Curriculum Vitae

DR. ASYRAF BIN ABDUL HALIM

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Finance
    Faculty of Business and Economics
  • asyrafhalim
  • 03-79673690

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Asyraf did his Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics and Finance in the University of
Nottingham Malaysia Campus, then he undertook his MSc in Islamic Finance in INCEIF. He later joined UM as a GRA for 2 years, before becoming a SLAB fellow in the Faculty of Business and Economics in 2018 for his PhD studies. He completed his PhD in 2022 and are currently active in research and publications in the field of Islamic equity markets, more specifically, the various behaviour of Shariah compliant firms. Dr. Asyraf primarily teach quantitative subjects in the faculty, such as Econometrics and Financial Modelling & Mathematics. Although not very athletic, Dr. Asyraf enjoys badminton, (watching) football and video games.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Finance)
    Universiti Malaya
  • Doctoral Degree (PhD)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MSc(IsFin), (Islamic Banking & Finance)
    International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (Inceif)
  • BA (Buss.Eco & Fin) (Nottingham), (BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND FINANCE)
    University of Nottingham

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Latihan Industri Task Force Member for Bachelor of Finance
    13 Nov 2021 - 12 Dec 2023 (Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Supervisor
    05 Jun 2023 - 14 Jul 2023 (Department)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Call for Paper Award Best Paper Award
    Institute of Capital Markets Research Securities Commission of Malaysia, 2023 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
ESCI
  1. Abd Sukor, Mohd Edil; Halim, Asyraf Abdul (2022). Portfolio optimisation of Shariah-compliant samples in the USA, JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS RESEARCH. . doi:10.1108/JIABR-10-2021-0278
  2. Abd Sukor, Mohd Edil; Halim, Asyraf Abdul (2022). Theory and evidence of the impacts of Shariah debt screening on firm behaviour, JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS RESEARCH. . doi:10.1108/JIABR-01-2022-0016
Scopus
  1. Halim A.A. (2023). A Five-Factor Asset Pricing Model of Shariah Compliant Firms in the United States, Institutions and Economies. 15(3), 59-80. doi:10.22452/IJIE.vol15no3.3
  2. Sukor M.E.A., Abdul Halim A. (2023). Portfolio optimisation of Shariah-compliant samples in the USA, Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. 14(1), 34-57. doi:10.1108/JIABR-10-2021-0278
  3. Sukor M.E.A., Abdul Halim A. (2022). Theory and evidence of the impacts of Shariah debt screening on firm behaviour, Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research. 13(8), 1137-1154. doi:10.1108/JIABR-01-2022-0016
Chapter in Books
  1. Halim, A. A., Sukor, M. E. A., & Bacha, O. I. (2019). Capital Structure and Shari ah Compliance Firms: Malaysian Evidence. Islamic Finance, Risk-Sharing and Macroeconomic Stability, 63-79.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2026, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Multi-factor Asset Pricing Models & Anomalies Of Shariah Compliant Firms In Malaysia. Can Artificial Intelligence Lead To Consistent Alphas? ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2025, Government Agency
    Equity And Capital Market Risks: Challenges In Property Sector ( Co-Researcher)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Internal Examiner for a Mba Student's Research Project, University, (Internal Examiner)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) MACRO MONETARY POLICY, ZHU JIANNAN
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) An investigation into the long term sustainability of the transition to electric power.

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2023) CIC3020 - Cases in Finance
  2. (2023) CIC2005 - Econometrics
  3. (2023) CIC2010 - Financial Modelling and Mathematics
  4. (2023) CIC2009 - Treasury Management

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Gave a Talk as Part of The Professional Retirement and Pension Programme in The Series Fundamentals of Social Protection Ran by The Social Wellbeing Research Centre (Swrc)., (08 Mar 2023 - 08 Mar 2023) (University)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2023, Universiti Malaya (20 Feb 2023 - 24 Feb 2023)
  2. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION 2023, Cube Universiti Malaya (28 Feb 2023 - 02 Mar 2023)
  3. YOUR EXAM QUESTIONS: IS IT HOTS ENOUGH?, Microsoft Teams (13 Apr 2023 - 13 Apr 2023)
  4. TRANSFORM YOUR ASSESSMENTS: DESIGNING EFFECTIVE OPEN BOOK EXAMS FOR YOUR STUDENTS, Bangunan Azman Hashim UM dan Microsoft Teams (04 Apr 2023 - 04 Apr 2023)
INTERNAL COURSE
  1. FROM RESEARCH TO COMMERLISATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, Aras 4 Bilik Senat Bangunan Canseleri (02 Aug 2023 - 02 Aug 2023)