Tu Jun

Tu Jun is a tenured Associate Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU), where he has been employed since 2004. He earned his PhD in Finance (2004) and MSBA in Finance (2001) from Washington University’s Olin School of Business and a BSc and MSc in Mathematics from Wuhan University (1994, 1997).

• Research interests include Behavioural Finance, Empirical Asset Pricing, FinTech, Corporate Finance, Media and Asset Markets, Big Data and Machine Learning, and Textual Analysis.
• His work combines quantitative methods with behavioral insights, focusing on predictive modeling in equity and cryptocurrency markets. He has developed novel approaches to sentiment analysis, diversification strategies, and media-induced market comovements.
• Awarded the ASX Prize (2015), TCFA Best Paper Award (2010), Pacific Basin Finance Journal First Prize (2006), and multiple fellowships including Sing Lun Fellowship (2011-2012).