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Prof

Paul Kofman

Dean, Business & Economics
Business and Economics
Financial planning
FinTech
Governance
Self-regulation
Business ethics
Trust
Regulation of financial markets and institutions
Financial literacy
Conflict of interest
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Paul Kofman

 
Division
Business and Economics
 
Primary Interest
Financial institutions
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Projects

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Doing Business In China - Business Capability Building Series

2021 - 2023
Active
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Three Decades of Financial Distress and Corporate Restructuring in Australia

Corporate financial distress is costly and disruptive to Australia's economy. While shareholders are the first to lose, the flow-on effects ..

2008 - 2012
Completed
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PUBLIC COMPANIES BEING TAKEN PRIVATE

2008 - 2008
Completed
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ARC LINKAGE: PROF KOFMAN PROJECT WITH UNSW

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CYCLES & SIZE: LONG TERM VALUATION AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

This project will significantly enhance our understanding of the cyclical variation in the returns and volatility of size-related equity cla..

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CYCLES AND SIZE: LONG TERM VALUATION AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

This project will significantly enhance our understanding of the cyclical variation in the returns and volatility of size-related equity cla..

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When markets fail: a comparative assessment of costs & benefits of trade interruption

Stock exchanges worldwide provide the opportunity to instantaneously and continuously trade securities. The introduction of automated tradin..

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CYCLES AND SIZE: LONG TERM VALUATION AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

This project will significantly enhance our understanding of the cyclical variation in the returns and volatility of size-related equity cla..

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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Grant

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Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

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The Ethics of Digital Financial Inclusion of Women

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Book Chapter  |  2021

Digital finance presents great hope for the financial inclusion of women. At last, more women may enter the world economy and bene..

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Digital Financial Inclusion of Women: An Ethical Appraisal

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Book Chapter  |  2021

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Doing Business in China: Experiences and Opinions of Australian Companies Operating in China

Paul Kofman, Doug Ferguson

Report  |  2021

Overall, the 2018 survey results are consistent with 2017 in describing a business environment in China which is challenging for A..

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Ethics in the time of COVID-19

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

With sharemarkets crashing and unemployment expected to surge, one thing stands out amid the carnage of COVID-19. Many small firm..

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How to (better) manage a conflict of interest

Clare Payne, Paul Kofman

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Nothing undermines trust more than the realisation that the person you thought was working in your best interest, is in fact pursu..

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How Directors can ensure trust in digital services

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Trust can seem fickle. It can take years to establish yet can be lost overnight. We see reputations grow and crumble. We know that..

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How we can challenge business to address the common good

Clare Payne, Paul Kofman

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

Managing our way through the time of COVID-19 has required us to prioritise the common good over self and private interests. This ..

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Digital Financial Inclusion of Women: An Ethical Appraisal

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Book Chapter  |  2020

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A Matter of Trust: The Practice of Ethics in Finance

P Kofman, C Payne

Book  |  2018

From the marble trading floors of Wall Street to the dirt floor of a microfinance lender in rural Sumatra, finance touches everybo..

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A Matter of Trust

P Kofman

Journal article  |  2018  |  Global Focus- European Foundation for Management Development

Fast-changing technology and some dubious business practices are eroding customer and public trust, especially in the finance sect..

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Applied Ethics
Banking, Finance and Investment
Financial Services
Ethics
Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour
Applied Economics
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Macroeconomics
Other Economic Framework
Schools and Learning Environments

News

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Insurance failing when we need it most

Paul Kofman

Insurance at a fair premium is never more valuable to society than during times of unprecedented crisis. But, it is precisely under such ab..

November 26, 2020
pursuit Article
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Making the financial industry more like a health service

Paul Kofman, Carsten Murawski

Earlier this year the chief of a major financial planning firm collapsed in the witness stand during Australia’s ongoing inquiry into misco..

August 15, 2018
pursuit Article
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What if we expected financial services to be more like health services?

Paul Kofman, Carsten Murawski

Earlier this year the chief of a financial planning firm collapsed in the witness stand during Australia’s ongoing royal commission into mi..

August 15, 2018
conversation Article
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Keeping robot finance fair

Paul Kofman, Clare Payne

Futurists tell us we are on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution. This one is all about the digital and technological disruption of ..

February 20, 2018
pursuit Article
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The trouble with banking culture

Paul Kofman

Gone are the days of the highly respected bank manager, a pillar of society. Today, the public image of banks leaves much to be desired, wi..

November 21, 2016
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More support and less stigma for unemployed youth

Paul Kofman, Dan Woodman, Shirley Jackson, Dina Bowman

Australia should move towards a model of free tertiary education and universal basic income, along with paid work internships and improved ..

July 13, 2016
pursuit Article
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Young Australians worry about job prospects

Paul Kofman

Australia has comparatively low and declining youth unemployment, but new research by Infosys has found young Australians are pessimistic a..

January 18, 2016
pursuit Article
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Mood swings and the market: how to understand irrational investor behaviour

Paul Kofman

Fred Tomczyk, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, has his finger on the pulse of investor sentiment: “ … the preference f..

February 29, 2012
conversation Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

1996

Sydney Futures Exchange

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Credentials

Positions

Dean, Business & Economics

Business and Economics

Member

Professional Risk Managers' International Association

Member

Global Association of Risk Professionals

Member

The American Finance Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Links

Languages

Dutch
Frisian
German

International Linkages

Maastricht University

Netherlands

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands

University of Colorado at Boulder

United States

The Federal Reserve Board

United States