
KATHY WALSH
Academic Rigour and Market Relevance
Kathy is a Professor of Finance at the UTS Business School. She has been published internationally and has attracted substantial research grant funding. Her research is focused on Chinese capital markets with a particular attention to the internationalisation of the Renminbi. She has written reports for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation and the NSW Department of Industry. Kathy also has a significant interest in the promotion of women in finance.
Research Expertise
Chinese Capital Markets
The Internationalisation of the Chinese currency, the Renminbi (RMB), will, over time, see China’s financial relations with the rest of the world broaden and deepen to match China’s trade relations and the size of its economy. Associated with this will be significant changes in the type, volume, currency denomination and location of financial flows and financial activity around the world. The process of China's internationalisation is not only a rich research area but has the potential to shape international capital markets for decades to come.
Commissioned Research Reports
Walsh, K and G Wier 2015 “Renminbi Internationalisation and the Evolution of Offshore RMB Centres: Opportunities for Sydney” Shanghai Sydney Financial Services Forum. This report was commissioned by the NSW Department of Industry, The Sydney Business Chamber, King and Wood Mallesons and the Australian National University. The full report is also available in Mandarin. Summary reports are available in English and Mandarin.
Walsh K 2014, “RMB Trade Invoicing: Benefits, Impediments and Tipping Points” 2nd Annual Hong Kong Australian Renminbi Dialogue 22 May 2014
Eichengreen, B, K Walsh and G Weir 2014 “Internationalisation of the Renminbi: Pathways, implications and opportunities” CIFR report launched 26 March 2014. Launched by Phil Lowe the now Governor of the RBA. Also available in Mandarin
Refereed Journal Articles
Avkiran, N, Zhu Y, Tripe D and Walsh K, 2017 “Can foreign banks compete in China?” Accounting and Finance Vol 57 (4), pp 961-980
Chapple, L, Tan, D, and Walsh K 2017 "Corporate Fraud Culture: Re-Examining the Corporate Governance and Performance Relation" Accounting and Finance Vol 57 (2), pp 597-620
Schultz, E and Tan, D T and Walsh, K, 2017 “Corporate Governance and the Probability of Corporate Default” Accounting and Finance Vol 57(1), pp 235-253 [LP0775195 2007-2009]
Walsh, K 2015 “Renminbi Trade Invoicing: Benefits, impediments and tipping points” JASSA The Finsia Journal of Applied Finance (2) pp. 33 - 41
Clarke K, Walsh, K and Flanagan, J. 2015 "How prevalent are post-completion audits in Australia?" Accounting, Accountability and Performance Vol 18 Issue 2, 51-78
Walsh K 2015 “The Investment Horizon and Asset Pricing Models” Australian Journal of Management Vol. 40(2) 277– 294
Smith T and Walsh, K 2013 “Why the CAPM is half right and everything else is wrong”, Abacus, Volume 49, Issue Supplement S1, 73-78
Guido R, Pearl J and and Walsh K 2010 'Market Timing under Multiple Economic Regimes’, Accounting and Finance, 51, 2, pp. 361 – 607
Schulz E, Tan D and Walsh K 2010 'Endogeneity and the Corporate Governance Performance Relation', Australian Journal of Management, 35, 2, pp. 145-163 [LP0775195 2007-2009]
Walsh K and Tan D 2008 'Monetary Policy Surprises and the Bank Bill Term Premium', Australian Journal of Management, vol.33:2, pp. 231-60
Walsh K 2006 'Is the Exante Risk Premium Always Positive? Further Evidence', Australian Journal of Management, vol.31:1, pp. 93-114
Guido R and Walsh K 2005 'Bond Term Premium Analysis is the Presence of Multiple Regimes', International Review of Finance, vol.5:1-2, pp. 31-54
Allen D, MacDonald G, Walsh D and Walsh K 2002 'Using regression techniques to estimate futures hedge ratios, some results from alternative approaches applied to Australian 10 Year Treasury Bond Futures' in Elsevier Research Monograph Series, Research in International Business and Finance Vol 16
Guido R and Walsh K 2001 'Equity Market Valuation: Assessing the Adequacy of Value Measures to Predict Index Returns', Australian Journal of Management, vol.26:2, pp. 163-96
Walsh D, Walsh K and Evans J 1998 'Assessing estimation error in a tracking error variance minimization framework', Pacific Basin Finance Journal, vol.6, pp. 175-92