Sean CHANG
Prof. Sean CHANG
Finance
Associate Professor of Practice

3910 3090

KK 732

Academic & Professional Qualification

Academic

  • Doctor of Business Administration
    Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia
  • Master of Finance
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia
  • Master of Social Science, Government and Politics of Greater China
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Master of Law, Chinese Business Law
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Diploma in Legal Studies
    HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education
  • Bachelor of Commerce, Finance
    Bond University, Australia

Professional

Dr Chang is a Fellow Financier of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and he is an Ordinary Member of the HK Securities & Investment Institute.

Biography

Dr Sean Chang holds Doctor’s degree in Business Administration from Macquarie University, a Master’s degree in Finance from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, a Master’s degree in Social Science (Major in Government and Politics of Greater China) and Master’s degree in Law (Major in Chinese Business Law) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr Chang has over 30 years of solid portfolio management experiences in global fixed income, global equity investment, and global multi asset strategy.  Dr Chang has accumulated over 15 years in ESG investment experiences, covering ESG, sustainability and green finance research.

Dr Chang has proven track records, research and portfolio management experiences with world leading financial institution and asset management firms including Ping An of China Asset Management, Baring Asset Management Asia, Halbis Capital Management, Mirae Global Asset Management, Hang Seng Investment Management, Invesco Asia, HSBC Investment Bank, and HSBC Asset Management.  He won the Most Astute Fixed Income Award and his managed investment funds awards on consecutive years during his investment career.

Research Interest

Dr Chang joined the HKU Business School as Associate Professor of Practice in August 2023.  He teaches green finance & impact investing and corporate finance.  Dr Chang’s research enriched the bond valuation literature by examining the influence of covenants on the pricing of greater China bonds.  He presented his research works at academic conferences in China and published his key research findings at Global Finance Journal.

Selected Publications

He presented his research works at academic conferences in China and published his key research findings at Global Finance Journal.

Debt covenants and credit spread valuation: The special case of Chinese global bonds – ScienceDirect

Awards and Honours
  • The Asset, the Most Astute Investors Award: Fixed Income Investor 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Best Total Return, Offshore Funds Managed Fund Award, 3 and 5 year performance: Ping An Renminbi Bond Fund, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Best Performer, Bloomberg Managed Fund Award, 5 year performance: Ping An Renminbi Bond Fund, 2019
  • Bloomberg Deloitte ESG Investing Managed Fund Award: Ping An China Green Bond Fund, 2021
  • Environmental Finance Managed Fund Award, ESG Asia Fixed Income of the Year: Ping An China Green Bond Fund, 2021
  • Lipper Managed Fund Award, 3 year performance: Ping An Renminbi Bond Fund, 2018
  • Lipper Managed Fund Award, 1 and 3 year performance: HSBC USD Money Market Fund, 1999