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Dr Mui Kuen Yuen BBS, MBS, PhD, FHEA

Lecturer

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Economics and Finance

Associate Director - Pacific

Massey Business School - Deputy PVC's Office

Awards and Scholarships (Research, Teaching and Study)

  • Recipient of the 2018 MURF Grant (University Level, full amount)
  • CTBC Business School Visit, Taiwan and Paid Seminar Presentation, Funded by CTBC
  • Massey University Research Fund Grant/MURF (with Professor Martin Young and Dr Jianguo Chen, University Level)
  • Nominated for STAR Awards (Service, Teaching and Research Award, University Level)
  • Inaugural Sirca Pitching Research Symposium Travel Grant (only NZ recipient)
  • Massey University Presentation Grant x 2 (University Level)


  • Graduate Assistantship Awards X 2, Massey
  • Proven teaching track record (MOST) and in different discipline papers (finance, economics, real estate, financial planning)
  • Invited and Reviewed 'Introduction to Econometrics' second year econometrics textbook by Wooldridge et al., textbook commonly use in US Schools
  • Initiated and SECURED the ONGOING Cengage Learning/Prize in Research Methods in Economics and Finance for a top student in 178280 (refer to 'Scholarships and prizes')

  • Massey University Postgraduate Scholarship
  • Massey University Undergraduate Scholar
  • TOP MACROECONOMICS Student, Massey University
  • Prestigious three year FULLY FUNDED international tuition fees, living expenses, university accomodation

 

 Scholarly Contributions

  • Organised the 2018 New Zealand Finance Colloquium and Assisted in Securing Financial Sponsor for Conference (main finance conference in NZ with Prof David Tripe)
  • Conducted  Industry CSR Research for Centre of Business and Sustainable Development, Massey (with Dr Delyse Springett on Corporate Environmental and Social Awareness, Benchmarking Corporate New Zealand)
  • Journal Referee for Accounting and Finance,  Pacific Accounting Review 
  • Taught Pasifika/Maori Students on Finance, Accounting, and Statistics Papers (Peer Tutor, Centre of Learning and Teaching)
  • Reviewer, Session Organizer and Program Committee for Financial Managment Association US Conference 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
  • Invited on College of Business Committee for Postgraduate Students in Teaching 2014 (with Accounting Professor Asheq Rahman, AUT)
  • Residential Advisor x 2 years (with Associate Dean - Maori Dr Bevan Erueti and Senior Lecturer Eloise Jillings)

 

Dr  Kuen Yuen is passionate about teaching finance to her undergraduate and postgraduate students.  Prior to academia, Kuen worked for the Colonial Bank, Fiji.  Her research has been presented at top finance conferences such as EFMA and published in internationally recognized journals such as Finance Research Letters (A ranked)  .  She reviewed for Accounting and Finance journal and awarded competitive research grants as MURF, SIRCA, READI. Kuen is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.  She is the elected Manawatu Pacific staff representative on the Pacific Staff Network  and serves on various University/Industry Committee and Boards.

 

 

 

 

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Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: 0064 6 350 5799 ext 84061
    Location: 2.18A, BSW
    Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Business Studies - Massey University (2002)
  • Master of Business Studies - Massey University (2004)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2018)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, Higher Education Academy (Fellow) (2021)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, HRD Supervisor, Massey University
  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University
  • Licence, Mental Health First Aid, Red Cross

Prizes and Awards

  • Received 10000 Rupees from the Third SEBI-National Institute of Securities Markets Research Conference, 2022, India for the paper "Effects of financial markets development on bank deposits: worldwide evidence." Co authored with Nikhil Srivastava, David Tripe and Mamiz Haq. - National Institute of Securities Markets, India (2022)
  • Travel Grant by CTBC Business School - CTBC Business School (2018)
  • Travel Grant for the Inaugural Pitching Research Symposium - Sirca Sydney (2015)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Hedge Funds/Mutual Funds

Banks/Financial Stability

Corporate Finance


PUBLICATIONS: CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS (Published Proceedings and Verbal Presentation and Other Conference Outputs)

Chen, J.G., Young, M.R. and Yuen, M.K., (2018), Survival Analysis of Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Asia Pacific Region.  Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), July, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Invited).

Chen, J.G., Young, M.R. and Yuen, M.K., (2018), Survival Analysis of Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Asia Pacific Region.  CTBC Business School, May 14-17, Tainan, Taiwan (INIVITED AND FUNDING FROM CTBC).

Chen, J.G., Young, M.R. and Yuen, M.K., (2018), Survival Analysis of Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Asia Pacific Region.  Western Economic Association International Conference (WEAI), January 11-14, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia.

Chen, J.G., Young, M.R. and Yuen, M.K., (2017), Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Emerging Market Evidence. 24th Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society, June 25-28, Bucharest, Romania.

INVITED and DISCUSSED the KEY NOTE SPEAKER'S (Professor Peter Bossaerts)  PAPER titled: Using Alpha to Generate Alpha. AUCKLAND FINANCE MEETING, December 17-19, 2015, Auckland, New Zealand.

Yuen, M.K., (2015), Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Asia Pacific Evidence.  Inaugural Sirca Pitching Research Symposium, Sirca Headquarters, February 27, Sydney, Australia - ONLY NEW ZEALAND GRANT RECIPIENT/Awarded travel grant. Mentor: Professor Robert Faff, University of Queensland.

Thematics

Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Economics (140200):
Banking, Finance and Investment (150200): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000):
Economics (140000):
Finance (150201): Financial Econometrics (150202):
Financial Economics (140207):
Financial Institutions (incl. Banking) (150203)

Keywords

Hedge Funds

Mutual Funds

Banks/Bank Performance

Corporate Finance

Research Outputs

Journal

Srivastava, N., Tripe, D., & Yuen, MK. (2023). Healthcare expenditure and bank deposits. Finance Research Letters. 58
[Journal article]Authored by: Yuen, M.
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Yuen, MK., Ngo, T., Le, TDQ., & Ho, TH. (2022). The environment, social and governance (ESG) activities and profitability under COVID-19: evidence from the global banking sector. Journal of Economics and Development. 24(4), 345-364
[Journal article]Authored by: Ngo, D., Yuen, M.
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Yuen, M. (2015). Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Asia Pacific Evidence - A Pitch. Pitching Paper University of Queensland Business School. Retrieved from https://business.uq.edu.au/files/15721/pitchingpaper_internet_appendix_a60_hedgefundsletter_23november2015.pdf
[Journal article]Authored by: Yuen, M.

Thesis

Yuen, MK. (2018). Essays in hedge fund performance: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Finance at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis, Oral Exam Manawatu Campus) Yuen, MK. (2018). Essays in hedge fund performance: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Finance at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Yuen, M.Edited by: Chen, J., Young, M.
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Yuen, MK. (2003). Portfolio risk diversification, coherent risk measures and risk mapping, risk contribution analysis and the setting of risk limits : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies in Finance at Massey University. (Master's Thesis)
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Yuen, M.
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Report

Marsters, E., & Hopwood, R. (2022). Key insights from the Pacific research consultation for Te Ara Paerangi - Future Pathways. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
[Commissioned Report]Contributed to by: Yuen, M.

Conference

Srivastava, N., Tripe, D., Haq, M., & Yuen, MK.Does Competition Affect Bank Deposit Volumes?. . AUT, Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yuen, M.
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Yuen, M., Srivastava, N., & Tripe, D. (2020). Effects of Competition on Bank Deposits: A Cross-Country Analysis. https://www.nzfc.ac.nz/programme/#. : The New Zealand Finance Colloquium
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Yuen, M.
Yuen, M., Srivastava, N., & Tripe, D.Effects of Financial Markets Development on Bank Deposits: A Cross-Country Analysis. . University College Dublin, Ireland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Yuen, M.
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Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J. (2019). Capacity constraints, fund flows and hedge fund alpha: Emerging market evidence. https://weai.org/conferences/view/1/15th-International-Conference. : WEAI 15th International Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.
Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J. (2018). Hedge fund factors and Survival Analysis: Evidence from Asia Pacific. https://www.nzfc.ac.nz/archives/2018/programme/. : 2018 New Zealand Finance Colloquium
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.

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Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J. (2018). Survival analysis of hedge funds and institutional investors: Evidence from Asia Pacific region. https://weai.org/conferences/view/4/14th-International-Conference. : WEAI 14th International Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.
Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J. (2017). Hedge Fund Factors and Survival Analysis: Evidence from Asia Pacific. http://www.mfsociety.org/page.php?pageID=329. : 25th Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.
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Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J.Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Emerging Market Evidence. . Adelaide, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.
Yuen, MK., Young, M., & Chen, J. (2017). Capacity Constraints, Fund Flows and Hedge Fund Alpha: Emerging Market Evidence. http://www.mfsociety.org/page.php?pageID=329. : 24th Annual Conference of the Multinational Finance Society
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Chen, J., Young, M., Yuen, M.

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Other

Yuen, M., Srivastava, N., & Tripe, D. (2020). Effects of Human Capital Development on Bank Deposits.
[Other]Authored by: Yuen, M.
Srivastava, N., Tripe, D., & Yuen, MK. (2019). Effects of financial markets development on bank deposits: A cross country analysis.
[Working Paper]Authored by: Yuen, M.Contributed to by: Yuen, M.
Srivastava, N., Tripe, D., & Yuen, MK. (2019). Effects of competition on bank deposits: A cross country analysis.
[Working Paper]Authored by: Yuen, M.Contributed to by: Yuen, M.

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • English
    Last used: Daily
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Fijian (Na Vosa Vakaviti)
    Last used: Sometimes
    Spoken ability: Average
    Written ability: Needs work

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Lectured/Taught in most Economics, Financial Planning papers, some Banking, Real Estate, Accounting and Statistics papers and ALL undergraduate FINANCE papers.  

 

Contact Supervisor

Graduate Supervision Statement

Previous Supervision

Nikhil Srivastava, PhD (awarded 2020), Factors Influencing Bank Deposits, (Co Supervisor), Nikhil's current placement is Associate Professor, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University, India.

Minh Hoang Dang, Masters with Distinction (awarded 2021), The Impact of Cov-19 on New Zealand Bank Lending, (Main Supervisor).


Dr Mui Kuen Yuen is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 4 1

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Quang Vinh Vu - Doctor of Philosophy
    Dynamics between idiosyncratic risk and investment
  • Vika Namoa - Doctor of Philosophy
    Cultural and other influences on young Pacific people's financial wellbeing in New Zealand
  • Junshi Chen - Doctor of Philosophy
    Employee treatment and firm performance and behavior: Evidence from China
  • Kai Huang - Doctor of Philosophy
    The determinants and impacts of accounting conservatism: Evidence from China

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of: