Rate My Professor Zoltan Murgulov

Zoltan Murgulov is a Lecturer in the Department of Banking and Finance at Monash Business School, Monash University, where he joined in 2007. Prior to this appointment, he served as an associate lecturer at Griffith University and as a portfolio analyst at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Murgulov teaches in the finance discipline, covering subjects such as corporate finance, investments and portfolio management, and financial institutions and instruments. He employs innovative teaching methods, including simulated trading environments, to enhance learning in corporate finance courses.

Murgulov's research focuses on company equity financing, market regulation, and emerging markets and industries. His specific interests include equity financing, IPOs and SEOs, emerging markets, market regulation, and behavioural finance. Key publications comprise "Underwriting in the Australian IPO markets: determinants and pricing" (2024, Australian Journal of Management; with Alastair Marsden, S. Ghon Rhee, Madhu Veeraraghavan), "Venture capital-backed and commitments test entity initial public offerings on the ASX" (2019, Accounting & Finance; with Alastair Marsden, S. Ghon Rhee, Madhu Veeraraghavan), "Religious beliefs and local government financing, investment, and cash holding decisions" (2016, Journal of Empirical Finance; with Yangyang Chen, S. Ghon Rhee, Madhu Veeraraghavan), "Impact of changes in the CSI 300 Index constituents" (2015, Emerging Markets Review; with Chuan Wang, Janto Haman), and "Simulated trading environment as a learning tool in corporate finance" (2012, Journal of Business Ethics Education). He received the 2016 Dean's Commendation for Research Impact and the 2016 Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence from Monash Business School. Murgulov has also served as Director of the Master of Banking and Finance program.