Curriculum Vitae

DR. TAHMINA AKHTER

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Finance
    Faculty of Business and Economics
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr Tahmina Akhter is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance of the Faculty of Business and Economics in Universiti Malaya. She completed her PhD in Behavioral Finance from the Graduate school of business of Universiti Kebanagsaan Malaysia. Her current research work focuses on the inter-linkages of behavioral finance with corporate finance, financial economics, sustainable finance and digital finance. An experienced educator with a career spanning 12 years she is passionate about nurturing the future leaders in the domain of finance and banking.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Finance)
    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
  • MBA, (Finance)
    University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • BBA, (Finance)
    University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Hoque, Mohammad Enamul; Soo-Wah, Low; Tiwari, Aviral Kumar; Akhter, Tahmina (2023). Time and frequency domain connectedness and spillover among categorical and regional financial stress, gold and bitcoin market, RESOURCES POLICY. 85. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103786
Scopus
  1. Hoque M.E., Soo-Wah L., Tiwari A.K., Akhter T. (2023). Time and frequency domain connectedness and spillover among categorical and regional financial stress, gold and bitcoin market, Resources Policy. 85. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103786
Others
  1. Akhter, T., & Hoque, M., E. (2022). Moderating Effects of Financial Cognitive Abilities and Considerations on the Attitude-Intentions Nexus of Stock Market Participation. International Journal of Financial Studies, 10(1), 5.
  2. Akhter, T., & Yong, O. (2021). Can Adaptive Market Hypothesis Explain the Existence of Season Anomalies? Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange, Bangladesh. Contemporary Economics, 15(2), 198-224.
  3. Akhter, T., & Yong, O. (2019). Adaptive market hypothesis and momentum effect: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange. Cogent Economics & Finance, 7(1), 1650441.
  4. Revisiting endogeneity among foreign direct investment, economic growth and stock market development: Moderating role of political instability
Other Publications
  1. Akhter, T. & Imtiaz, N. (2024, September 24), U.S. Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes: Recent Developments and How Bangladesh Can Secure More FDI. Daily Sun: Bangladesh. https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/768538 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  2. Akter, T., & Imtiaz, N. (2023, December 2). Shifting focus to clean energy to boost economy, The Daily Sun, 7. - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2026, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Building Financial Resilience For Sustainable Retirement Planning Behavior: A Comparative Study Of Informal Versus Formal Sector Workforce ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2024 - 2026, Private Funding
    Uv-robotics For Pesticide Free Vegetable Production: Advancing Urban Farms For Precision Agriculture ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2025, Private Funding
    Malaysia?s Transition To Clean Energy Production: Demand For Input Minerals And Responsiveness Towards Geo-political Risk, Oil Price Shock And Economic Policy Uncertainty ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2024 - 2025, University Grant
    A Global Perspective on Corporate ESG Practices: Reality or Fantasy ( Co-Researcher)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2024) FINANCIAL WELL-BEING, FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY USAGE, AND RISK TOLERATE AMONG MZ GENERATION, PUSVITA YUANA
  2. (2024) FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: A STUDY BASED ON SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC MODELS, ZHANG WENJIE

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) CQC7046 - Accounting and Finance for Decision Making
Bachelor
  1. (2023) CIX2003 - Applied Financial Planning
  2. (2023) CIC3010 - Corporate Valuation
  3. (2023) CIX2001 - Financial Management
  4. (2023) CIC3019 - Insurance and Risk Management
  5. (2023) CIC3001 - Risk Management and Financial Instruments