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Yew Kee HO

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Cluster Director, Business, Communication and Design
Co-Chairperson, AccTech Centre Advisory Committee
PHD in Accounting, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
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Business, Communication and Design
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SIT Appointments

  • Co-Chairperson, AccTech Centre Advisory Committee
    – Present
  • Cluster Director, Business, Communication and Design
    – Present
  • Professor
    – Present
  • Associate Provost (Special Duties)
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  • Associate Provost (SkillsFuture)
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  • Associate Provost (SkillsFuture & Staff Development)
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Education

  • PHD in Accounting
    Carnegie Mellon University , United States
  • Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours)
    Monash University , Australia
  • Master of Economics
    Monash University , Australia
  • Master of Science in Industrial Administration
    Carnegie Mellon University , United States

Achievements

  • Teaching Excellence Award for the NUS APEX EMBA
  • National Day Long Service Medal for 25 years of service
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic Alumni Award for Community and Environment
  • Teaching Excellence Award for the NUS APEX EMBA
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  • Vernon Zimmerman best paper award 23rd Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Beijing, China
  • Annual Teaching Excellence Award, NUS
  • Teaching Excellence Award for the NUS APEX EMBA
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  • Service to Education Award 2009 - Silver, Ministry of Education, Singapore
  • NUS Business School Outstanding Educator Award
  • Vernon Zimmerman best paper award 20th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Paris, France
  • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award
  • Best Educator Award for the UCLA-NUS EMBA, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016
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  • Faculty Service Award in 2002 in recognition of dedication and service contributions beyond normal workload in the faculty
  • Outstanding Educator Award at Faculty level, National University of Singapore

Professional Memberships

  • Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA), CFA Institute.
    Present
  • Fellow Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
    Present
  • Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA) of the CPA Australia
    Present

Corporate Experience

  • Member, Council, CPA Australia (Singapore), Jan 2018
  • Member, Skills Framework Development Workgroup, Singapore SkillsFuture , June 2017
  • Director and Chairman, Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee, St Luke Eldercare
  • Member, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Business and Accountancy Programmes Committee, May 2017
  • Member, Singapore Qualification Programme Learning and Assessment Committee – Foundation Programme (LAC-FP), January 2016
  • Chairman, Investment Committee, Council of World Mission, June 2016
  • Director, United Overseas Insurance Ltd, 1 June 2014
  • Director, and Chairman, Audit Committee, Dover Park Hospice, June 2014
  • Chairman, Committee for the Review of Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment Defaulters, Ministry of Health, May 2013
  • Member, The Inquiry Panel, Appointment under the Legal Profession Act, Ministry of Law, April 2012
  • Member, Investment Advisory Committee, Peoples’ Association, July 2008
  • Director and Chairman, Audit Committee, St Luke Hospital

Current Projects

  • Brokers Recommendation Changes
    – Present
  • Conservatism in Accounting
    – Present
  • Studies on Audit Committees
    – Present
  • Corporate Governance
    – Present

Past Projects

  • City Harvest Church : Right Intention Went Wrong, Case Study Research Grant
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    Mar-16 - Feb-17, $4,700

  • Earnings Surprises, Growth Expectations and Market Efficiency, R-315-000-051-112
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    Nov-03 - Nov-06, $33,300

  • Earnings Management and Analysts Forecasts, R-315-000-035-112
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    Nov-00 - Nov-07, $30,220

  • Modelling the Accounting Standard Setting Institution in Singapore, R-315-000-013-112
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    Oct-98 - Oct-01, $6,771

  • Employers’ Accounting for Pensions: The Case of Utilities Industry, R315-000-014-112
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    Sep-98 - Jun-01, $3,583

Journal Papers

  • “Do Brokers’ Recommendation Changes Generate Brokerage?  Evidence from a Central Limit Order Market”, Accounting & Finance, 2017, forthcoming, (Robert Brown, Howard Chan, Robert Faff)

    1. Some Economics of Audit Market Reform”, Australian Accounting Review, 26(3):271-283, 2016. (Tan Boon Seng)

  • “A Study on the Profile of Audit Committees of Listed Companies in Singapore”, Study Commission by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, 2016.

  • “Towards Better Business Reporting : Integrated Reporting and Value Creation”, KPMG-NUS Publication, 2015 (Ian Hong)

  • “Olam : Accounting for Biological Assets”, Ivey Publishing, 2015. (Teo Chee Khiang and Ben Sitoh)

  • “Valuation of Financial Derivatives Under FRS 113 (Part 1)”, Chartered Accountants, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, June 2015.

  • “A White Paper on Derivative Valuation in the Context of FRS 113 Fair Value Measurement”, 2014, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

  • “The Association between Earnings and Returns : A Comparative Study between the Chinese and US Stock Markets”, China Accounting and Finance Review, 2014. 16(2):90-106 (Vincent Chen).

  • “Reported Earnings and Analyst Forecasts as Competing Sources of Information: A New Approach”, Australian Journal of Management, 2012. 37(3):333-359 (with Heather Anderson, Howard Chan and Robert Faff).

  • “Diminishing Marginal Returns from R&D Investment: Evidence from Manufacturing Firms”, Applied Economics, 2011, 45(5):611-622. (with Robert Faff, Weilin Lin and Yap Chee Meng)

  • “Singapore as an Accountancy Hub – A Porter’s Diamond Perspective”, International Journal of Business Competition and Growth, 2015, 4(1/2):44-56 (Tan Boon Seng).

Conferences

  • “Total Cost Management in Development of the Economy - Singapore Experience”, Keynote, CMA National Management Accounting Conference, 11 to 13 July 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

  • “Development of Integrated Reporting in Asia”, Global Management Accounting Submit, 27th – 29th July 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

  • “Accounting Research : Relevance Lost, Relevance Regain?? – The Theory and Empirical Measurement of Conservatism”, 4th Annual International Conference on Accounting and Finance, 28th and 29th April 2014, Phuket, Thailand.

  • “Accounting for Disclosure & Valuation – The Case of Olam”, Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore Conference, April 2014, Singapore.

  • “What will it take Sri Lanka to become an economic power house like Singapore”, Keynote, Chartered Management Accountants National Management Accounting Conference, 18th to 20th June 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

  • “Traditional Funding – Bread and Butter”, Innovfest, Singapore, April 2014.

  • “Non-Executive Director Compensation and Corporate Risk Taking”, Financial Management Association Conference, 12 – 15 June 2013, Luxembourg.

  • “Did Regulation Fair Disclosure Change the Rules of the Expectations Management Game?” International Academy of Business & Economics (IABE), 8 – 10 June 2012, Venice, Italy.

  • “Reinventing Management Accounting for the Turbulent Economic Landscape”, Strategic Management Accounting and Business Analytics Forum Asia 2012, 10-11 July 2012, Singapore.