Biography/ Background
Qualifications
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Publications
Professional Associations
Community Engagement

Dr Lei Xu

Telephone	+61 8 8313 7272
Position	Lecturer in Finance
Email	lei.xu@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8223 4782
Building	Nexus 10 Tower
Floor/Room	12 04
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Business School

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Biography/ Background

Lei came from the banking sector and joined the academia in the field of Finance

Univ of Adelaide (2008-)

China Merchants Bank (2001-2002)

Bank of China (1995-2001)

Casual Teaching Experience (2000-2007)

Qualifications

Exploring Supervision Program Certificate (Univ of Adelaide 2011);

HDR Supervisor Induction Workshop Certificate (Univ of Adelaide 2010);

Teaching at University (Business School) Certificate (Univ of Adelaide 2009);

PhD (Finance, Univ of South Australia 2009, with PhD Scholar Award in 2007 by Univ of South Australia & Australian Commonwealth Gov IPRS Awards 2005-2008);

MBA (Shandong Univ 2004, with Academic Merits Awards by Shandong Univ and Shandong Prov Gov);

B.S. (Shandong Inst of Technology 1995, with Academic Merits Awards)

Teaching Interests

Business Finance

Financial Institutions Management

Principles of Finance

Wealth Management in China

Research Interests

Asset Pricing

Banking

Corporate Governance

Various Finance Topics Related to Post-WTO China, Australia, etc.

Currently supervising one PhD student and one Honours student in banking as principal supervisor

Publications

Journal Articles:

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2012, Bad Debt Provisions of Financial Institutions: Dilemma of China's Corporate Governance Regime, International Journal of Managerial Finance, vol 8 (Scopus) (ERA B)

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2012, Do Internal Governance Mechanisms Impact on Firm Performance? Empirical Evidence from Financial Sector in China, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, vol 13, issue 2, 114-142 (Econlit) (ERA B)

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2011, Analysis of Firm Efficiency and Performance in the Chinese Finance Industry from Ownership Perspective, Corporate Ownership and Control, vol 8, issue 4, 140-149 (Econlit) (ERA B)

Liao, C., Lin, C.T., & Xu, L., 2010, Firm Characteristics and Information Risk, The FINSIA Journal of Applied Finance (JASSA), issue 2, 43-49 (Econlit, SSCI) (ERA C)

Xu, L. & Lin, C.T., 2007, Can Chinese Banks Compete After Accession to WTO?, Journal of Asian Economics, vol. 18, issue 6, 883-903 (Econlit) (ERA A) (Hottest article at this Journal during October-December 2007 and January-March 2008 according to ScienceDirect)

Research Book Chapters:

Xu, L. & Lin, C.T., 2008, On the Safety and Soundness of Chinese Banks in the Post WTO Era, Edited by Kim, S.-J. and McKenzie, M., Asia-Pacific Financial Markets: Integration, Innovation and Challenges, International Finance Review, vol.8, 447-470, Elsevier Science, North Holland, Netherlands

Conference Papers:

Fu, Y., Lee, S.C., Xu, L. & Zurbrugg, R., 2011, Market Force or Government Regulation: Which Drives Banking Capital Movements in China?, World Business and Economics Research Conference, December 12-13, Auckland, New Zealand

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2011, An Examination of China's Post-WTO Financial Reforms, 15th International Business Research Conference (IBRC), Nov 21-23, Sydney, Australia

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2011, Bad Debt Provisions of Financial Institutions: Dilemma of China's Corporate Governance Regime, Annual Paris Conference on "Money, Economy and Management", July 14-15, Paris, France

Shan, G. & Xu, L., 2011, Do Internal Governance Mechanisms Impact on Firm Performance? Empirical Evidence from Financial Sector in China, the 6th Annual London Business Research Conference, July 11-12, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (Best Paper Award)

Tirtiroglu, D., Bhabra, H.B., & Xu, L., 2011, Growth and Capital Structure of the Listed Chinese Real Estate Firms: an Empirical Investigation, the 46th AREUEA Conference, January 7-9th, Denver, Colorado, USA

Liao, C., Lin, C.T., & Xu, L., 2009, Firm Characteristics and Information Risk, The 29th Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, July 5-7, Adelaide, Australia

Xu, L. & Lin, C.T., 2008, Can Chinese Banks Compete After Accession to WTO?, The 6th NTU International Conference on Economics, Finance and Accounting, May 20-22, National Taiwan University, Taipei, China

Xu, L., Zhou, Z.A. & Lin, C.T., 2006, An Outlook into China's Future Supervision Framework over Its Finance Industry, 2nd Australian Business and Behavior Sciences Association (ABBSA) Conference, Sept 29-Oct 1, Adelaide, Australia

Zhou, Z.A., Deng, Y. & Xu, L., 2004, International Comparison of Securitization Patterns of Mortgage Loans and China's Choices, Proceedings of 2004 International Conference on Construction & Real Estate Management, China Architecture & Building Press, December 6-7, Hong Kong, China

Professional Associations

The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)

The Royal Association of Justices of South Australia (RAJSA)

Community Engagement

Media Comments over Wall Street Protests at SBS Mandarin Channel (7/10/2011)

Ad Hoc Reviewer for International Journal of Managerial Finance

Coordinator of Research Seminars at Business School

Adjunct Member of Centre of Applied Finance Studies (CAFS) at Univ of South Australia

Member of International Centre of Financial Services (ICFS) at Univ of Adelaide

China Training Centre at South Australia Government

First Aid Officer at Business School

Justice of Peace for South Australia

Entry last updated: Sunday, 6 May 2012

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