Yuanto Kusnadi

Dr. Yuanto Kusnadi is an Assistant Professor (Education) at the School of Accountancy of the Singapore Management University School of Accountancy. Dr. Kusnadi has over six years of academia experience in financial accounting, managerial accounting, and financial management. He has been doing applied research on issues in corporate finance, accounting, and corporate governance for international firms. His research papers have been published in prestigious international journals such as the Journal of Business, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Financial Research, Review of Pacific-Basin Financial Markets and Policies, and Journal of Asia Business Studies. He has served on the program selection committee of several international conferences such as IFMA First International Conference on Finance and Banking and Auckland Finance Meeting. His research has also been profiled in the Straits Times, the Business Times, the New Paper, and the CFA Digest.

Education

​ * PhD in Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology * Master of Science (Management), National University of Singapore * Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), National University of Singapore

Research Interest

​ * Issues in Corporate Finance and Accounting for International Firms * Corporate Governance

Selected Publications

​ “Audit Committees and Financial Reporting Quality in Singapore”, 2016, with K.S. Leong, Themin Suwardy, and Jiwei Wang, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 139, 197-214.

“Cross-Listings and Corporate Cash Savings: International Evidence”, 2015, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 32, 91-107.

“The Determinants of Corporate Cash Management Policies: Evidence from around the World”, 2011, with K.C. John Wei, Journal of Corporate Finance (Special Issue on Financial Flexibility and Corporate Liquidity), Vol. 17, 725-740.

“Cross-Autocorrelations and Market Conditions in Japan”, 2006, with Allaudeen Hameed, Journal of Business, Vol. 79, 3029-3056.

“Size Really Matters: Further Evidence on the Negative Relationship between Board Size and Firm Value”, 2005, with Y.T. Mak, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 13, 301-318.

“Momentum Strategies: Evidence from Pacific Basin Stock Markets”, 2002, with Allaudeen Hammed, Journal of Financial Research, Vol. 25, 383-397.

Selected Appointments

​ * SOA Peer Coach (2016 - Present) * Global Finance Journal (Guest Editor for Special Issue) (2016 - 2017) * Auckland Finance Meeting (2012 - Present)