Ron McIver

Teaching Strengths

Authentic assessment, Behavioural finance

Mr Ron McIver

Program Director: Finance and Financial Planning

UniSA Business

Teaching Enterprise

Ron McIver is a Lecturer in Financial Planning and Finance, and a member of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion (CMVI) within UniSA Business at the University of South Australia. Previously he has held positions as Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Finance and Investment Management in the Business School of the University of Greenwich (London) and Senior Research Officer (Economics) within the Australian Public Service.
Ron's research and teaching interests encompass the broader areas of banking, finance, and financial planning, including investment management, insurance, performance evaluation, valuation and corporate and personal risk management. His current research foci are in the areas of the roles of volatility transmission across markets, institutional and governance structures in delivering efficient outcomes in transition and market-oriented economies, the development and efficiency of emerging market economy financial systems and corporations, the provision of financial advice to lower socio-economic groups, and the corporate finance impacts of corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) factors, and green finance.
Ron has provided training and consultancy services in finance and economics within the banking and finance industry, the public sector, for international institutions, and in higher education. These services have included: the appraisal of government purchasing arrangements; risk assessment in public-private partnerships; the cost of capital for regulated industries; impact of state ownership on financial performance; and the design and costing of graduate programs in business.
Ron is an experienced research supervisor. He has supervised topics in the areas of: foreign exchange risk management and corporate practice; the efficiency, operation and pricing within derivatives markets in Australia; corporate governance in China; China’s and Vietnam's banking system reforms; social responsibility investing; the role of economic institutions in promoting economic growth in transition economies; volatility modelling in financial markets; Islamic banking, financing, investment and insurance; the effectiveness of macroeconomic and microeconomic policy; economic value added; taxes and pricing; and the value of accounting information in investment evaluation.

Banking system and state-owned enterprise reform in transition and emerging market economies (including China). The access to and cost of financial advice in Australia (implications for less economically advantaged consumers). Risk management and measurement (models, techniques and processes). Open economy macroeconomics and finance (economic and financial integration and their implications). The teaching and learning framework in applied finance, economics, financial planning and related business disciplines, including the roles and use of student-centred, activity-based teaching strategies and technology. Economic and financial history of Australia.

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2025 Teng, C., Xiang, Y., Li, S., McIver, R., Yu, P., & Gong, J. (2025). Hierarchical optimal configuration model and algorithm for counterterrorism resource allocation. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1).
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2025 Ozcelebi, O., McIver, R., & Kang, S. H. (2025). Dynamics of frequency connectedness between technology ETFs and uncertainty indices under extreme market conditions. Financial Innovation, 11(1), 1-33.
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2024 AlGhazali, A., Eddine Belghouthi, H., Mensi, W., Mclver, R., & Kang, S. H. (2024). Oil price shocks, sustainability index, and green bond market spillovers and connectedness during bear and bull market conditions. Economic Analysis and Policy, 84, 1470-1489.
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2024 Li, B., Guo, F., Xu, L., McIver, R., & Cao, R. (2024). China's space sector, firm CSR and patent quality. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 37(5), 1376-1402.
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2023 Dong, S., Xu, L., & McIver, R. P. (2023). Sustainability reporting quality and the financial sector: evidence from China. Meditari Accountancy Research, 31(5), 1190-1214.
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2023 Banerjee, R., Cavoli, T., McIver, R., Meng, S., & Wilson, J. K. (2023). Predicting long-run risk factors of stock returns: Evidence from Australia. Australian Economic Papers, 62(3), 377-395.
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2023 Jain, P., Maitra, D., McIver, R. P., & Kang, S. H. (2023). Quantile dependencies and connectedness between stock and precious metals markets. Journal of Commodity Markets, 30(100284), 1-29.
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2023 Hernandez, J. A., Hasan, M. Z., & McIver, R. P. (2023). Bitcoin, gold, and the VIX: short- and long-term effects of economic policy uncertainty. Applied Economics Letters, 30(6), 761-765.
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2022 Li, B., Xu, L., McIver, R. P., Liu, X., & Pan, A. (2022). Mixed-ownership reform and private firms' corporate social responsibility practices: evidence from China. Business & Society, 61(2), 389-418.
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2022 Rehman, M. U., Vo, X. V., McIver, R., & Kang, S. H. (2022). Sensitivity of US sectoral returns to energy commodities under different investment horizons and market conditions. Energy Economics, 108, 1-14.
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2022 Jiang, Z., Arreola Hernandez, J., McIver, R. P., & Yoon, S. M. (2022). Nonlinear dependence and spillovers between currency markets and global economic variables. Systems, 10(3, article no. 80), 1-19.
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2021 Kang, S., Hernandez, J. A., Sadorsky, P., & McIver, R. (2021). Frequency spillovers, connectedness, and the hedging effectiveness of oil and gold for US sector ETFs. Energy Economics, 99(105278), 1-16.
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2021 Arreola Hernandez, J., Kang, S. H., McIver, R. P., & Yoon, S. M. (2021). Network interdependence and optimization of bank portfolios from developed and emerging Asia Pacific countries. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 28(4), 1-35.
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2021 Choi, K. H., McIver, R., Ferraro, S., Xu, L., & Kang, S. H. (2021). Dynamic volatility spillover and network connectedness across ASX sector markets. Journal of Economics and Finance, 45(4), 677-691.
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2021 Dong, S., Xu, L., & McIver, R. (2021). China's financial sector sustainability and 'green finance' disclosures. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 12(2), 353-384.
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2020 Li, B., Xu, L., McIver, R., Wu, Q., & Pan, A. (2020). Green M&A, legitimacy, and risk-taking: evidence from China's heavy polluters. Accounting and Finance, 60(1), 97-127.
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2020 McIver, R. P., & Kang, S. H. (2020). Financial crises and the dynamics of the spillovers between the U.S. and BRICS stock markets. Research in International Business and Finance, 54(101276), 1-17.
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2020 Mollik, A. T., Mir, M., McIver, R., & Bepari, M. K. (2020). Effects of audit quality and audit committee characteristics on earnings management during the global financial crisis - evidence from Australia. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 14(4), 85-115.
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2019 Kang, S. H., McIver, R. P., & Hernandez, J. A. (2019). Co-movements between Bitcoin and gold: a wavelet coherence analysis. Physica A: statistical mechanics and its applications, 536(120888), 1-9.
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2019 Wallace, D., & McIver, R. (2019). The effects of environmental announcements on exchange traded funds. Emerging markets finance and trade, 55(2), 289-307.
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2019 He, Y., Xu, L., & McIver, R. P. (2019). How does political connection affect firm financial distress and resolution in China?. Applied economics, 51(26), 2770-2792.
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2019 Banerjee, R., Gupta, K., & McIver, R. (2019). What matters most to firm-level environmentally sustainable practices: Firm–specific or country–level factors?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 218, 225-240.
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2019 Muhamat, A. A., & McIver, R. (2019). Linking governance qualities and stewardship attributes: findings from Malaysian takaful operators. Journal of Islamic accounting and business research, 10(5), 736-755.
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2017 Kang, S. H., McIver, R. P., & Yoon, S. M. (2017). Dynamic spillover effects among crude oil, precious metal, and agricultural commodity futures markets. Energy economics, 62, 19-32.
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2016 Xu, L., McIver, R. P., Shan, Y. G., & Wang, X. (2016). Governance and performance in China's real estate sector. Managerial finance, 42(6), 585-603.
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2016 Kang, S. H., McIver, R., & Yoon, S. M. (2016). Modeling time-varying correlations in volatility between BRICS and commodity markets. Emerging markets finance and trade, 52(7), 1698-1723.
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2012 McIver, R. P. (2012). Global financial crisis and the changing geography and industrial composition of large, listed companies : evidence on China's ascent. Journal of business management, (6), 5-18.
2012 Burrow, M., & McIver, R. P. (2012). The impact of changes to finance-major assessment structures on student engagement and success. International journal of teaching and learning in higher education, 24(1), 122-127.
2011 Cavoli, T., McIver, R., & Nowland, J. (2011). Cross-listings and financial integration in Asia. ASEAN Economic Bulletin, 28(2), 241-256.
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2011 Shan, Y., & McIver, R. (2011). Corporate governance mechanisms and financial performance in China: panel data evidence on listed non financial companies. Asia Pacific Busines Review, 17(3), 301-324.
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2011 Loch, A., Bjornlund, H., & McIver, R. (2011). Achieving targeted environmental flows: alternative allocation and trading models under scarce supply-lessons from the Australian reform process. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 29(4), 745-760.
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2010 McIver, R. P., & Mollik, A. (2010). Bangladesh's banking sector : returned from financial crisis?. International journal of trade and global markets, 3(1), 82-98.
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2009 Shan, Y. G., & McIver, R. P. (2009). Bad debts, ownership concentration, and board composition: evidence on the quality of corporate governance outcomes in China's listed non financial companies. Corporate ownership and control, 6(3), 104-116.
2009 McIver, R. P. (2009). China's national banking system: commercialisation and financial stability. International journal of economic policy and emerging economies, 2(4), 391-414.
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2009 Shan, Y. G., & McIver, R. P. (2009). Bad debts, ownership concentration, and board composition: Evidence on the quality of corporate governance outcomes in China's listed non financial companies. Corporate Ownership and Control, 6(3 A), 104-116.
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2008 Keller, A., Westerholm, P. J., & McIver, R. P. (2008). The operation of a capital market imposed on a transition economy compared to that of its well-established peer: the Warsaw stock exchange versus France's Euronext. European journal of management and public policy, 5(2), 91-110.
2008 McIver, R. P. (2008). Institutions, policies and outcomes: accounting and finance in transition. European journal of management and public policy, 5(2), 1-17.
2008 Shan, Y., & McIver, R. (2008). Effectiveness of corporate governance structure: An alternative metric on the performance of listed Chinese companies. Corporate Board: role, duties and composition, 4(3), 34-43.
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2006 Round, D. K., & McIver, R. P. (2006). Teaching third-degree price discrimination. Journal of Economic Education, 37(2), 236-243.
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2005 McIver, R. P. (2005). Asset management companies, state-owned commercial bank debt transfers and contingent claims : issues in the valuation of China's non-performing loans. Managerial Finance, 31(12), 11-28.
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1997 Shanahan, M., Findlay, C., Cowie, J., Round, D., McIver, R., & Barrett, S. (1997). Beyond the "input-output" approach to assessing determinants of student performance in university economics : implications from student learning centred research. Australian Economic Papers: Australian Economics Education Special Issue, 36(Supple.), 17-37.

Year Citation
2024 Dong, S., Xu, L., McIver, R., & Huang, N. (2024). Environmental information disclosure quality, institutional pressure, and the cost of debt: evidence from China's heavy polluters. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (Vol. Part F4261, pp. 45-68). Switzerland: Springer.
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2024 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2024). Corporate tax reform and firm share price: evidence from China. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (Vol. Part F4261, pp. 227-245). Switzerland: Springer.
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2024 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2024). Over-investment, internal control, and government intervention: evidence from China's state-owned enterprises. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (Vol. Part F4261, pp. 247-260). Switzerland: Springer.
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2024 Dong, S., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2024). Exploring financial institution environmental disclosures: evidence from China. In K. Wendt, & B. Villhauer (Eds.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Wealth Management: Directing Capital Towards Sustainability (Vol. Part F4261, pp. 261-281). Switzerland: Springer.
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2022 Dong, S., Xu, L., & McIver, R. (2022). Enhancing sustainability reporting and greening the finance system: institutionalization and practices in China's banking sector. In D. Nguyen (Ed.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets (pp. 553-572). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2022 McIver, R., Xu, L., & Chou, S. L. (2022). Booms, bubbles, blow-outs: exploring patterns in China's credit expansion. In D. Nguyen (Ed.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets (pp. 2-31). US: Edward Elgar.
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2021 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L. (2021). Tax reform, tax aggressiveness and corporate value: evidence from China's enterprise income tax law reform. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review (pp. 171-191). US: CRC Press.
2019 Yuan, G., McIver, R. P., Xu, L., & Kang, S. H. (2019). Corporate income tax avoidance in China: using regulatory change to encourage corporate tax sustainability. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Sustainable Financial Innovations (pp. 284-306). US: CRC Press.
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2018 Bassan, H., Gupta, K., & McIver, R. P. (2018). Environmental sustainability and inter-and intra-industry variation in stock returns: International evidence. In S. Boubaker, D. Cumming, & D. K. Nguyen (Eds.), Source details - Title: Research Handbook of Investing in the Triple Bottom Line: Finance, Society and the Environment (pp. 239-263). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2018 Bassan, H., Gupta, K., & McIver, R. P. (2018). Environmental sustainability and inter- and intra-industry variation in stock returns: international evidence. In S. Boubaker, D. Cumming, & D. K. Nguyen (Eds.), Source details - Title: Research handbook on investing in the triple bottom line: finance, society and the environment (pp. 239-263). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2018 Dong, S., Xu, L., & McIver, R. P. (2018). Regulating CSR disclosure: quantity or quality in practice?. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Sustainable financial innovations (pp. 239-265). US: CRC Press.
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2018 Xu, L., McIver, R. P., Chou, S. L., & Bassan, H. (2018). Political connections, ownership structure and performance in China's mining sector. In K. Wendt (Ed.), Source details - Title: Sustainable financial innovations (pp. 266-283). US: CRC Press.
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2017 Ramiah, V., Wallace, D., & McIver, R. P. (2017). The challenges and innovations of event study methodology. In E. Ramirez (Ed.), Source details - Title: Financial management: methods, outcomes and challenges (pp. 65-90). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2017 Wallace, D., McIver, R. P., & Ramiah, V. (2017). The challenges of ETFs and their underlying constituents. In E. Ramirez (Ed.), Source details - Title: Financial management: methods, outcomes and challenges (pp. 91-112). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2017 McIver, R. P., Wallace, D., & Ramiah, V. (2017). Lost in translation?. In E. Ramirez (Ed.), Source details - Title: Financial management: methods, outcomes and challenges (pp. 37-63). US: Nova Science Publishers.
2016 Gupta, K., & McIver, R. (2016). Does national culture affect attitudes toward environment friendly practices?. In V. Ramiah, & G. N. Gregoriou (Eds.), Source details - Title: The handbook of environmental and sustainable finance (pp. 241-263). UK: Academic Press.
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2014 McIver, R. (2014). The global financial crisis, rise of China, and changes in the geographical location of control of large listed companies. In T. Cavoli, S. Listokin, & R. S. Rajan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Issues in governance, growth and globalization in Asia (pp. 121-139). Singapore: World Scientific.
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2012 Loch, A., & McIver, R. (2012). The Murray-Darling Basin Plan and public policy failure: A transaction cost analysis approach. In H. Bjornlund, C. Brebbia, & S. Wheeler (Eds.), Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage IV: Management, Technologies and Policies (Vol. 168, pp. 481-494). Southampton UK: WIT Press.
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2008 McIver, R. P. (2008). Gradualism as a policy priority under china's banking system reform. In Source details - Title: Accounting and finance in transition (Volume 4) (pp. 147-170). Greenwich, UK: Greenwich University Press.

Year Citation
2022 Muhamat, A. A., Shakil, N. S. M., Sulaiman, S., & McIver, R. (2022). Cost-effective analysis of drone for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): Islamic insurance perspectives. In Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal Vol. 7 (pp. 35-40). UK: e-International Publishing House.
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2014 Kang, S. H., McIver, R., & Yoon, S. M. (2014). Intraday dynamics in long memory volatility relationships between the Japanese and Korean stock markets. In 10th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives (pp. 1-25). Korea: Korea Derivatives Association.
2014 Kang, S. H., McIver, R. P., Park, S. Y., & Yoon, S. M. (2014). Long memory features evolve in the time-varying process in Asia-Pacific foreign exchange markets. In N. Tsounis, & A. Vlachvei (Eds.), Procedia economics and finance Vol. 14 (pp. 286-294). Netherlands: Elsevier.
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2012 Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Burrow, M. (2012). Tax regimes, regulatory change and corporate income tax aggressiveness in China. In 25th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2012 (pp. 1-43). Australia: University of New South Wales.
2012 Mat Radzi, R., & McIver, R. (2012). Domestic credit rating agencies in Malaysia : a view from bond market participants. In The Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2012: official conference proceedings 2012 (pp. 144-168). Japan: International Academic Forum.
2012 Goel, K., & McIver, R. P. (2012). Governance standards and corporate financing : are India's reforms effective?. In Proceeding of the 4th IACSF (pp. 1). Indonesia: University of Indonesia.
2012 Goel, K., & McIver, R. P. (2012). Financial liberalisation and corporate capital structure: evidence from India. In K. Prasetyo (Ed.), Proceedings of Airlangga Accounting International Conference and Doctorial Colloquium 2012 (pp. 1-19). Indonesia: Universitas Airlangga.
2012 Yuan, G., McIver, R. P., & Burrow, M. (2012). Corporate income tax aggressiveness in China : regulatory environment and ownership impact. In Journal of business management (pp. 144-160). Latvia: EBSCO Publishing.
2008 McIver, R. P., & Burrow, M. (2008). Student engagement through assessment in applied finance : evaluating assessment changes at UniSA. In ATN assessment conference 2008: engaging students in assessment (pp. 1-7). Australia: University of South Australia.
2008 Muhamed, N. A., & McIver, R. P. (2008). The roles of Islamic funds as institutional investors: the perceptions of fund management companies' representatives in Malaysia. In Managing in the Pacific century (pp. 1-18). New Zealand: University of Auckland Business School.
2008 Shan, Y. (2008). Ownership governance and managerial behaviour in China: an examination using bad debt ratios. In Proceedings of Ninth International Business Research Conference (pp. 1-19). Melbourne: World Business Institute.
2007 McIver, R. P. (2007). Lending imbalances within China's national banking system. In 5th International Conference on Accounting and Finance in Transition : European and Asian experiences and public policy considerations. London: University of Greenwich.
2006 McIver, R. P. (2006). Reforming China's banking system: Gradualism, its impact, and implications. In 4th international conference on accounting and finance in transition (ICAFT 2006). Adelaide, South Australia: University of South Australia.
2006 McIver, R. P. (2006). A macroprudential analysis of China's banking sector stability. In Industry, markets, and regions : proceedings for the 2nd International Conference for the Australasian Business and Behavioural Sciences Association (ABBSA). Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
2006 Kang, S. H., & McIver, R. P. (2006). Intraday periodicity and long memory in the volatility of high frequency Australian stock returns. In Industry, markets, and regions : proceedings for the 2nd International Conference for the Australasian Business and Behavioural Sciences Association (ABBSA). Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
2002 Smullen, J., & McIver, R. P. (2002). The use of capital allocation in performance measurement for banks: A note. In One-Day Symposium on Accountability and Performance.
1999 McIver, R. P., & Juniper, A. J. (1999). Uncertainty and the modelling of the risk capital required by financial institutions. In 3rd Stockholm Seminar on Risk Behaviour and Risk Management.

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  • BANK 3013 Risk Management and Insurance (2024)
  • BANK 5044 Risk Management and Insurance G (2024)

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  • DBRF - Bachelor of Business
  • DBCF - Bachelor of Business (Finance)
  • XBFP - Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)

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