Biography
Christine Brown completed a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours, Master of Science and PhD in mathematics and a DipEd at the University of Melbourne. She currently teaches in the areas of risk management, corporate finance, financial institutions management and quantitative finance. Her current research interests include share buybacks, dividends and option pricing, derivative markets, pricing new market innovations and capital management. Her research is published in leading international journals, and she regularly presents her research at domestic and international academic conferences. She is Chairperson of the Melbourne University Credit Union, has undertaken consulting assignments for the Australian Treasury and other government and corporate sector clients. In 2007 she consulted to the Board of Taxation on the Review of the Taxation Treatment of Off-Market Share Buybacks, and in that year was awarded an ARC Discovery Grant for the project "Share Buybacks and Information Asymmetry: Winners and Losers". She has extensive experience in executive teaching and was for over ten years a principal presenter on the Understanding Treasury Management Program (conducted jointly with Ernst & Young and ANZ Bank).
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Derivatives pricing and efficiency of markets, financial institutions management, market innovations, corporate finance |
share repurchases |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Science (honours) |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1974 |
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| Graduate Diploma in Education |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1975 |
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| Master of Science |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1979 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1994 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
American Finance Association |
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01-Jan-1992 |
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| Senior Member |
FINSIA |
|
01-Jan-1995 |
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| Member |
AFAANZ |
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01-Jan-1992 |
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| Member |
FMA International |
|
01-Jan-1995 |
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Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Risk management policies and practices of major Australian firms |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/01/2006 |
| Share Buybacks and Information Asymmetry: Winners and Losers |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2008 |
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| TAXATION OF FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS (TOFA) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTAL |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF TREASURY - ACT |
30/09/2005 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
2006, Melbourne Research Grant $20,000, “Share Buybacks and Information Asymmetry: Winners and Losers”
ARC Linkage Grant, 2006-2008, $77,204, “Risk management policies and practices of major Australian firms”
ARC Discovery Grant, 2008-2010, $143,000, "Share Buybacks and Information Asymmetry: Winners and Losers"
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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