Profile
Roles:
Biography:
Dr Ni Peng is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Queen Mary, University of London. She holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance, together with an MBA from the University of Manchester (Manchester Business School). Her research interests are in corporate finance (mergers and acquisitions), innovation, environmental/social/governance (ESG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable and responsible finance, and corporate governance (executive compensation). Her research has been published in several journals including Management Science, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, and International Review of Financial Analysis. Ni has over five years of industry experience at one of the largest Chinese financial conglomerates before starting academic career.
Teaching
Undergraduate:
- BUS340: Financial Markets and Institutions
Postgraduate:
- BUSM030: Corporate Finance for Managers
Ni is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Supervision
Current Doctoral Students:
- Jeffery Essuantsi Bondzie, ‘Three Essays on M&A; Managerial Ownership, Culture and Green Financing', with Gulnur Muradoglu
- Hussein Bataineh, ‘Corporate Governance and Pension Strategies', with Zezeng Li
PhD Supervision Completions:
- Rafia Afrin, 'Relationship between Corporate Water Actions and Firm Value – A Cognitive Approach to Shareholders’ Reactions', Awarded 2021 (with Frances Bowen), Initial placement: University of Essex
- Xianmin Liu, 'Factors Explaining Cross-border M&As in China: The Role of CSR, Green Innovation, and Political Connections' Awarded 2023 (with Gulnur Muradoglu), Initial placement: University of Huddersfield
- Huai Qin, ‘Investor Attention, Managerial Incentives, and M&As' Awarded 2023 (with Gulnur Muradoglu and Chunling Xia), Initial placement: Asset Management Industry
- Xi Wen, 'Supply Chain Contagion and Corporate Financial Decisions' Visiting PhD from Hunan University, China (2023-2024), Initial placement: Hunan Normal University (Project 211 university, China)
Ni is happy to consider PhD candidates in corporate finance, and sustainable and responsible finance.
Public Engagement
- Member of the Financial Management Association
- Member of the European Financial Management Association
- Member of the European Finance Association
Dr Ni Peng’s research papers have been presented at major international finance conferences including American Finance Association (AFA), Financial Management Association (FMA), European Financial Management Association (EFMA), and etc. She has been invited as the referee for internationally excellent finance and accounting journals, including European Journal of Finance, British Accounting Review, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Financial Research, and etc.