Contact
i.abdulmalik@ajman.ac.ae
06 705 5386
Ajman Campus
Ihtisham Abdul Malik 6229

  • Ihtisham Abdul Malik

  • Assistant Professor
  • Ext: 5386
  • CV

Dr. Ihtisham Abdul Malik is an Assistant Professor in Finance at Ajman University. Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer in Finance at The University of Queensland (UQ), where he also served as the Academic Director for a joint public sector finance program with Queensland Treasury Corporation. He holds a PhD in Finance from UQ and has over a decade of teaching experience across institutions within and outside Australia. His research, published in leading journals, focuses on climate finance, financial markets, and corporate governance, with some of his work cited by media outlets. He has received multiple awards for teaching excellence, innovation, and research, including the UQ Excellence in Teaching & Learning Award and the Best PhD Paper Award at the FIRN Doctoral Symposium. Through his industry collaborations and executive education initiatives, he bridges academic knowledge with practical applications, enhancing learning experiences for students and professionals alike.

Education
  • Ph.D, The University of Queensland, Australia, 2020
Experience
  • Senior Lecturer, Finance, The University of Queensland, Australia, 2020-2024
  • Lecturer, Finance, COMSATS, Pakistan, 2012-2015
Teaching Area
  • Investment & Portfolio Management
  • Managerial Finance
  • Project Finance
  • Public Financial Management
Research
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Markets
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Climate policy uncertainty and cross-section of returns. Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, 2023, Chicago, U.S.
  • Natural disasters and corporate default risk. New Zealand Finance Meeting, 2022, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Climate policy uncertainty & corporate default risk. British Accounting & Finance Association, 2023, Dubai, UAE.
  • Sustainable Finance and Asia-Pacific Green Bond Market: A Review. East West Centre-Korean Development Institute Conference (KDI), Hawai‘i, 2022, U.S.
  • Does corporate insider trading predict natural disaster outcomes? Evidence from tropical storms in the U.S. 2nd FIRN Doctoral Symposium, 2019, Australia (Won the best paper award)
  • Do natural disasters provide profitable trading opportunities to corporate insiders? Evidence from tropical storms in the U.S. 12th International Accounting& Finance Doctoral Symposium (IAFDS) 2019, Milan, Italy.
  • Price reaction of U.S. equities to natural disasters: Industry based evidence. 10th International Accounting& Finance Doctoral Symposium (IAFDS) 2018, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Price reaction of U.S. equities to natural disasters: Industry based evidence. New Zealand Finance Meeting, 2018, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Excellence in Teaching & Learning Award (The University of Queensland, Australia- UQ)
  • Excellence in Innovation in Designing Master of Finance and Investment Management Program (UQ)
  • UQ Class of 2020 Future Leader/Outstanding Graduate
  • Global Talent Award by Department of Home Affairs, Australia
  • Best Phd paper Award at 2nd FIRN Doctoral symposium
  • American Finance Association (AFA) Travel Award
  • Member, Financial Management Association (FMA)
  • Member, Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
  • Vice President (Competitions), InSPiR2eS Network