Associate Professor Dr Eddy Yap Tat Hiung Email: – Dr Eddy Yap is a corporate practitioner, management consultant, and experienced manager, with more than two decades of professional experience in audit, finance, risk and strategic planning. He actively engages with various industries by leading in advisory and consulting roles, as well as in training leaders and managers with technical skills in the areas of corporate governance, finance, strategic management and business development. He is also a keen observer and researcher in financial markets and the business environment, with publications in international peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, while providing thought leadership in the corporate circles. Research & Publications Year Title 2019 Peer-reviewed Journals Abdul Hadi, A.R. Yap, E.T.H. and Zainudin, Z. (2019). The Effects of Relative Strength of USD and Overnight Policy Rate on Performance of Malaysian Stock Market – Evidence from 1980 through 2015, Contemporary Economics, 13(2), 175-186 2018 Peer-reviewed Journals Abdul Hadi, A.R., Iqbal-Hussein, H., Suryanto, T. and Yap, E.T.H. (2018). Bank’s Performance and its Determinants – Evidence from Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and African Banks, Polish Journal of Management Studies, 17(1), 17-26. Abdul Hadi, A.R., Nordin, S., and Yap, E.T.H. (2018). Capital Structure Theories in Construction and Infrastructure Sectors: Evidence from Bursa Malaysia, Journal of Economic and Management Perspectives, 12(3), 573-581. Abdul Hadi, A.R., Suryanto, T., and Yap, E.T.H. (2018). Bank Soundness and Sustainability-Evidence From Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and African Banks, Ikonomika Journal of Islamic Economics and Business, 3(1), 97-106. 2017 Peer-reviewed Journals Abdul Hadi, A.R., Hamad, S. and Yap E.T.H. (2017). Integration of Financial Markets: A Study of Egypt and Palestine Stock Markets, Applied Finance and Accounting, 3(1), 1 – 10. 2016 Peer-reviewed Journals Abdul Hadi, A.R., Yap, E.T.H., Hamad, S.A., and Iqbal, T. (2016). Financial Market Theory of Development – Evidence from Palestinian and Israeli Stock Exchanges, Jurnal Pengurusan (Journal of Management), 46, 33 – 42. Conference Proceedings “Stock Market Efficiency of Selected ASEAN Plus Three – Co-integration Perspective”. International Conference on Business, Information and Tourism (ICBIT), Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 3 – 5 August 2016. “Financial Markets Integration – Evidence from Egypt and Palestine Stock Markets”. International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS), Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 3 – 5 August 2016. 2015 Peer-reviewed Journals Abdul Hadi, A.R. and Yap, E.T.H. (2015). Counter-evidence of ASEAN Stock Market Efficiency. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 7(8), 207 – 216. Abdul Hadi, A.R., Yusoff, H., and Yap, E.T.H. (2015). Capital Structure of Property Companies – Evidence from Bursa Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 7 (7), 12 – 19. Conference Proceedings “Stock Market Efficiency of ASEAN Plus Three Nations: A Co-integration Study”. International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS) 2015. Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan. 5 – 7 August 2015. 2014 Conference Proceedings “Examination of ASEAN Stock Market Efficiency with Variations in Crude Oil Price and Macroeconomic Variables in a Panel Data Analysis Approach”. 2nd IFMA International Conference on Finance. Indonesia Finance and Management Association, Bali, Indonesia. 7 – 8 December 2014. “Capital Structure of Property Companies in Malaysia – Evidence from Bursa Malaysia”. Inaugural ASEAN International Business Conference 2014. Universiti Kuala Lumpur – Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Indonesia, Krabi, Thailand. 3 – 4 November 2014. “The Importance of Oil and Gas Industry on Malaysia Economic Growth”. Inaugural International Conference on Finance and Financial Services 2014. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia. 5 – 6 May 2014. 2012 Conference Proceedings “An Investigation on the Effects of Changes in Crude Oil Prices on the Malaysian Economy”. The 14th Malaysian Finance Association Conference 2012. Malaysian Finance Association, Penang, Malaysia. 1 – 3 June 2012. Supervision PhD 2 students MBA 4 students