Always clear, concise, and insightful.
Makes even hard topics easy to grasp.
Always goes the extra mile for students.
Makes learning engaging and enjoyable.
Great Professor!
Dewan Rahman is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Queensland Business School within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Queensland, awarded with an Endeavour Scholarship, an MSc in Finance from the University of Strathclyde with a Commonwealth Scholarship, and BBA and MBA degrees in Finance from the University of Dhaka. Rahman delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in asset pricing, finance, and investment and portfolio management. He supervises higher degree research students, including PhD candidates, and is currently available for new supervisions. His research centers on insider trading, corporate finance, corporate governance, and corporate disclosures. Rahman has presented his research at leading conferences such as the American Finance Association Annual Meeting, Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, AFAANZ Annual Conference, and New Zealand Finance Meeting.
Rahman's publications feature in prominent journals including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, European Accounting Review, Accounting and Business Research, and Australian Journal of Management. Selected works include 'Torn between Two Debt Types? The Role of Managerial Ability in a Firm's Choice Between Bank Loans and Public Debt' (Journal of Banking & Finance, 2024, co-authored with Kabir and Jamil), 'Does board independence influence annual report readability?' (European Accounting Review, 2023, with Kabir), 'The readability of 10-K reports and insider trading profitability' (Australian Journal of Management, 2022, with Oliver), 'Does exposure to product market competition influence insider trading profitability?' (Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021, with Kabir and Oliver), and 'Does board independence constrain insider opportunism?' (Australian Journal of Management, 2020, with Faff and Oliver). He earned the 2020 Early Career Researcher Excellence in Research Award from UQ Business School and a 2024 Fulbright Australia Professional Scholarship for research at the University of Michigan. His insider trading research has received media attention syndicated across ten outlets, including The Conversation and Business News Australia, and featured in UQ Business School's Momentum magazine. Rahman has secured grants from the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand for projects such as 'Decoding exploitative congressional insider trading' (2025-2026), 'Cross-listing, the legal bonding hypothesis and insider trading' (2023-2024), 'Climate regulatory risk and eco-friendly innovation' (2022-2023), and 'Do employee-friendly workplaces reduce rent seeking activities?' (2019-2021).