Dr. Nazam Dzolkarnaini,

Associate Professor

Biography

Dr Nazam Dzolkarnaini is an Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance. He is an experienced academic with accountancy and financial planning career before embarking academic pathway. He is a Chartered Accountant Fellow (FCA) of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) with CFP Board of Standards, Inc., USA and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His research expertise in corporate finance and corporate governance is directing towards interdisciplinary discourses of socio-economic issues including the ethics of financial industry, the underprivilege and inclusive society, sustainability goals and financial inclusion, and the sociotechnical impact and risks of financial innovations including FinTech, blockchain technology and cryptoassets. He has wide engagement with professional bodies, industry practitioners, charities and societies, and policymakers. He promotes public and community development in his role as a Founding Director, Chairman and Trustee of the Ethical Finance and Investment Research (EFAIR) Foundation. He was called to attend the Stakeholders meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Islamic and Ethical Finance at the House of Lords, UK Parliament. He sits as Governance and Technical Adviser of Ansar Finance, a charity providing non-interest based financial assistantship in the UK. He has been invited speaking at various organisations including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM), Bank Rakyat Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), UK Trade and Investment Forum, and Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research Mumbai. He has published his research works in a number of academic journals, books and book chapters, and also a regular contributor of opinion pieces in professional publications and financial dailies including The Malaysian Reserve (in partnership with The New York Times). His most recent co-edited book on Ethical Discourse in Finance: Interdisciplinary and Diverse Perspectives has the Foreword penned by the late Lord Sheikh of House of Lords, UK Parliament.