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Dr Dewan Rahman
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Dewan Rahman

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Overview

Background

Dewan Rahman is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at UQ Business School. He teaches Asset Pricing, Finance, and Investment & Portfolio Management in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. He finds teaching to be very rewarding and enjoys interacting with students. Dewan is also active in supervising higher degree research (PhD) students. He is currently accepting new students.

Dewan's research primarily focuses on Insider Trading, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Disclosures. He presented papers at conferences such as American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, AFAANZ Annual Conference, New Zealand Finance Meeting, among others. Dewan's research work has been published in academic journals, such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, European Accounting Review, and Accounting and Business Research. He was awarded the 2020 ECR excellence in research award from UQ Business School. Dewan's research work on insider trading has received significant media attention being syndicated across 10 outlets, including Conversation, Business News Australia, and featured in UQ Business School's industry research magazine, Momentum.

Dewan holds a PhD in Finance (with Endeavour Scholarship) from the University of Queensland, MSc in Finance (with Commonwealth Scholarship) from the University of Strathclyde, and BBA (Finance) and MBA (Finance) from the University of Dhaka.

Availability

Dr Dewan Rahman is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Insider Trading

  • Corporate Finance

  • Corporate Governance

  • Corporate Disclosures

Works

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14 works between 2017 and 2024

1 - 14 of 14 works

2024

Journal Article

Company reputation and dividend payout

Houqe, Muhammad Nurul, Michael, Michael, Ali, Muhammad Jahangir and Rahman, Dewan (2024). Company reputation and dividend payout. Meditari Accountancy Research, 32 (6), 2261-2297. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-12-2023-2249

Company reputation and dividend payout

2024

Journal Article

Torn between Two Debt Types? The Role of Managerial Ability in a Firm's Choice Between Bank Loans and Public Debt

Kabir, Muhammad, Rahman, Dewan and Jamil, Taher (2024). Torn between Two Debt Types? The Role of Managerial Ability in a Firm's Choice Between Bank Loans and Public Debt. Journal of Banking & Finance, 164 107205, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107205

Torn between Two Debt Types? The Role of Managerial Ability in a Firm's Choice Between Bank Loans and Public Debt

2024

Journal Article

Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?

Ali, Searat, Iqbal, Jamshed, Malik, Ihtisham and Rahman, Dewan (2024). Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?. International Review of Economics & Finance, 92, 1250-1269. doi: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.02.032

Does managerial pay disparity influence BHC default risk?

2024

Journal Article

Firm-level political risk and equity issuance

Rahman, Dewan, Haque, Anamul, Kabir, Muhammad and Bin Hasan, Shehub (2024). Firm-level political risk and equity issuance. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 91 101944, 101944. doi: 10.1016/j.intfin.2024.101944

Firm-level political risk and equity issuance

2024

Journal Article

Does product market competition influence annual report readability?

Rahman, Dewan, Kabir, Muhammad, Ali, Muhammad Jahangir and Oliver, Barry (2024). Does product market competition influence annual report readability?. Accounting and Business Research, 54 (3), 337-368. doi: 10.1080/00014788.2023.2165031

Does product market competition influence annual report readability?

2023

Journal Article

Does board independence influence annual report readability?

Rahman, Dewan and Kabir, Muhammad (2023). Does board independence influence annual report readability?. European Accounting Review, 33 (5), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/09638180.2023.2223590

Does board independence influence annual report readability?

2022

Journal Article

The readability of 10-K reports and insider trading profitability

Rahman, Dewan and Oliver, Barry (2022). The readability of 10-K reports and insider trading profitability. Australian Journal of Management, 47 (3), 031289622110251-578. doi: 10.1177/03128962211025118

The readability of 10-K reports and insider trading profitability

2021

Journal Article

Do co-opted boards increase insider profitability?

Rahman, Dewan, Malik, Ihtisham, Ali, Searat and Iqbal, Jamshed (2021). Do co-opted boards increase insider profitability?. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 17 (3) 100265, 100265. doi: 10.1016/j.jcae.2021.100265

Do co-opted boards increase insider profitability?

2021

Journal Article

Crash risk and debt maturity: evidence from Australia

Hasan, Mostafa, Rahman, Dewan, Taylor, Grantley and Oliver, Barry (2021). Crash risk and debt maturity: evidence from Australia. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 17 (3), 377-400. doi: 10.1108/ijmf-12-2019-0467

Crash risk and debt maturity: evidence from Australia

2021

Journal Article

Does exposure to product market competition influence insider trading profitability?

Rahman, Dewan, Kabir, Muhammad and Oliver, Barry (2021). Does exposure to product market competition influence insider trading profitability?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 66 101792, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101792

Does exposure to product market competition influence insider trading profitability?

2020

Journal Article

Does board independence constrain insider opportunism?

Rahman, Dewan, Faff, Robert and Oliver, Barry (2020). Does board independence constrain insider opportunism?. Australian Journal of Management, 46 (3), 031289622094638-522. doi: 10.1177/0312896220946384

Does board independence constrain insider opportunism?

2020

Journal Article

Evidence of strategic information uncertainty around opportunistic insider purchases

Rahman, Dewan, Oliver, Barry and Faff, Robert (2020). Evidence of strategic information uncertainty around opportunistic insider purchases. Journal of Banking & Finance, 117 105821, 105821. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105821

Evidence of strategic information uncertainty around opportunistic insider purchases

2019

Other Outputs

Essays on insider trading and governance

Rahman, Dewan Mostafizur (2019). Essays on insider trading and governance. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.353

Essays on insider trading and governance

2017

Conference Publication

CEO buying: strategic news tone dispersion around purchasing months

Rahman, Dewan (2017). CEO buying: strategic news tone dispersion around purchasing months. AFA 2018 American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA USA, 5-7 January 2018. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.

CEO buying: strategic news tone dispersion around purchasing months

Funding

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Cross-listing, the legal bonding hypothesis and insider trading
    Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Climate regulatory risk and eco-friendly innovation
    Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Do employee-friendly workplaces reduce rent seeking activities?
    AFAANZ Research Grants
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Dewan Rahman is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Coopetition and debt structure

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Technology Spillovers, Information Environment, and Corporate Outcomes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Suman Neupane-Joshi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Proxy Contest, Board Interlocks and Insider Trading

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    International Evidence on the Relationship between Telecommunication Infrastructure and IPO Underpricing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Suman Neupane-Joshi

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

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