HSL

Lee Hon Sing, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, NUS Business School

National University of Singapore
15 Kent Ridge Drive
Mochtar Riady Building, BIZ1 07-75
Singapore 119245
honsing@nus.edu.sg
+65 6516 5665

Education

Ph.D. in Managerial Economics — Northwestern University

2004

M.Sc. in Finance — Northwestern University

2002

B.Sc. in Mathematics, First Class Honours — National University of Singapore

1994

Academic Appointments

NUS Business School, National University of Singapore

Associate Professor, Department of Finance

2021–present

Deputy Head, Department of Finance

2014–2020

Senior Lecturer

2009–2021

Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Director, Undergraduate Banking & Finance Programme

2006–2009

Staff Advisor, Banking Finance Club, Investment Interactive Club, Buddhist Society

2006–2009

Assistant Professor / Senior Tutor

1998–2009

Industry Experience

Systems Analyst, Private Banking — Union Bank of Switzerland

1997–1998

Systems Analyst, ATM / Investment Banking / Computer Services — Development Bank of Singapore

1994–1997

Teaching

Awards

Outstanding Educator, NUS Business School

2013

Annual Teaching Excellence Award, NUS

2011

Teacher of the Year, Nanyang Business School

2009

Most Motivational Teacher, Nanyang Business School

2008, 2009

Best Teacher, Banking and Finance Division

2007

Selected courses taught

Financial Modeling (BBA, NUS) — 2010–present
Advanced Financial Modeling (M.Sc., NUS) — 2012–present
Ethics for Finance (BBA, NUS) — 2011–present
Research Methods for Finance (BBA, NUS) — 2011–present
Financial Markets & Institutions; Alternative Investments; Investments; Derivative Securities; Portfolio Theory (BBA/M.Sc., NUS & NTU)
International and executive education: contemporary models in credit risk, banking regulation (Asia-wide)

Teaching innovation

Developed "Hon Trade," an application for real-time portfolio management assignments. Produced video lecture series for Financial Management and Financial Modeling. Authored original teaching cases on derivatives, financial history, and Singapore banking.

Selected teaching evaluations (out of 100)

Financial Management — Jan 2009	95.46
Financial Management — Jul 2008	95.43
Alternative Investments — Jan 2009 (Lecture)	87.03
Alternative Investments — Jan 2009 (Tutorial)	91.00

Leadership & Service

Deputy Head, Department of Finance, NUS (2014–2020) — curriculum review, faculty mentorship, programme launches
Director, Undergraduate Programme in Banking & Finance, NTU (2006–2009)
Staff advisor to multiple student clubs and societies at NTU and NUS

Research & Scholarship

Research interests: financial modeling, investments, risk management, computational finance, and financial education.

Selected teaching case studies

Ashanti Goldfields: Risk Management in Gold Hedging
The Swap Deals of P&G with BT Securities
The Presidential Derivatives of Iowa
Introduction to Islamic Banking
Biao Hui: Native Chinese Finance

Current projects

Innovations in experiential learning for financial modeling; VBA/Python integration in the modeling curriculum.

Invited Talks

Keynote and invited talks on banking regulation, credit risk, and financial development in Asia. Executive programmes for regional finance professionals.

Languages

Fluent in English and Mandarin.