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Faculty of Business and Management

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Assistant Professor Dr Leow Hon Wei

Head of Programme, Foundation in Arts

Academic Qualifications

2020 - PhD (Applied Finance), UM
2012 - MBA, UKM
2010 - Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), UKM"

Areas of Interest
Initial Public Offerings
Corporate Finance
Financial Planning
Fixed Income Securities
Financial Institutions Operation
Investment Portfolio Management
Research Methods for Finance and Fintech
Basic of Fintech
e-Finance
Risk Management
Professional Qualifications:

1. Chartered Investment and Finance Practitioner (ChIFP)

Awarded body: Asia Pacific Financial Services Association

Year and Country: Jan 2017 & Singapore

 

2. Syariah Registered Financial Planner (Syariah RFP)

Awarded body: Malaysian Financial Planning Council

Year and Country:  March 2015 & Malaysia

 

3. Certified in Quantitative Risk Management (CQRM)

Awarded body: International Institute of Professional Education and Research

Year and Country: March 2015 & United States

 

4. CLARITAS Investment Certificate

Awarded body: CFA Institute

Year and Country: Sept 2013 & United States

 

5. Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Awarded body: Financial Planning Association Malaysia

Year and Country: July 2013 & Malaysia / United States

 

6. Registered Financial Planner (RFP)

Awarded body: Malaysian Financial Planning Council

Year and Country: June 2013 & Malaysia

Professional Membership

  1. Malaysian Financial Planning Council (ordinary member) (Malaysia)(from 2012 to current)
  2.  International Institute of Professional Education and Research (ordinary member) (US) (Group member) (from 2014 to current)
  3.  Malaysian Finance Association (life member) (Malaysia) (from 2015 to current)
  4.  Malaysian Economic Association (life member) (Malaysia) (from 2015 to current)
  5. American Finance Association (ordinary member) (US)(from 2016 to 2022)
  6. Financial Planning Association Malaysia (ordinary member) (Malaysia)(from 2012 to 2016)

Scholarship/ Grant/ Award

  1. Asia Pacific University Research Development Grant 2022: Design Learning for Education. Start: 28/12/2022; End: 27/12/2023.
  2. Asia Pacific University Research Development Grant 2021: Integrating the Big Data Driven Insight in Corporate exploration Competency: Resolving Fraud Allegations in Malaysia during Covid-19. Start: 01/11/2021; End: 01/11/2021. Completed.
  3. University of Malaya Travel Grant, The 13th National Chiao Tung University International Finance Conference, 10 January 2020.
  4. Bank Negara Malaysia Conference Grant, The 62th ISI World Statistics Congress 2019, Kuala Lumpur, 17 to 23 August 2019.
  5. A Framework for Retirement Planning Based On Financial Literacy and Wealth Accumulation in Malaysian Households. FRGS/2/2014/SS05/SEGI/02/2. Start: 01/10/2014; End: 30/12/2017. Completed.
  6. Consolation Prize, The 1st MFPC National Shariah Financial Plan Competition 2015/2016.
  7. CFA Program Professor Scholarship Award from CFA Institute, 2012
  8. MyBrain15 PhD Scholarship, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE), 2015
  9. First Malaysian won the recognition of CLARITAS Investment Certificate from CFA Institute (Post Global Launch)
  10. Dean’s Honor List, The National University of Malaysia, 2008

Publications

  1. Wu, W., Leow, H.W., Yang, S.Y., Muda, I., Xu, Z.Y. (2023). Nexus Between Financial Inclusion, Workers’ Remittances, and Unemployment Rate in Asian Economies. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(692), 1-10. Publisher: Springer Nature (WoS SSCI & Scopus Q1 Indexed)
  2. Tay, L.C., Tan, F.Y., Leow, H.W. (2023). Ability, Motivation, Opportunity-Enhancing HRM Practices and Corporate Environmental Citizenship: Revisiting the Moderating Role of Organisational Learning Capability In Malaysian Construction Companies. International Journal of Business and Society, 24(1), 100-118.  Publisher: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. (WoS ESCI & Scopus Q3 Indexed)
  3. Tay, L.C., Tan, F.Y., Leow, H.W. (2023). Ability, Motivation and Opportunity (AMO)-enhancing HRM Practices and Corporate Environmental Citizenship: The Mediation Effect of Organizational Ethical Climate. Jurnal Pengurusan, 67(1), 1-14. Publisher: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. (Scopus Q4 Indexed)
  4. Asma, A., Hieu, M. V., Ma, C., Leow, H.W., Monirul, I., and Gniewko, N. (2022). Natural Resources Commodity Prices Volatility and Economic Performance: Evaluating The Role Of Green Finance. Resources Policy (67), 102557. Publisher: Elsevier. (WoS SSCI & Scopus Q1 Indexed)
  5. Tay, L.C., Tan, F.Y., Leow, H.W. (2022). Organisational Learning Capability: Measurement, Validation, And Application In Malaysia. International Journal of Business and Society, 23(1), 106-117. Publisher: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. (WoS ESCI & Scopus Q3 Indexed)
  6. Krishnamoorthy., Leow, H.W., Cheok, M.Y. and Tay, L.C. (2022). Book Chapter. The modelling of financial planning in emerging market: An evidence from estate planning. Advances in Financial Planning and Forecasting, 10(1), 21-42. Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  7. Leow H.W. (2021). Corporate Financial Planning: Global Views, Challenges and Solutions. Financial 1st, 3(1), 12-13. (Official Magazine of Malaysian Financial Planning Council)
  8. Leow, H.W. and Lau, W.Y.(2020). The Interaction Effect of Heuristic Representation on Initial Public Offering Anomaly: Evidence from Flipping Activity. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 14(1), 3-15. Publisher: University of Wollongong. (WoS ESCI & Scopus Q2 Indexed).
  9. Leow, H.W. and Lau, W.Y. (2020). Book Chapter. Impact of Oversubscription Ratio and Trading Volume on IPO First Three-day Initial Return. Advances in Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance, 8, 163-175. Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited.
  10. Leow, H.W. and Lau W.Y. (2020). Impact of the Founder on the IPO Flipping Activity in Malaysian Main Market and ACE Market during GFC. Indonesian Capital Market Review, 12(2), 69-84. Publisher: Universitas Indonesia. (ESCI Indexed).
  11. Leow, H.W. (2020). Book Review. Profiting from the World’s Economic Crisis. Journal of Wealth Management and Financial Planning, 7(1), 82-84. Publisher: Malaysian Financial Planning Council. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS/Non-ERA).
  12. Leow H.W. (2020). FinTech Startups: The New Trend in Investment Planning for Businesses. Financial 1st, 2(1), 16-17. (Official Magazine of Malaysian Financial Planning Council)
  13. Stanley Yap, P.L., Chok N.V., Seow K.C and Leow H.W. (2019). Modelling Perceived Value, Trust, Satisfaction and Consumer Commitment: An Analysis of Fast Moving Consumer Goods in Malaysia. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, 11(2). 185-196. (ERA-Indexed)
  14. Leow, H.W. and Lau W.Y. (2018). The Impact of Global Financial Crisis on IPO underpricing in Malaysian Stock Market, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 21(4), December 2018. Publisher: World Scientific Publishing. (WoS ESCI & Scopus Q2 Indexed)
  15. Leow, H.W. and Lau W.Y. (2018). The High-Low Intraday Performance of Initial Public Offerings during Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Malaysian Stock Market. Indonesian Capital Market Review, 10(1), 1-23. (WoS ESCI-Indexed)
  16. Leow, H.W. and Lau, W.Y. (2018). Special Purpose Acquisition Company IPO as an alternative tool of financing to traditional IPO: case studies from an emerging market. Alternative Investment Analyst Review, 7(1). (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS/Non-ERA)
  17. Tee W.C. and Leow H.W. (2018). How EPF Dividend Distribution Benefits Retirement Planning? Financial 1st Vol 2. pg 12-13. (Official Magazine of Malaysian Financial Planning Council)

 

Social Service / Community Service

  1. Board Member of Examination Board (EB): Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) ( July 2023 to June 2025)
  2. Head of Judges: Sustainable & Inclusive Finance. Organiser: AKPK, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (November 30, 2023)
  3. Committee Member of Examination Quality Control Board: Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)(July 2023 to June 2025)
  4. Chairperson: Accounting and Finance Research Transformation in Digital Era. Organiser: Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (November 07, 202
  5. Evaluator For Islamic Financial Advisor Representation Syllabus : Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)(August 02, 2023
  6. Deputy Director: National Financial Wellbeing Summit 2023. Organiser: Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation. (March 20, 2023).
  7. Committee Member: The 30th Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Management, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. Organiser: Rutgers University, USA. (May 13-15, 2022).
  8. Board Member of Examination Board (EB): Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC)(August 2021 to June 2023)
  9. Speaker For Industry Talks: Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)(September 18, 2021)
  10. Speaker for workshop “Your Investment Strategy During Pandemic and Post Pandemic” Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) Penang Chapter. (August 08, 2021)
  11. Senior Independent Chief Financial Advisor Advance Financial Advisory (licensed by Securities Commission Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia)(July 2018 to June 2021)