Post-Graduate Students
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CURRENT PHD STUDENTS
| Name | Department | Position | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Duminda Karunarathne | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | ESG disclosure and investor behaviour |
| Mr Leon Stirk-Wang | Department of Economics | PhD candidate | Real estate economics (empirics) |
| Mr Xiaojie Yu | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Financial development, FDI & environment |
| Mr Abrar Hussain | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Behavioural finance |
| Mr Mesfin Yasin | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | ESG and Earning Management |
| Mr Abdullahi Bala | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Audit Committee Attributes. |
| Mr Syed Maisam Raza | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Climate finance |
| Mr Budianto Budianto | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Environmental Policy Stringency and Climate Disclosure |
| Mr Triet Le | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Climate finance, Green Finance, Fintech |
| Ms Hervita Mandariani | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Sustainable Finance |
CURRENT MASTERS STUDENTS
| Name | Department | Position | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Tebbs | Department of Management | MSusBus student 2025 | Sustainable business |
| Yajun Dong | Department of Management | MSusBus student 2025 | Sustainable business |
| Duc Trung Nguyen | Department of Management | MSusBus student 2025 | Sustainable business |
| Thanh Nguyen | Department of Management | MSusBus student 2025 | Sustainable business |
| Lachlan Williams | Department of Accountancy & Finance | MCom Student 2025 | Integrating Values in Investment |
PHD ALUMNI
| Name | Current Position | Year of Study | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kasun Perera | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Climate risk & idiosyncratic volatility puzzle |
| Ms Shabana Talpur | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Corporate social responsibility |
| Mr Junyu Zhang | Department of Accountancy & Finance | PhD candidate | Environmental risks and options markets |
| Dr Khurshid Ali | Lecturer, Lincoln University | PhD 2019-2022 | Climate disclosures |
| Dr Iftekhar Ahmed |
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Finance,
Newcastle University
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PhD 2019-2022 | Climate finance, microfinance. |
| Dr Matt McCarten | Lecturer in Sustainable Finance, University of Edinburgh | PhD 2014-2018 | Sustainable finance and electricity markets, investor litigation |
| Dr Dzung Nguyen | Lecturer at the Academy of Finance [subordinated to the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam] | PhD 2016-2020 | The impact of financial integration and natural disasters on commercial banks |
| Dr Quyen Nguyen | STRAND Marsden Postdoctoral Fellow, CEFGroup, University of Otago | PhD 2018-2021 | Climate finance, machine learning, GIS modelling (Dunedin) |
| Dr Daniel Tulloch | Principal Analyst, Ministry for the Environment | Principal Advisory, The Treasury | Chief Advisor, Commerce Commission [New Zealand] | PhD 2013-2016 | The impact of risk factors and regulatory change in European energy utilities’ returns |
| Dr Renzhu Zhang | Strategic Postdoctoral Fellow, CEFGroup, University of Otago | PhD 2017-2020 | Market reactions to climate policy changes, CEO succession |
| Dr Long Chen | Lecturer | School of People, Environment and Planning | Massey University | PhD 2017-2022 | GIS modelling |
| Ms Tsani Rakhmah |
Portfolio analyst at Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority New Zealand
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PhD 2018-2022 | Renewable energy finance |
| Dr Ling Lao | Teaching Fellow, Department of Accountancy & Finance, University of Otago | PhD 2021-2024 | Carbon risk, carbon pricing and environmental markets |
| Dr Andre Poyser | Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, Auckland University of Technology | PhD 2021-2024 | Climate change & indigenous asset management |
| Dr Dhanushika Samarawickrama |
Lecturer, University of Ruhuna
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PhD 2021-2024 | Firm environmental and social disclosures |
MASTERS ALUMNI
| Name | Current Position | Year of Study | Research Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Freddie Cleverley | Finance & Economics Senior Analyst, PwC New Zealand | MFinc 2019 | Renewable energy IPOs |
| Mr Duke Euphrat | Senior Sustainable Investment Advisor, Ministry for Primary Industries | MSusBus 2020 | Impact investing in NZ |
| Mr Jansson Ford | Analyst, Armillary Private Capital | MFinc 2019 | ESG ratings and option trader sentiment |
| Mr Benjamin Freschini | N/A | MFinc 2020 | Green IPOs |
| Mr Luke Gordon | Spot Trader, Snow Hydro | MFinc 2021 | Australian electricity market |
| Mr Hamish Kennett | Investment Banking Analyst, Forsyth Barr | MFinc 2019 | Climate risk in the NZX |
| Mr Samuel Kirk-Reeve | Analyst, Reserve Bank of New Zealand | MFinc 2020 | ESG investing |
| Ms Breanna McDowell | Consultant, Deloitte New Zealand | MFinc 2021 | Green transport |
| Mr Lachie McLean | Investment Banking Analyst, Jarden | MFinc 2021 | Asset manager green washing |
| Mr Josh Morrison | Investment Banking Analyst, Rothschild & Co | MFinc 2020 | Energy finance in ASEAN |
| Ms Katherin Scott | Finance Graduate, Fonterra | MFinc 2020 | ESG investing |
| Mr Tom Weatherall | Financial Analyst, Templeton Group | MFinc 2020 | ESG investing |
| Tomas O’Connor | Department of Accountancy & Finance | MFinc 2022 | Economic innovation and downside risks |
| Bridie Sheedy | Senior Analyst at EY | MFinc 2022 | EPA enforcement’s impact on US stock markets |
| Bella Sigley | Sustainable Investment Associate at Milford | MFinc 2022 | Financial instruments for biodiversity |
| Amanda Sim | Senior Analyst at ACC New Zealand | MFinc 2022 | Private debt market for a sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Ben Wilkinson | Finance & Performance Analyst at Fletcher Building at Fletcher Building | MFinc 2023 | The effect of divestment from ESG ETFs |
| Prasad Nagasubramanian | Sustainability Specialist at Summerset Retirement Villages | MSusBus 2024 | Sustainable business |