Biography
Dr Wei Opie is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at Deakin Business School. Wei received her PhD in Finance from the University of Melbourne. Wei's main research interests are in the areas of international finance, currency risk management, mutual funds, corporate finance, and corporate governance.
Read more on Wei's profileResearch interests
International Finance, Currency Risk Management, managed funds, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
Teaching interests
- Derivative Securities
- Corporate Finance
Units taught
- MAF713 - Derivatives and Financial Risk Management
- MAF703 - Applied Corporate Finance
- MAF306 - International Finance
- MAF203 - Business Finance
Professional activities
Projects
- Currency hedging at US international equity mutual funds
- Corporate uses of cash flow in recent decades
- The impact of managerial ability on capital structure adjustment speed
Publications
Global currency hedging with common risk factors
W Opie, S Riddiough
(2020), Vol. 136, pp. 780-805, Journal of financial economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Wei Opie, Gary Tian, Hong Zhang
(2019), Vol. 99, pp. 95-120, Journal of banking and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Currency overlay for global equity portfolios : cross-hedging and base currency
W Opie, J Dark
(2015), Vol. 35, pp. 186-200, Journal of futures markets, London, Eng., C1
Investor heterogeneity and the cross-sectional stock returns in China
W Opie, H Zhang
(2013), Vol. 25, pp. 1-20, Pacific-Basin finance journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Dynamic currency hedging for international stock portfolios
W Opie, C Brown, J Dark
(2012), Vol. 20, pp. 419-455, Review of futures markets, Chicago, Ill., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
Tongxia Li
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on Corporate Finance
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Finance