Dr Trung Bao Hoang PhD, MSc, BSc, PGCert

Lecturer in Financial Management

Trung Bao Hoang holds a PhD in Finance and started his Lecturer (Assistant Professor) position at the University of Greenwich in August 2021. Before returning to academia, he worked in the insurance sector and financial services.

Trung is an Early Career Researcher in Finance and participates in research projects at the Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre. His research focuses on institutional investment, banking and syndicated lending, and sustainable finance. He is also a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher and Financial Management Association (FMA).

Trung is the Deputy Programme Leader for MSc Finance and Accounting (January starters cohort).

Accounting and finance

Responsibilities within the university

Deputy Programme Leader for MSc Finance and Accounting (January starters cohort).

Modules taught:

  • Research Methods (MSc Accounting and Finance, January starters cohort).
  • Principles of Finance (Postgraduate)
  • Financial Markets and Trading Products (MSc Finance and Investment Management)
  • Introduction to Finance and Economics (Undergraduate)

Awards
  • Nomination for Teaching Excellence Staff Award, 2023

Recognition
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
  • Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Chartered Association of Business Schools

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Institutional investment
  • Banking and syndicated lending
  • Sustainable finance

Key funded projects

  • Project "Impact of loan announcements on company performance and CDS spreads as a measure of credit risk", funded by Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre, March 2023.

Recent publications

Peer-reviewed articles:

  • Hoang, B. T. & Mateus, C. (2024). How does liberalization affect emerging stock markets? Theories and empirical evidence. Journal of Economic Surveys, 38(3), 877-898.
  • Mateus, C. & Hoang, B. T. (2021). Frontier Markets, liberalization, and informational efficiency: Evidence from Vietnam. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 28, 499-526.
  • Mateus, C. & Hoang, B. T. (2017). Impact of FOMC announcement on Stock Price Index in Southeast Asia countries. China Finance Review International, 7(3), 370-386, May 2017.

Book chapter:

  • Hoang, B. T. & Mateus, C. (2024). Board Characteristics and Corporate Governance: A Historical Review of the Banking Industry, in Banking Resilience: New Insights on Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Digital Innovation, World Scientific, 1st Ed.
  • Mateus, C. & Hoang, B. T. (2021). Foreign portfolio investment in transition countries – Opportunities or Challenges? in Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation and Development: A Research Companion, Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 1st Ed.

Presentations
  • Financial Management Association 2023 – Aalborg University, Denmark
  • European Financial Management Association 2021 – Virtual conference
  • Financial Management Association 2020 – Virtual conference
  • International Trade and Finance Association 2019 – Livorno, Italy