Curriculum Vitae

DR. FAUZI BIN ZAINIR

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Finance
    Faculty of Business and Economics

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • FINANCIAL
  • BANKING

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD(2012) (UK), (Kewangan)
    Coventry University
  • MBA(1988) (US), (Kewangan)
    University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Usa
  • BSc(1986) (US), (Pentadbiran Perniagaan)
    University of Nebraska, Lincoln

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Task Force Member
    07 Jun 2023 - 21 Jun 2023 (Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Semakan Kurikulum Sarjana Muda Kewangan
    06 Aug 2020 - 05 Aug 2021 (Department of Finance, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Pemeriksa bagi Peperiksaan Doktor Falsasfah, Doktor Penurusan, Sarjana Pentadbiran, Sarjana Pengurusan, Sarjana Perakaunan SEMESTER I,II DAN KHAS, SESI 2019/2020
    09 Sep 2019 - 04 Sep 2020 (Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Coordinator
    07 Jul 2014 - 06 Jul 2017 (Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Internal Auditor Fakulti
    12 Jun 2014 - 11 Jun 2017 (Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Penyelaras untuk BBA (Eksternal) atau UMCCED
    06 Oct 2012 - 05 Oct 2013 (Graduate Business School, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Wakil ke Jawatankuasa Ijazah Tinggi
    11 Aug 2011 - 10 Aug 2013 (Department of Finance and Banking, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Penyelaras BBA (Eksternal)
    18 Feb 2013 - 30 Jun 2013 (Department of Finance and Banking, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)
  • Member of Internal Auditor for Faculty of Business and Accountancy
    17 May 2010 - 16 May 2011 (Department of Finance and Banking, Faculty of Business & Accountancy)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • JAWATANKUASA KURIKULUM FAKULTI BAGI PROGRAM IJAZAH DOKTOR PENGURUSAN (DMGT), MEMBER
    2021 to 2024 (University)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA KURIKULUM BAGI PROGRAM DOUBLE DEGREE MBA (UM) MSC (UOG) ANTARA UNIVERSITI MALAYA DAN UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, MEMBER
    2021 to 2023 (University)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA KUALITI FAKULTI, MEMBER
    2020 to 2023 (University)
  • AHLI JAWATANKUASA BUKU PANDUAN PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA PENTADBIRAN PERNIAGAAN (MBA), MEMBER
    2021 to 2021 (University)
  • COORDINATOR FOR MBA PROGRAMME, MEMBER
    2020 to 2021 (University)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Recognition for Serving as Parent-Teacher Committee member at MRSM, Alor Gajah. Specifically in charge of Academic Bureau
    MRSM, Alor Gajah, 2015 (Community)
  • Recognition for Workshop Facilitator for Sustainability of Bumiputra IPTS
    Pusat Kajian Kecemerlangan Melayu (PKKM), University Malaya, 2015 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Riaz, S., Hanifa, M. H., & Zainir, F. (2021). Does Foreign Institutional Equity Participation Instigate Sustainable Corporate Investment Efficiency? Evidence from Emerging Economies. Sustainability, 13(8), 17. doi: 10.3390/su13084190
  2. Mahdzan, N. S., Zainudin, R., Abd Sukor, M. E., Zainir, F., Ahmad, W. M. W. (2019). Determinants of Subjective Financial Well-Being Across Three Different Household Income Groups in Malaysia. Social Indicators Research, 146(3), 699-726. doi:10.1007/s11205-019-02138-4
Others
  1. Mahdzan, N.S., Zainudin, R., Abd Sukor, M.E., Zainir, F. and Wan Ahmad, W.M. (2020), "An exploratory study of financial well-being among Malaysian households", Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/JABES-12-2019-0120
  2. F Azim, MZ Mustapha, F Zainir (2018).Corporate Governance and Party Transactions among Pakistani Family-owned firms.40 Institutions and Economies, 10(2), 22-61
  3. Syed, K. B. S., Zainir, F. Bin, & Isa, M. (2018). Does reputation matter in the dividend smoothing policy of emerging market firms? Empirical evidence from India. Borsa Istanbul Review. 18(3), 191-204
  4. Syed, K. B. S., Zainir, F. Bin, Isa, M, Katper, N. K. (2018). Integrating reputational considerations in the empirical analysis of dividend smoothing policy of emerging market firms- A quantile regression approach. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences. 13(2-56), 561-573
  5. Ying, Y, Albaity M. & Zainir, F., (2016), Determinants of Capital Structure: A Comparison between Industrial and Consumer Sectors in China , 9(2)
  6. Sok Ghee, C, Eric K., Zainir, F and Chen-Chen Y. (2015) Market structure, institutional framework and bank efficiency in ASEAN 5, Journal of Economics and Business , Available online 17 July 2015
Books
  1. ABDUL SAMAD, M. FAZILAH, ZAINIR, FAUZI, AND ISMAIL, SAMSUDIN 2002 PENGURUSAN KEWANGAN KUALA LUMPUR, THOMSON. FIRST EDITION

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2021 - 2022, Government Agency
    Does Digital Finance Reduce Or Amplify The Existing Risks In The Formal Financial Sector? ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2016 - 2018, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Developing A Financial Wellbeing Index For Middle Income Malaysians (m40) ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2017 - 2018, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SBS (Equitable Society)
    Review And Analysis: Epf's Saving Adecuacy And Investment Policies ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2014 - 2015, SSRC, Faculty of Economics & Administration
    Savings Adequacy Among Retirees in Malaysia: Issues and Options ( Consultant)
  5. 2014 - 2015, Social Security Research Centre, FEA, UM
    Savings Adequacy among Retirees in Malaysia: Issues & Options ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Preliminary Consulting Work With Upum On Scopus Usage by Public Universities from 2020-2021, Innowave Sdn Bhd, Project Leader/Lead Consultant
    01 Nov 2021 - 03 Nov 2021 (National)
  • Co-Author and Researcher (Performance of Malaysian Scholarly Outputs in Scopus 2015), Innowave
    01 Dec 2016 - 01 Dec 2016 (National)
  • The Survey of Investment Flow Between Asean and Australia/ New Zealand, Asean Secretariat
    01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2014 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

PRESENTER
  1. MBA program structure and Study Plan, Briefing to the Master of Business Administration Students, University Malaya Graduate Business School (University) (01 Oct 2020 - 01 Oct 2020)
  2. Master of Management New Curriculum Structure, Review and Assessment on MM new Curriculum by the Study Curriculum Committee, UMGSB (University) (22 Jul 2020 - 22 Jul 2020)
  3. Master of Management New Curriculum Structure, Review and Assessment on MM new Curriculum by the Faculty Curriculum Committee, UMGSB (University) (09 Jul 2020 - 09 Jul 2020)
  4. Islamic Equity Funds: Investors Reaction to Fund Performance, 2nd International Conference on Islamic Perspective of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Management (IPAFEM), University of Gadjah Mada (International) (17 Aug 2016 - 19 Aug 2016)
  5. Flow-performance relationship of Islamic Equity funds (IEFs), The 18th Malaysian Finance Association Annual Conference (MFAC) 2016 and The 7th Islamic Banking, Accounting and Finance Conference (iBAF) 2016, MFA and USIM (National) (29 May 2016 - 31 May 2016)
  6. Review and Analysis - EPF s Saving Adequacy and Investment Policies, LPEM's Conference on Economics & Finance in Indonesia 2015, Universitas of Indonesia (International) (30 Nov 2015 - 01 Dec 2015)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Appointed as Panel of Assessor for Multimedia University Academic Program, National, (External Assessor)
  2. (2021) Appointment as Panel of Assessor for Programme Maintenance Accreditation (, National, (External Evaluator)
  3. (2021) Internal Examiner to Assess Phd Thesis, University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2021) Reviewing Manuscript # Ajue-2021-0116 Entitled "Moneywise Cash-Flow Simulation Module: Improving Students Grade Through Enhanced Personal Financial Planning System", University, (Reviewer)
  5. (2020) Review and Assessment on MM new Curriculum by the Faculty Committee , (Moderator)
  6. (2020) "Financial Inclusion in Nigeria" in International Journal of Banking and Finance , (Reviewer)
  7. (2020) Meeting by ACCSB panel to solicit required inputs and resources as part of re-accreditation exercise for certification of ACCSB. , (Resource Person)
  8. (2020) Review and Assessment on MM new Curriculum by the Study Committee , (Moderator)
  9. (2019) Pemeriksa Dalaman bagi Program Sarjana Pentadbiran Perniagaan dan Sarjana Pengurusan Semester 1, sessi 2019 dan 2020, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2018) To review an article in Asian Journal of Business and Accounting. The title of the article is "Propensity To Pay And Catering Incentives Of Dividends: Evidence From Indian Firms". The appreciation review is tag as 'Appreciation: Review AJBA 23261217" , (Reviewer)
  11. (2018) Review" Corporate Governance and Dividend Smoothing: Evidence from Pakistani Listed Banks", (Reviewer)
  12. (2016) To examine the final draft thesis by title: The Effect of Financial Market Development on Capital and Debt Maturity Structure of Firms in Selected African Countries by Oyebola Fatima Etudaiye-Muhtar (CHA120006), (Internal Examiner)
Contribution to event
  1. (2021) Presenting Workshop to UM Staff On Time Value of Money Application, University, (Panelist/Moderator)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2023) The role of ESG performance during times of Covid-19 Financial crisis: comparison from developed and emerging markets., QINGNAN LI
  2. (2023) “THE ROLE OF BANK/FINANCE DEVELOPMENT IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OF MALAYSIA AND ASEAN COUNTRIES (2010-2019), Sayed Haroon Sadat
  3. (2023) Firm Life Cycle: The Role of Institutional Investors and Firm Investment Efficiency, AHMAD GHAZALI
  4. (2023) FACTORS affecting malaysia's corporate bond spread, LOW KEN HOU
  5. (2023) IMPACT OF FOREIGN EQUITY PARTICIPATION ON CORPORATE INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY OF LISTED FIRMS WITH FINANCING CONSTRAINTS AND AGENCY ISSUE, SABAHAT RIAZ
  6. (2012) THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCE FACTORS ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE IN CHINA, YANG YING
Master
  1. (2019) THE AFFECT OF JOB SATISFACTION, QUALITY OF LIFE AND MORALE IN THE CONTEXT OF LEADERSHIP ON COMBAT READINESS, Peter Dunggi
  2. (2014) Dividend Policy in Malaysian Financial Institutions, Gopi Kerishnan
  3. (2013) Dividend policy and stock price volatility: evidence from Malaysian government linked companies., Sulocana a/p Supramaniam
  4. (2010) Malaysia Stock Price Reaction Prior to Earning Announcement, Chow Mun Hao
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) Industrial training practice

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2021) CQC7046 - Accounting and Finance for Decision Making
  2. (2012) CFGB6102 - Corporate Finance
Bachelor
  1. (2023) CIX2001 - Financial Management
  2. (2022) CIX2001 - Financial Management
  3. (2021) CIX2001 - Financial Management
  4. (2011) CBEB2102 - Financial Management
  5. (2010) CBEB2102 - Financial Management
  6. (2010) CBEB3309 - Bank Management

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Interview for The October 2021 Mba Intake, (03 Jul 2021 - 03 Jul 2021) (University)
  • Sebagai Salah Seorang Penceramah Untuk Program Latihan dan Pembangunan Staf, (23 Jun 2021 - 23 Jun 2021) (University)
  • Interview for Bsc Student Intake Into Faculty of Business and Accountancy, (08 Jun 2021 - 10 Jun 2021) (University)
  • Petugas/Pempamere Di University Malaya Postgraduate Virtual Day, (27 Feb 2021 - 28 Feb 2021) (University)
  • Temuduga Pelajar-Pelajar Mba-Mm Untuk Semester 1 2021-22, (14 Dec 2020 - 14 Dec 2020)
  • AJK Buku Panduan Sarjana Pengurusan, (01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2021)
  • Temuduga Kemasukan Pelajar-Pelajar Bsc Fakulti Perniagaan & Perakaunan Ke Sessi Semester 1 2020/21, (29 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2020)
  • Dmgt Interview Session Witht The Candidates, (28 Nov 2019 - 28 Nov 2019)
  • Pembentangan Mesyuarat Laporan Umgsb-Inspeka Untuk Tahun 2019, (01 Oct 2019 - 01 Oct 2019)
  • Ammending Master of Management Programme Book, (19 Sep 2019 - 19 Sep 2019)
  • Presentation On Master of Management Program to The Visiting External Assessor for Mm Programme, (29 Jul 2019 - 29 Jul 2019)
  • Interviewing Bba and Bfin Undergraduate Students, (11 Jun 2019 - 13 Jun 2019)
  • Pelantikan Sebagai Ahli Jawatankuasa Kerja Semakan Akreditasi dan Semakan Kurikulum Ijazah Tinggi Bagi Program Sarjana Pengurusan, (08 Apr 2019 - 07 Apr 2022)
  • Committee Member of The Parent-Teacher Association or Muafakat for Mrsm Alor Gajah, (29 Apr 2013 - 30 Apr 2015)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
EXTERNAL COURSE
  1. DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA) AND PANEL DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP, Equine Training, Seri Kembangan (13 Oct 2014 - 14 Oct 2014)
  2. COURSE OF DYNAMIC PANEL DATA ANALYSIS USING STATA, Mega Mind Training Center, Bandar Baru Bangi (08 Jun 2015 - 09 Jun 2015)
  3. CONDUCTING A LITERATURE SEARCH & WRITING REVIEW PAPER, Makmal Komputer, Aras 2, Kompleks Pengurusan Penyelidikan & Inovasi (25 Aug 2016 - 25 Aug 2016)
  4. PSAR WRITING WORKSHOP OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING, Bangi Resort Hotel (03 May 2019 - 05 May 2019)
  5. PROPOSAL AND CANDIDATURE DEFENCE SEM 1 209/20, Room 6, Bangunan Azman Hashim (30 Dec 2019 - 30 Dec 2019)
COURSES ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. SPECTRUM BASIC CLINIC, Makmal Komputer Aras 14 Wisma R&D, UM (12 Feb 2014 - 12 Feb 2014)
  2. WORKSHOP : SPSS FOR RESEARCH 2, Makmal Komputer 14-1, Wisma R&D Universiti Malaya (04 Mar 2015 - 05 Mar 2015)
  3. WORKSHOP : SPSS FOR RESEARCH 1, Makmal Komputer 14-1, Wisma R&D Universiti Malaya (27 Jan 2015 - 28 Jan 2015)
INTERNAL COURSE
  1. MICROSOFT EXCEL 2016 , Online(Dalam Talian) (19 Oct 2020 - 19 Oct 2020)