Dr Trung Bao Hoang BSc, FHEA, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Financial Management

Trung Bao Hoang is the Programme Leader for the MSc Accounting and Finance (January cohort) and a Senior Lecturer in Financial Management.

He holds a PhD in Finance. Before returning to academia, Trung worked in the insurance and financial services sectors in London.

Trung is a member of the Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre, where he contributes to finance research projects. His research focuses on institutional investment, banking and syndicated lending, and sustainable finance. He has published his work and reviewed papers for leading economics and finance journals. He is also a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network and the Financial Management Association (FMA).

Trung is an expert trainer and academic advisor for the King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme Climate Resilience Fellowships. He is also a guest speaker at the G-SEL Network seminar.

Accounting and finance

Responsibilities within the university
  • Programme Leader for MSc Finance and Accounting (January cohort).
  • Year-2 Tutor Lead for the School of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
  • Senior Lecturer in Financial Management.

Module leader:

  • Research Methods (MSc)
  • Sustainable Finance and Investment (MSc)

Module taught:

  • Financial Markets and Trading Products (MSc)
  • Introduction to Finance and Economics (BA/BSc)

Awards
  • Nomination for Collaboration Award, University of Greenwich Staff Award, 2025
  • Nomination for Teaching Excellence, University of Greenwich Staff Award, 2023

Recognition
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Chartered Association of Business Schools
  • Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Institutional investment
  • Corporate governance
  • Sustainable finance

Key funded projects

  • Project “King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme”, funded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, October 2025 to Jan 2027.
  • Project “Green Economy from Investment Perspectives”, funded by the Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre, October 2026.
  • Project "Impact of loan announcements on company performance and CDS spreads as a measure of credit risk", funded by the Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre, March 2023.
  • Project “Comparing ESG and Climate Indices in private equity across developed financial markets around the World: Where is sustainable entrepreneurship better financed?”, funded by the Political Economy, Governance, Finance, and Accountability (PEGFA) Centre, December 2024.

Media activity

Guest speaker at the G-SEL Network webinar “Youth-led Solutions for Economic Reform”, Jan 2026.

Recent publications

Article

Hoang, Bao Trung , Benbouzid, Nadia, Mallick, Sushanta, Stojanovic, Aleksandar (2025), Green loans and firm performance evidence of signalling and impact investing effects. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, European Financial Management ISSN: 1354-7798 (Print), 1468-036X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.70003) NB Item availability restricted.

Hoang, Bao Trung and , Mateus, Cesario (2023), How does liberalization affect emerging stock markets? Theories and empirical evidence. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Journal of Economic Surveys ISSN: 0950-0804 (Print), 1467-6419 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12561).

Mateus, Cesario and , Hoang, Bao Trung (2021), Frontier markets, liberalization and informational efficiency: evidence from Vietnam. Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 28 (4) . pp. 499-526 ISSN: 1387-2834 (Print), 1573-6946 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-021-09333-9).

Book section

Hoang, Bao Trung and , Mateus, Cesario (2023), Board characteristics and corporate governance: a historical review of the banking industry. World Scientific. In: , , In: Sabri Boubaker, Marwa Elnahass (eds.), Banking Resilience: New insights on Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Digital Innovation. World Scientific, New Jersey; London; Munich; Chiyoda City; Chennai; Shanghai; Beijing: Tapei; Hong Kong , 1 (1st) . ISBN: 9781800614284 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/q0421) NB Item availability restricted.

Mateus, Cesario and , Hoang, Bao Trung (2022), Foreign portfolio investment: opportunities or challenges for enterprises in transition economies?. Routledge. In: , , In: Vi Dung Ngo, Duc Khuong Nguyen, Ngoc Thang Nguyen (eds.), Entrepreneurial finance, innovation and development: A Research Companion. Routledge, New York , 1 (1st) . pp. 69-94 . ISBN: 9780367681036; 9780367681166; 9781003134282 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003134282) NB Item availability restricted.

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