Xiaohui Liu

Xiaohui Liu is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator at the Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide. She specializes in teaching postgraduate courses on quantitative finance and accounting, including Quantitative Methods, Equity Valuation, and Financial Statement Analysis. Her research spans corporate finance and accounting with a focus on seasoned equity offerings, mergers & acquisitions, spillover effects, earnings management, executive compensation, and corporate disclosures. She also explores emerging areas like biodiversity risks and corporate equality’s influence on financial strategies.

• Education:
  • PhD in Banking and Finance, University of Adelaide
  • Master of Commerce (Advanced) in Financial Accounting, Australian National University
  • Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University (China)

Research Interests:

• Corporate Finance: SEOs, M&A, spillover effects
• Accounting: Earnings management, executive pay, disclosures
• Emerging Themes: Biodiversity risks, corporate equality, board diversity

Her recent publications analyze strategic responses to external shocks, cybersecurity impacts on equity offerings, and biodiversity’s role in firm efficiency. While no awards are listed, her work bridges environmental/human factors with traditional finance/accounting frameworks.