Chee Cheong

Research Interests

Banking, Finance and Investment Finance Real Estate and Valuation Services

APrf Chee Cheong

Associate Professor

School of Accounting and Finance

College of Business and Law

Chee Cheong is an Associate Professor and Head of Finance & Banking Discipline at the Business School University of Adelaide. His teaching experiences span across various Finance courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Adelaide, China and Singapore. His primary research interests are in financial analysts’ forecast accuracy, real estate investment and accounting quality. He has published in leading journals including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Marketing, Urban Studies and Journal of Banking and Finance.

Date Position Institution name
2021 - ongoing Associate Professor in Finance University of Adelaide
2012 - 2020 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2009 - 2011 Lecturer in Finance University of Adelaide
2005 - 2008 Associate Lecturer in Finance Flinders University

Language Competency
Chinese (Cantonese) Can speak and understand spoken
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, speak and understand spoken
English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2005 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia Ph.D. in Commerce
2003 - 2003 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
2000 - 2002 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Corporate Finance)

Year Citation
2025 Li, Y., Liu, X., Canil, J., & Cheong, C. S. (2025). Biodiversity Risk and Firm Efficiency. Finance Research Letters, 71, 106414.
DOI Scopus30 WoS28
2025 Lun, P., Cheong, C. S., Hallak, R., Mihaylov, G., & Zurbruegg, R. (2025). Entrepreneurial orientation, board tenure and the financial performance of hospitality firms. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 126(104002), 104002-1-104002-11.
DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2024 Nguyen, T. M. L., Cheong, C. S., Truong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Experience of a Job Loss and Analysts' Subsequent Performance. EUROPEAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW, 33(4), 1281-1313.
DOI WoS1
2024 Gao, S., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Do paid maternity leave mandates affect corporate cash holdings?. Economics Letters, 236, 111618.
DOI
2024 Dodd, T., Cheong, C., Hoffmann, A., & Zurbrugg, R. (2024). Toward sustainable automobility: Insights from a stewardship literature review of the industry. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(6), 5028-5050.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2024 Hoffmann, A. O. I., Cheong, C. S., Phan, H. -L., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). So, Sue Me…If You Can! How Legal Changes Diminishing Managers' Risk of Being Held Liable by Shareholders Affect Firms' Likelihood to Recall Products. Journal of Marketing, 88(5), 89-110.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Li, Y., Cheong, C. S., & Canil, J. (2024). CEO-employee pay ratio and labor investment efficiency. Finance Research Letters, 67, 105761-1-105761-9.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2024 Cheong, C., Gao, S., Lun, P., Mihaylov, G., & Zurbruegg, R. (2024). Biodiversity and the performance of tourism firms. Annals of Tourism Research, 109, 103842-1-103842-5.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2022 Nguyen, L. T. M., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2022). The heterogeneous impact of industry concentration on analyst performance. Advances in Accounting, 59, 13 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021 Cheong, C. S., Tan, H. C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2021). Risk-Relevant Early Life Experiences and Individual Trading Activity. Finance Research Letters, 39, 1-7.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021 Cheong, C. S., Zurbruegg, R. -Y., & Nguyen, T. (2021). Brokerage M&As and the peer effect on analyst forecast accuracy. International Review of Financial Analysis, 73, 101650.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021 Cheong, C. S., Hoffmann, A. O. I., & Zurbruegg, R. (2021). Tarred with the Same Brush? Advertising Share of Voice and Stock Price Synchronicity. Journal of Marketing, 85(6), 118-140.
DOI Scopus17 WoS17
2021 Cheong, C. S., Yu, C. F., Zurbruegg, R., & Brockman, P. (2021). Tournament incentives and institutional ownership. International Review of Economics and Finance, 74, 418-433.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2020 Liu, C., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2020). Rhetoric, Reality, and Reputation: Do CSR and Political Lobbying Protect Shareholder Wealth against Environmental Lawsuits?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 55(2), 679-706.
DOI Scopus37 WoS38
2020 Saj, P., & Cheong, C. (2020). The Application of the Reporting Entity Concept by Australian Charities. Australian Accounting Review, 30(4), 283-299.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2019 Tan, G., Cheong, C. S., & Zurbruegg, R. (2019). National culture and individual trading behavior. Journal of Banking and Finance, 106, 357-370.
DOI Scopus23 WoS23
2017 Xu, W., Davidson, R. A., & Cheong, C. S. (2017). Converting financial statements: operating to capitalised leases. Pacific Accounting Review, 29(1), 34-54.
DOI WoS6
2016 Cheong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2016). Analyst forecasts and stock price informativeness: some international evidence on the role of audit quality. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 12(3), 257-273.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12
2015 Mihaylov, G., Cheong, C., & Zurbruegg, R. (2015). Can security analyst forecasts predict gold returns?. International Review of Financial Analysis, 41, 237-246.
DOI Scopus15 WoS13
2015 Nguyen, D., & Cheong, C. (2015). Enhancing portfolio performance with the implied volatility index. JASSA, 2015(2), 26-32.
WoS1
2012 Chua, Y., Cheong, C., & Gould, G. (2012). The impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on accounting quality: evidence from Australia. Journal of International Accounting Research, 11(1), 119-146.
DOI Scopus99 WoS83
2011 Wilson, P., White, M., Dunse, N., Cheong, C., & Zurbrugg, R. (2011). Modelling price movements in housing micro markets: identifying long-term components in local housing market dynamics. Urban Studies, 48(9), 1853-1874.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2011 Cheong, C., Olshansky, A., & Zurbrugg, R. (2011). The influence of real estate risk on market volatility. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 29(2), 145-166.
DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2010 Cheong, C., Kim, S., & Zurbrugg, R. (2010). The impact of IFRS on financial analysts' forecast accuracy in the Asia-Pacific region: The case of Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Pacific Accounting Review, 22(2), 124-146.
DOI Scopus25 WoS17
2010 Cheong, C., & Masum, M. (2010). Financial analysts' forecast accuracy : Before and after the introduction of AIFRS. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 4(3), 65-81.
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2009 Cheong, C., Wilson, P., & Zurbrugg, R. (2009). An analysis of the long-run impact of fixed income and equity market performance on Australian and UK securitised property markets. Journal of Property Investment & Finance, 27(3), 259-276.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2009 Cheong, C., Gerlach, R., Stevenson, S., Wilson, P., & Zurbrugg, R. (2009). Equity and fixed income markets as drivers of securitised real estate. Review of Financial Economics, 18(2), 103-111.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2007 Cheong, C., & Steinert, J. (2007). The size effect: Australian evidence. JASSA, 2(2), 9-11.
WoS2
- Canil, J., Li, Y., & Cheong, C. S. (n.d.). Disclosure of Rank-and-File Employee Pay Gap and Crash Risk.
- Park, J., Cheong, C. S., Mihaylov, G., & Zurbruegg, R. (n.d.). Binding CEO Stock Ownership Requirements and Firm Systematic Risk.

Principles of Finance (M), Managerial Finance (MBA), Real Estate Valuation (M), Quantitative Methods (M), Advance Finance Theory (Honours), Options Futures & Risk Management III, Business Finance II

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Co-Supervisor Increasing confidence in Australian carbon disclosures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jinhong Park
2024 Co-Supervisor ESG performance, corporate governance and firm value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaofei Duan
2024 Co-Supervisor Analysts’ Earnings Pressure and Corporate CSR Information Disclosure Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yiran Song
2024 Co-Supervisor Creating a circular procurement/sustainable supply chain system using the product return forecast within social media platform enhanced by a cost optimization model in reverse logistics (machine learning technique) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Zahra Sarmast
2024 Co-Supervisor Analysts Earnings Pressure and Corporate CSR Information Disclosure Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Yiran Song
2024 Co-Supervisor ESG performance, corporate governance and firm value Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Xiaofei Duan
2024 Co-Supervisor Creating a circular procurement/sustainable supply chain system using the product return forecast within social media platform enhanced by a cost optimization model in reverse logistics (machine learning technique) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Zahra Sarmast
2024 Co-Supervisor Increasing confidence in Australian carbon disclosures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jinhong Park
2023 Co-Supervisor The impact of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine on firms' product recall decisions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hoang Long Bui
2023 Co-Supervisor Corporate political connections, stock price efficiency and investor herding behavior: the role of environmental innovation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mishkatur Rahman
2023 Co-Supervisor Does equal pay influence firm value? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ningjing Dai
2023 Co-Supervisor Does equal pay influence firm value? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ningjing Dai
2023 Co-Supervisor Corporate political connections, stock price efficiency and investor herding behavior: the role of environmental innovation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mishkatur Rahman
2023 Co-Supervisor The impact of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine on firms' product recall decisions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hoang Long Bui
2022 Co-Supervisor Governance role of short sellers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zhangweiyi Ren
2022 Co-Supervisor Governance role of short sellers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zhangweiyi Ren

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Capital for a Greener Future: How Sustainable Finance Shapes Corporate and Investment Decisions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Vivian Li
2022 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Studies on bank risks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Md Abdul Wasi
2022 - 2024 Co-Supervisor The impact of paid maternity leave on corporate financial decisions - Cash holdings and dividend payout ratio Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Shangyi Gao
2021 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The impact of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine on firms' product recall decisions Doctor of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Hoang Long Bui
2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Three Essays on CEO Compensation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Yulin Li
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Advertising's Financial Market Outcomes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shujie Liu
2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Determinants of Financial Analysts' Performance: Analyses using Quasi-Natural Experiments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Thi Mai Lan Nguyen
2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Effects of Competitive Environments on Corporate Selective Hedging Behaviour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Wei Xu
2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Essays on the impacts of household financial decision making Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr George Mihaylov
2011 - 2017 Co-Supervisor The asymmetric impact of positive and negative news on stock return synchronicity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Sha Lu

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