Shumi M. Akhtar

The University of Sydney

Seneior Lecturer

University of Sydney Business School

corner of Codrington Street and Darlington Street

Chippendale, NSW 2006

Australia

http://www.firn.org.au

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

Decomposing the Effect of Consumer Sentiment News - Evidence from US Stock and Stock Index Futures Markets

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2011
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest, University of Queensland - Business School and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Finance Area
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Consumer sentiment, behavioural finance, stock market

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The Power of Bad: The Negativity Bias in Consumer Sentiment Announcements on Stock Returns

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Jun 2010
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest, University of Queensland - Business School and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Finance Area
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Investor Sentiment, Stock Market Returns, Market Efficiency

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Superannuation Fees and Asset Allocation

CIFR Paper No. 114/2016
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Aug 2016
University of Wollongong - School of Accounting, Economics & Finance, The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, Deakin University - Department of Finance (Property and Real Estate) and University of Sydney
Downloads 257 (232,376)
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Superannuation funds, investment fees, administration fees, asset allocation

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Superannuation Fund Performance and Fund Fees

CIFR Paper No. 115/2016
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Aug 2016
University of Wollongong - School of Accounting, Economics & Finance, The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, Deakin University - Department of Finance (Property and Real Estate) and University of Sydney
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Investment fees, Performance evaluation, Superannuation funds

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Multinationals’ Tax Evasion: A Financial and Governance Perspective

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Shumi M. Akhtar, Farida Akhtar, Kose John and Su-Wen Wong
The University of Sydney, Curtin University, New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and The University of Sydney
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Tax evasion, multinational corporations, performance, corporate governance, country level governance.

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Intensity of Volatility Linkages in Islamic and Conventional Markets

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Jan 2017
Shumi M. Akhtar, Farida Akhtar, Maria Jahromi and Kose John
The University of Sydney, Curtin University, Australian National University (ANU) and New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Downloads 189 (310,640)
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Volatility Correlations, International Markets, Contagion, Stochastic Volatility, Islamic Finance

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Does Corporate Governance Influence the Utilisation of Proceeds from External Financing? Evidence from Equity and Debt Issuance Activities

Number of pages: 78 Posted: 03 Jan 2017
Shumi M. Akhtar, Farida Akhtar and Ye Ye
The University of Sydney, Curtin University and University of Sydney, Business School, Discipline of Finance
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Corporate governance, Equity issuance, Debt issuance, Finance decisions

8.

Are Australian Superannuation Industry Fees Too High?

CIFR Paper No. 116/2016
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2016
University of Wollongong - School of Accounting, Economics & Finance, The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, Deakin University - Department of Finance (Property and Real Estate) and University of Sydney
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Who Moves First? Price Discovery by Institutional and Retail Investors.

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Oct 2015
Zheng Wu, P. Joakim Westerholm and Shumi M. Akhtar
The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Business School and The University of Sydney
Downloads 143 (394,017)

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Price Discovery

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Superannuation Fees, Asset Allocation and Fund Performance

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
University of Wollongong - School of Accounting, Economics & Finance, The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney - Discipline of Finance, Deakin University - Department of Finance (Property and Real Estate) and University of Sydney
Downloads 139 (402,976)
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Superannuation funds, investment fees, administration fees, asset allocation

11.

Squeezing Suppliers or Liquidity Shortage?

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 01 Sep 2017
Shumi M. Akhtar and Ye Ye
The University of Sydney and University of Sydney, Business School, Discipline of Finance
Downloads 111 (478,200)
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Supplier, Trade credit, Late payment

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Strategic Default and Capital Structure Decision

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Jan 2017
Shumi M. Akhtar and Ye Ye
The University of Sydney and University of Sydney, Business School, Discipline of Finance
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Corporate governance, Equity issuance, Debt issuance, Finance decisions.

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Corporate Cyber Governance: A Bibliometric Review

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Farida Akhtar and Shumi M. Akhtar
Macquarie University and The University of Sydney
Downloads 71 (631,803)

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Bibliographic review, Corporate governance, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Board of Directors.

The Returns of Faith-Based Mandates in Islamic ETF Methodologies

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Maria Jahromi, Kevin Chen, Shumi M. Akhtar and Humayon Dar
Australian National University (ANU), affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Sydney and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 32 (903,954)

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Islamic finance, Islamic ETF, portfolio analysis

The Returns of Faith-Based Mandates in Islamic ETF Methodologies

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Jul 2024
Shumi M. Akhtar, Kevin Chen, Maria Jahromi and Humayon Dar
The University of Sydney, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Australian National University (ANU) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Islamic Finance, Islamic ETF, Portfolio Analysis, faith-conscientious investors, ethical investment, UN SDG #8, SDG #10.

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Who Moves First and What Determines this Move for Institutional and Retail Investors

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Sep 2024
Shumi M. Akhtar, Vycke Wu and P. Joakim Westerholm
The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney and University of Sydney Business School
Downloads 10 (1,105,788)

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trading, price discovery, institutional investors, liquidity

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Modelling the Effects of Structural Shocks in Oil Markets on Economic Growth Using Machine Learning

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Shumi M. Akhtar, Leonard Mushunje and Farida Akhtar
The University of Sydney, Columbia University and Macquarie University
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Price jumps, Economic growth, Oil price, Russia-Ukraine War, Global Financial Crisis, GDP

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Does Pre-Ipo Historical Institutional Ownership Structure Impact on IPO Decision?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Shumi M. Akhtar, Veronica Zhang and Farida Akhtar
The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney and Macquarie University
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IPO, Institutional Ownership, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Government Ownership, China.

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The Asymmetric Impact of Consumer Sentiment Announcements on Australian Foreign Exchange Rates

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2011
Posted: 21 Dec 2011
Shumi M. Akhtar, Robert W. Faff and Barry R. Oliver
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest and University of Queensland - Business School

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asymmetry, foreign exchange markets, investor sentiment