Full CV

PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia, 1984

MBA, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1979

BBA (Hons), University of Singapore, Singapore, 1975

CPA, Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Singapore

FCMA, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK)

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointments:

Associate Dean (Teaching & Curriculum), Lee Kong Chian School of Business (2003 - present)

Director, MSc in Wealth Management Program (2003 - Present)

Practice Professor of Finance (2005 - present)

Previous Appointments:

Practice Associate Professor of Finance ( 2002 - 2005)

National university of Singapore: Vice-Dean, Faculty of Business Administration (1988 - 90), Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration (1979 – 84)

Visiting Scholar, University of British Columbia (1991)

Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan (1991)

Other Positions

• External Academic Advisor, MSc in Banking, City University of HK (2006 – Present)
• Member, HR Manpower Skills and Training Council (2006 – Present)
• Vice-Chairman, SAFRA Finance Committee (2006 – Present)
• Member, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Investment Committee (2004 – present)
• Chairman, Ministry of Defence Registrant Advisory Board (1997 – Present)
• Deputy Director, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (1997 – 2002)
• Senior Investment Manager, Govt of Singapore Investment Corp (1994 – 1997)
• Member, Board of Directors, Dalian Container Terminals ( China ) (1995 – 1997)
• Second Honorary Secretary, Asia-Pacific Finance Association (1993 – 1995)
• Board Member, NUS Academic Staff Provident Fund Board (1986 – 1994)

Editorial Activities

Associate Editor, Securities Industry Review (1993 – 95)

Current Reviewer for Financial Analysts Journal , Singapore Economic Review, Contemporary Economic Policy , Asia-Pacific Journal of Management (2003- now)

Honors & Awards

Australian Universities International Development Program (PhD Studies) (1980 – 84)

Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship (Masters Program) (1977 – 79)

Singapore Finance Scholarship (Bachelors Degree) (1972 -75)

Courses Taught in SMU

Finance

Portfolio Management

Wealth Management

Selected Consulting Activities

Applied Research Corporation, Citibank, GIC, Institute of Banking & Finance, Malayan Banking Berhad, Ministry of Health, Marketing Institute of Singapore , Prudential Assurance, Monetary Authority of Singapore , Singapore Airlines, Standard Chartered Bank, Wealth Management Institute.

Research Areas

Corporate Finance (including Initial Public Offerings, Mergers & Acquisitions)

Investments ( including Mutual Funds, REITS, Private Equity and Hedge Funds)

Wealth Management (including Private Banking and Anti-Money Laundering)

Selected Books, Journals & Other Publications

Francis Koh, Winston TH Koh, D Lee and KF Phoon (2005) “Investing in Hedge Funds: Risks, Returns and Performance Measurement” in Hedge Funds, ed by Greg Gregoriou, et al. John Wiley, pp 341-364.

Francis Koh and Winston TH Koh (2005) “Investing in Asian Hedge Funds: An Introduction” Financiele Studievereniging Rotterdam Forum, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam , pp 14-18.

Francis Koh, Winston Koh and Benedict Koh (2005) “Corporate Divestitures and Spinoffs in Singapore ” Journal of Restructuring Finance , Vol 2, No.1, pp 69-79.

Francis Koh, Winston TH Koh and Ted Tschang (March 2005) “An Analytical Framework for Science Parks with an Application to Singapore ” Journal of Business Venturing Special Issue, Vol 20(2), pp 217-239.

Francis Koh and Lee Soo Hoon (1988) “An Empirical Analysis of the Risks and Returns of Acquired Firms in Singapore ” Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Oct 1988, pp 29-44.

Francis Koh and Terry Walter (1989) “A Direct Test of Rock's Model of the Pricing of Unseasoned Issues” Journal of Financial Economics, Vol 23, pp 251-272