Biography
Associate Professor Harminder Singh is a Lecturer in the Department of Finance in Deakin Business School. Prior to Deakin, he taught at SGGSC Commerce, University of Delhi. Harminder is currently the Director of Master of International Finance (MIF) programme in the School of Accounting Economics and Finance at Deakin University. Harminder has served as coordinator Honours programme, seminar coordinator and discipline coordinator during his tenure at Deakin. His teaching experience includes Equity and Investment Analysis (B.Com), Advanced Investments (Honours), International Finance (MIF), Treasury and Risk Management (MIF). He has been actively involved in the supervision of PhD students.
He has published in Financial Review, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Journal of Asset Management, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Review of Futures Market, International Journal of Managerial Finance, Journal of Asian Economics and International Journal of Business and Economics, amongst others. He has received competitive grants from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia, Australian Centre for Financial Studies, and the University Grants Commission. Harminder has a research interest in Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance, Asian Financial Markets and Corporate Finance.
On the corporate front, Harminder has devised and delivered Executive Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programmes to the participants of Baosteel (China), UCO Bank (India), BIDV Bank (Vietnam), HMV (India). His research has appeared in Times of India, Financial Review (Leading Australian Business Newspaper), The Tribune etc.
Read more on Harminder's profileResearch interests
- Asset Pricing
- Behavioural Finance
- Asian Financial Markets
- Corporate Finance
Affiliations
- Member, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
- Member, FINSIA, Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies, Australia.
- Member, Midwest Finance Association, USA.
- Member, Eastern Finance Association, USA.
Teaching interests
- Investments
- Advanced Investments
- Financial Markets
- International Finance
Units taught
- MAF307 - Equity and Investment Analysis
- MAF761 - Advanced Investments
- MAF 760 - International Finance
- Treasury and Investment Analysis
Professional activities
Media appearances
- Interview article in The Australian Financial Review on 25 June 2012.
- Article on Directors’ Trades in The Australian Financial Review on 21 Oct 2008.
- Article on Eurozone Crisis and its Impact on Asian Capital Markets in Times of India-Kolkata on 19 December 2011.
Publications
Does hedge fund activism improve investment efficiency?
S Deb, S Deb, H Duong, H Duong, A Singh, A Singh, H Singh, H Singh
(2023), pp. 1-27, Review of Accounting Studies, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Does market competition foster related party transactions? Evidence from emerging market
S Bansal, H Singh
(2023), Vol. 77, pp. 101909-101909, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, C1
The impact of bank loan announcements on stock liquidity
T Pham, H Singh, V Vu
(2023), Vol. 86, pp. 848-864, International Review of Economics and Finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The Marketing Capability Premium
Tze Ang, Tarun Chordia, Vivian Mai, Harminder Singh
(2022), pp. 1-42, The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Oxford, Eng., C1
Shareholder response to pension deficit: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
A Singh, H Singh
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 566-574, Journal of Economics and Finance, Berlin, Germany, C1
Recalibration of priorities: Investor preference and Russia-Ukraine conflict
A Singh, R Patel, H Singh
(2022), Vol. 50, pp. 1-6, Finance Research Letters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Insiders' stock pledging disclosures and credit ratings: Evidence from India
A Singh, H Singh
(2022), Vol. 75, pp. 1-17, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Investor attention, analyst recommendation revisions, and stock prices
V Welagedara, S Deb, H Singh
(2017), Vol. 45, pp. 211-223, Pacific basin finance journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The high-volume return premium: Does it exist in the Chinese stock market?
P Wang, Y Wen, H Singh
(2017), Vol. 46, pp. 323-336, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, C1
Latency reduction and market quality: The case of the Australian Stock Exchange
H Murray, T Pham, H Singh
(2016), Vol. 46, pp. 257-265, International Review of Financial Analysis, C1
Invisible walls: Do psychological barriers really exist in stock index levels?
S Woodhouse, H Singh, S Bhattacharya, K Kumar
(2016), Vol. 36, pp. 267-278, North American journal of economics and finance, Amsterdamn, The Netherlands, C1
Dividends, leverage, and family ownership in the emerging Indonesian market
E Mulyani, H Singh, S Mishra
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 16-29, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, C1
Stock Market Liquidity and Firm Value: An Empirical Examination of the Australian Market
T Nguyen, H Duong, H Singh
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 639-646, International Review of Finance, C1
Information content of directors' trading around acquisitions
S Shams, H Duong, H Singh
(2016), Vol. 38, pp. 177-193, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, C1
A Verstoep, H Singh, P Nguyen, S Bhattacharya
(2015), Vol. 18, pp. 263-274, Sport in society, London, Eng., C1
Information asymmetry, trade size, and the dynamic volume-return relation: evidence from the Australian securities exchange
Y Sun, Y Sun, H Duong, H Duong, H Singh, H Singh
(2014), Vol. 49, pp. 539-564, Financial review, Hoboken, N. J., C1
Trading volume, realized volatility and jumps in the Australian stock market
H Shahzad, H Duong, P Kalev, H Singh
(2014), Vol. 31, pp. 414-430, Journal of international financial markets, institutions & money, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The determinants of stock prices : new evidence from the Indian banking sector
P Narayan, S Narayan, H Singh
(2014), Vol. 50, pp. 5-15, Emerging markets finance & trade, Armonk, N. Y., C1
The diversification discount and takeovers : some Australian evidence
M Nankervis, H Singh
(2012), Vol. 8, pp. 36-57, International journal of managerial finance, Bingley, England, C1
Do macro-economic variables explain stock-market returns? Evidence using a semi-parametric approach
S Mishra, H Singh
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 115-127, Journal of asset management, London, England, C1
What does volume reveal : a study of the Indian single stock futures market
R Martins, H Singh, S Bhattacharya
(2012), Vol. 11, pp. 409-419, Indian journal of economics and business, New Delhi, India, C1
Does momentum still exist in the Australian stock-market?
I Nandha, H Singh, R Silvers
(2012), Vol. 11, pp. 89-92, International journal of business and economics, Taichung, Taiwan, C1
Do Macro-Economic Variables Explain Stock-Market Returns? Evidence Using a Semi-Parametric Approach
S Mishra, H Singh
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 115-127, Journal of Asset Management, New York, NY, C1-1
An analysis of trading in target stocks before successful takeover announcements
M Clements, H Singh
(2011), Vol. 21, pp. 1-17, Journal of multinational financial managment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Herding behaviour in the Chinese and Indian stock markets
P Lao, H Singh
(2011), Vol. 22, pp. 495-506, Journal of Asian economics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
S Bhattacharya, H Singh, R Alas
(2011), pp. 98-111, International research journal of finance and economics, Leicestershire, U. K., C1
Yang Sun, Huu Duong, Harminder Singh
(2011), pp. 1-36, Proceedings of the 2nd Finance and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, E1-1
Efficiency and unbiasedness in the Indian stock index futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh
(2010), Vol. 18, pp. 239-263, Review of futures markets, Washington, DC, C1
What factors drive takeovers in Australia?
J Porter, H Singh
(2010), Vol. 9, pp. 87-103, International journal of business and economics, Taichung, Taiwan, C1
A Comparative Study of Banking in China and India
Daya Shanker, Daya Shanker, I Wadud, I Wadud, Harminder Singh, Harminder Singh
(2009), Vol. 57, pp. 118-138, The Indian Economic Journal, C1
S Mishra, H SIngh
(2009), "Value Creation and Management : Vision for 2010" : The 17th Annual Conference on PBFEAM and The 3rd International Conference on Business in Asia (iCBA), Bangkok, Thailand, E1
The information content of directors' trades: empirical analysis of the Australian market
L Hotson, H Singh, N Kaur
(2008), Vol. 5, pp. 122-133, Investment management and financial innovations, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Time varying hedge ratios : an application to the Indian stock futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh, G Gannon
(2007), Vol. 16, pp. 75-104, Review of futures markets, Kent, Ohio, C1
Merger announcements and insider trading activity in India: an empirical investigation
M Agarwal, H Singh
(2006), Vol. 3, pp. 140-154, Investment management & financial innovations, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Time-varying hedge ratios: an application to the Indian stock futures market
P Bhattacharya, H Singh, G Gannon
(2006), Econometric Society Australasian Meetings Papers, Alice Springs, NT, E1
On the extent of speculative activity in the Indian stock market during badla and post-badla period
H Singh, V Marisetty
(2005), Vol. 11, pp. 5-15, ICFAI journal of applied finance, India, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
The Information Content of Bank Loan Announcements on Borrower Stock Returns and Liquidity
A/Prof Harminder Singh
Aust Centre for Financial Studies
- 2012: $5,800
Staying Financially Safe Online: Digital Financial Safety and Wellbeing
A/Prof Harminder Singh, A/Prof Lubna Alam
Bendigo Bank
- 2024: $909
- 2023: $9,090
Supervisions
Arkaja Chakraverty
Thesis entitled: Firms' Response to Stronger Trade Secret Protection
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance
Prasanna Laxminarayana Tantri
Thesis entitled: Banking Issues in Emerging Markets: Evidence from India
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance
Venura Welagedara
Thesis entitled: The Post-Revision Drift, Analyst Characteristics and Investor Attention
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance
Evy Mulyani
Thesis entitled: Dividend and Family Ownership: Evidence from Indonesia
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Hassan Shahzad
Thesis entitled: Volume and Volatility Relationship in the Australian Stock Exchange
Master of Commerce, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance
Van Anh Mai
Thesis entitled: The Implications of Marketing Capability in Financial Market
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance
Amanjot Singh
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on Hedge Fund Activism
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance
Paul Zarebski
Thesis entitled: AGENCY ISSUES SURROUNDING A-REITS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Accounting, Economics & Finance