulatory)
- Sustainable Finance
- Insider Trading
- Asset Pricining
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Finance, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Research) of Science in Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad
- Bachelor of Business Administration, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Publications
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Journal Article: Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?
Ali, Searat, Iqbal, Jamshed, Malik, Ihtisham and Rahman, Dewan (2024). Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?. International Review of Economics & Finance, 92, 1250-1269. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.032
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Journal Article: Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts
Wang, Yujie, Nadeem, Muhammad, Malik, Ihtisham and Xiong, Ling (2024). Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts. Corporate Governance: An International Review. doi: 10.1111/corg.12569
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Journal Article: Pitching business school researcher profiles
Faff, Robert, Mathuva, David, Brosnan, Mark, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Albu, Catalin, Ali, Searat, Axelsen, Micheal, Cornwell, Nikki, Gepp, Adrian, Gill, Chelsea, Honey, Karina, Malik, Ihtisham, Mehrotra, Vishal, Moses, Olayinka, Ratiu, Raluca Valeria, Tan, David and Tuszkiewicz, Maciej Andrzej (2023). Pitching business school researcher profiles. Journal of Accounting Literature. doi: 10.1108/jal-10-2022-0105
Supervision
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CEO early-life experiences and corporate environmental orientation
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Journal Article
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Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?
Ali, Searat, Iqbal, Jamshed, Malik, Ihtisham and Rahman, Dewan (2024). Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?. International Review of Economics & Finance, 92, 1250-1269. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.032
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Wang, Yujie, Nadeem, Muhammad, Malik, Ihtisham and Xiong, Ling (2024). Board gender reforms and voluntary disclosure: international evidence from management earnings forecasts. Corporate Governance: An International Review. doi: 10.1111/corg.12569
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Pitching business school researcher profiles
Faff, Robert, Mathuva, David, Brosnan, Mark, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Albu, Catalin, Ali, Searat, Axelsen, Micheal, Cornwell, Nikki, Gepp, Adrian, Gill, Chelsea, Honey, Karina, Malik, Ihtisham, Mehrotra, Vishal, Moses, Olayinka, Ratiu, Raluca Valeria, Tan, David and Tuszkiewicz, Maciej Andrzej (2023). Pitching business school researcher profiles. Journal of Accounting Literature. doi: 10.1108/jal-10-2022-0105
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Climate policy uncertainty and the cross-section of stock returns
Treepongkaruna, Sirimon, Chan, Kam Fong and Malik, Ihtisham (2023). Climate policy uncertainty and the cross-section of stock returns. Finance Research Letters, 55 (Part A) 103837, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.103837
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Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco-innovation: International evidence
Zaman, Rashid, Asiaei, Kaveh, Nadeem, Muhammad, Malik, Ihtisham and Arif, Muhammad (2023). Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco-innovation: International evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review. doi: 10.1111/corg.12545
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Malik, Ihtisham, Chowdhury, Hasibul and Alam, Md Samsul (2023). Equity market response to natural disasters: Does firm's corporate social responsibility make difference?. Global Finance Journal, 55 100801, 100801. doi: 10.1016/j.gfj.2022.100801
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Malik, Ihtisham A. and Faff, Robert (2022). Industry market reaction to natural disasters: do firm characteristics and disaster magnitude matter?. Natural Hazards, 111 (3), 2963-2994. doi: 10.1007/s11069-021-05164-z
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Do co-opted boards increase insider profitability?
Rahman, Dewan, Malik, Ihtisham, Ali, Searat and Iqbal, Jamshed (2021). Do co-opted boards increase insider profitability?. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 17 (3) 100265, 100265. doi: 10.1016/j.jcae.2021.100265
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Market response of US equities to domestic natural disasters: industry-based evidence
Malik, Ihtisham A., Faff, Robert W. and Chan, Kam F. (2020). Market response of US equities to domestic natural disasters: industry-based evidence. Accounting and Finance, 60 (4) acfi.12484, 3875-3904. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12484
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Faff, Robert, Ali, Searat, Atif, Muhammad, Brenner, Matt, Chowdhury, Hasibul, Cruddas, Leelyn, Joubert, Alison, Malik, Ihtisham, Mi, Lin, Nagar, Vinu, Pullen, Tim, Siegrist, Manuel, Smythe, Steve, Stephenson, Jeff, Zhang, Beile and Kun Zhang (2017). Fantasy pitching. Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems, 16 (2), 360-379. doi: 10.24818/jamis.2017.02007
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Turn on the lights: Macroeconomic factors affecting renewable energy in Pakistan
Malik, Ihtisham Abdul, Siyal, Ghamz-e-Ali, Bin Abdullah, Alias, Alam, Arif, Zaman, Khalid, Kyophilavong, Phouphet, Shahbaz, Muhammad, Baloch, Siraj Ullah and Shams, Tauqeer (2014). Turn on the lights: Macroeconomic factors affecting renewable energy in Pakistan. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 38, 277-284. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.090
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Foreign direct investment and stock market development in Pakistan
Malik, Ihtisham Abdul and Amjad, Shehla (2013). Foreign direct investment and stock market development in Pakistan. Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 12 (3), 226-242. doi: 10.1108/JITLP-02-2013-0002
Conference Publication
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Climate policy uncertainty and corporate default risk
Alsaiari, Hatem, Malik, Ihtisham and Ali, Searat (2023). Climate policy uncertainty and corporate default risk. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing SIG and the Northern Area Group, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 13-15 December 2023.
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Climate policy uncertainty and the cross-section of stock returns
Treepongkaruna, Sirimon, Fong Chan, Kam and Malik, Ihtisham (2023). Climate policy uncertainty and the cross-section of stock returns. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, 11-14 October 2023.
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Natural disasters and corporate default risk
Chowdhury, Hasibul , Malik, Ihtisham , Sun, Hui and Ali, Searat (2022). Natural disasters and corporate default risk. New Zealand Finance Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-9 December 2022.
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Malik, Ihtisham, Hodgson, Allan, Faff, Robert and Xiong, Zhengling (2020). Does corporate insider trading predict natural disaster outcomes?: evidence from tropical storms in the US. 43rd Annual Congress European Accounting Association (EAA), Bucharest, Romania, 27-29 May 2020.
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Malik, Ihtisham, Hodgson, Allan, Faff, Robert and Xiong, Zhengling (2019). Does corporate insider trading predict natural disaster outcomes?: evidence from tropical storms in the U.S.. 9th Annual Finance Research Network Conference (FIRN 2019), Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, 20-22 November 2019.
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Natural disaster and the profitability of insider trading
Malik, Ihtisham, Hodgson, Allan and Faff, Robert (2019). Natural disaster and the profitability of insider trading. 12th International Accounting and Finance Doctoral Symposium, Milan, Italy, 9-11 June 2019.
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Price reactions of U.S. equities to natural disasters: industry-based evidence
Malik, Ihtisham, Faff, Robert and Chan, Kam Fong (2019). Price reactions of U.S. equities to natural disasters: industry-based evidence. 2019 New Zealand Finance Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 18-20 December 2019.
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Natural disaster risk, and price returns and volatilities of financial assets
Malik, Ihtisham, Faff, Robert and Chan, Kam Fong (2017). Natural disaster risk, and price returns and volatilities of financial assets. 10th International Accounting and Finance Doctoral Symposium, Warsaw, Poland, 12-14 June 2017.
Other Outputs
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Equity price reaction to natural disasters
Malik, Ihtisham Abdul (2020). Equity price reaction to natural disasters. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.555
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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CEO early-life experiences and corporate environmental orientation
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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