Prof Christine Brown - Researcher Profile

Christine Brown

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Department of Accounting and Finance
Monash University, Caulfield

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 31793

Email: Christine.Brown@monash.edu


Biography

Christine Brown is a professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance.

Christine completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne, and prior to joining Monash University in 2010, held several positions at the University of Melbourne. She has also had visiting research positions at the University of Strathclyde, Queens University in Belfast and Manchester University.

Christine has served on the editorial board of three international journals, including the Global Finance Journal and has consulted to the Australian Treasury and the Board of Taxation on security design and taxation issues.
 
She has extensive experience in executive education, teaching for over ten years on the joint ANZ/University of Melbourne Understanding Treasury Management program.

Christine’s main research interests are in corporate finance, derivative pricing, infrastructure financing including PPPs and financial institutions management.

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Keywords

capital management, share repurchases, buybacks, infrastructure financing, imputation tax, institutional ownership,

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Year awarded: 1994
MASTERS OF SCIENCE
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Year awarded: 1979
DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
Institution: Unknown
Year awarded: 1975
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)
Institution: The Univeristy of Melbourne
Year awarded: 1974

Publications

Book Chapters

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2010, Australia's experience in the global financial crisis, in Lessons from the Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Our Economic Future, eds Robert W Kolb, John Wiley & Sons Inc, New Jersey USA, pp. 537-544.

Davis, K., Brown, C.A., 2004, The new Basel Accord and advanced IRB approaches: Is there a case for capital incentives?, in The New Basel Capital Accord, eds Benton E Gup, Texere, Thomson Corporation, New York USA, pp. 125-149.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2003, Prudential regulation and competition in banking, in Regulation and Market Access, eds Alexandra Sidorenko and Christopher Findlay, Asia Pacific Press, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 190-206.

Journal Articles

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2012, Taxes, tenders and the design of Australian off-market share repurchases, Accounting and Finance [P], vol 52, issue S1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 109-135.

Brown, C., Ma, J., 2011, The collapse of Pasminco: Misjudgment, misfortune and miscalculation, Australian Journal of Management [P], vol 36, issue 2, Sage Publications Ltd, London UK, pp. 287-312.

Brown, C., Dark, J., Davis, K., 2010, Exchange traded contracts for difference: Design, pricing, and effects, Journal Of Futures Markets [P], vol 30, issue 12, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Hoboken USA, pp. 1108-1149.

Brown, C.A., Trusler, C., Davis, K., 2010, Managed investment scheme regulation: Lessons from the Great Southern failure, J A S S A [P], vol 2010, issue 2, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia), Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 23-28.

Brown, C., Norman, D., 2010, Management choice of buyback method: Australian evidence, Accounting and Finance [P], vol 50, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 767-782.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2009, Capital management in mutual financial institutions, Journal of Banking and Finance [P], vol 33, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 443-455.

Brown, C.A., Fung, C.K.S., 2009, Keiretsu Affiliation and Stock-Market-Driven Acquisitions, Journal of Financial Research [P], vol 32, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc, New Jersey USA, pp. 479-503.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2008, Distortions in the tax treatment of rights issues, J A S S A [P], vol 1, issue 1, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia), Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 5-10.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2008, Sons of Gwalia judgment - Aftermath and implications, Keeping Good Companies [P], vol 60, issue 1, Chartered Secretaries Australia Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 52-54.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2008, The sub-prime crisis down under, Journal of Applied Finance [P], vol 18, issue 1, Financial Management Association International, Florida USA, pp. 16-28.

Alonso-Conde, A., Brown, C.A., Rojo-Suarez, J., 2007, Public private partnerships: Incentives, risk transfer and real options, Review of Financial Economics [P], vol 16, issue 4, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 335-349.

Brown, C.A., 2007, The announcement effects of off-market share repurchases in Australia, Australian Journal of Management [P], vol 32, issue 2, Sage Publications Ltd, London UK, pp. 369-385.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2006, Credit markets and the sons of Gwalia judgement, Agenda [P], vol 13, issue 3, Agenda & Editions Charitable Trust, East Sussex UK, pp. 239-252.

Brown, C.A., 2005, Financing transport infrastructure: For whom the road tolls, Australian Economic Review [P], vol 38, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 431-438.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2005, Taxing capital protected equity products, Agenda [P], vol 12, issue 3, Agenda & Editions Charitable Trust, East Sussex UK, pp. 239-252.

Brown, C.A., Efthim, K., 2005, The effect of taxation on equal access share buybacks in Australia, International Review of Finance [P], vol 5, issue 3-4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 199-218.

Brown, C.A., Pinder, S., 2005, The impact of net buying pressure on implied volatilities observed from SPI futures options, Review of Futures Markets [P], vol 14, issue 2, Kent State University, Department of Finance, Washington DC USA, pp. 199-216.

Brown, C.A., Davis, K., 2004, Dividend protection at a price, Journal Of Derivatives [P], vol 12, issue 2, Institutional Investor Journals, New York USA, pp. 62-68.

Brown, C.A., 2004, The forensics of share buybacks, J A S S A [P], vol Summer, issue 4, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia), Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 30-34.

Brown, C.A., Burrows, G., 2003, Risk-adjusted discount rates and projects of unequal lives, Australian Accounting Review [P], vol 13, issue 29, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 57-65.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Banking crisis: dating, determinants and forecasting.
Supervisors:
Brooks, R (Joint), Brown, C (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Debt overhang, debt maturity and the sources of debt.
Supervisors:
Brown, C (Main), Chai, D (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Interlocking trustee boards of Australian superannuation funds.
Supervisors:
Skully, M (Main), Brown, C (Associate), Strydom, M (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The asset growth effect in stock returns.
Supervisors:
Brown, C (Joint-co), Gharghori, P (Joint).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The failure of Australia's debt capital market to fulfil its potential.
Supervisors:
Brown, C (Main), Davis, K (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Tunneling by controlling shareholders: evidence from share purchase plans in Australia.
Supervisors:
Brown, C (Main), Au Yong, H (Associate).