Dr. Saqib Sharif

Associate Professor and Editor - Business Review Department: Finance On-board Status: Available

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor and Editor - Business Review at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Aug-2023 to PRESENT)
  • Associate Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Feb-2020 to Jul-2023)
  • Assistant Professor at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jun-2015 to Feb-2020)
  • Assistant Professor at Faculty of Management Sciences, Iqra University (Jun-2014 to Jun-2015)
  • Deputy Director at Research Department, SBP (Apr-2013 to May-2014)
  • Tutor/ Marker at School of Economics & Finance, Massey University (Jan-2009 to Dec-2012)
  • Assistant Director at Banking Inspection Department, SBP (Jan-2004 to Dec-2006)
  • Regulating Officer at Banking Policy & Regulations Department, SBP (Jan-2001 to Dec-2004)
  • Junior Officer at Micro-finance Division, SBP (Jan-1997 to Dec-2001)
  • Computer Programmer at Health Department, Govt. of Sindh (Jan-1996 to Dec-1997)
  • Data Entry Operator at Education Department, Govt. of Sindh (Jan-1994 to Dec-1996)

Education

  • PhD (Finance), Massey University - 2013
  • MS (Finance), Massey University - 2008
  • MBA (Banking and Finance), Institute of Business Management(CBM),Karachi - 2004
  • PGD (Finance), Massey University - 2007
  • LLB , Government Sindh Muslim Law College - 2000
  • BCom , University of Karachi - 1996

Membership & Affiliations:

  • COUNCIL MEMBER, Pak. Insurance Institute, Khi.
  • ADHOC MEMBER, (BOS) and (BOF), SZABIST, Khi.
  • ADHOC MEMBER, (BOS), Iqra University, Khi.

Research Interests


    • Sustainable Finance

    • Regulation and Financial Market

    • Islamic Finance

    • Banking

Courses Taught

  • ADVANCED & APPLIED BUSINESS RESEARCH
  • EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM (ELP)
  • FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS
  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARES 2: STATA AND R
  • INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE
  • MS IBF PROJECT
  • MS ISLAMIC FINANCE THESIS
  • REGULATION AND FINANCIAL MARKET
  • REGULATION OF FINANCIAL MARKETS

Research Output

  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Muhammad Farhan "The Effect of Size on Stock Returns in an Emerging Financial Exchange", City University Research Journal, Dec 30, 2021, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Seema Rehman, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Dr. Wali- Ullah, Mustansar Hayat "Realized Skewness and Momentum", Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Dec 21, 2021, United Kingdom
  • Seema Rahman, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Dr. Wali- Ullah "Explanatory Power of Realized Moments", Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, Nov 15, 2021, United Kingdom
  • Seema Rehman, Jameel Ahmed, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Risk vs Upside Uncertainty: Application of Quantile Regression in Investment Analysis", Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Jul 05, 2021, England, England
  • Hafiz Samiullah Daud, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Muzaraah Based Models as Islamic Running Finance Alternative for Agriculture Credit", 5th Islamic Finance, Banking & Business Ethics Global Conference, Jun 07, 2021, Virtual Conference, Pakistan
  • Quratulain Nazeer Ahmed, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Who Gets Believed: Trust and Investor Reaction to Earnings Announcements", 5th Islamic Finance, Banking & Business Ethics Global Conference, Jun 07, 2021, Virtual Conference, Pakistan
  • Seema Rehman, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Dr. Wali- Ullah "Higher Realized Moments and Stock Return Predictability", Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting, Mar 23, 2021, Romania
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Sarwat Ahson, Hina Noor "Al Meezan Investment Management Limited: Evolution of Shariah Compliant Mutual Funds", Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, Oct 19, 2020, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Right to Adequate Housing", South Asia Monthly Magazine, Aug 24, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: Government Relief Package and Likely Misallocation of Loans in Pakistan", Sindh Economics & Business Review International, May 29, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Does Enhancement of Security-wise Price Bands Bring Efficiency to the Pakistan Stock Exchange?", South Asia Monthly Magazine, May 08, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Seema Rehman, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Dr. Wali- Ullah "Realized Skewness and Stock Return Predictability", SZABIST International Conference on Interdisciplinary research in Management, Education and Social Sciences 2020, Jan 20, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Investment Opportunity Set, Corporate Governance Practices and Performance of Modarabas", Global Management Journal for Academic & Corporate Studies (GMJACS), Jul 19, 2019, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shafaque Fatima, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Higher Education and Unemployment: In Urban and Rural Pakistan", Journal of Education and Social Sciences (JESS), Jun 15, 2019, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Asad Ali, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Stock Market Efficiency: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Merger", Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, May 02, 2019, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Muhammad Farhan "The Effect of Size on Stock Returns in an Emerging Financial Exchange", National Business Research Symposium 2019, Apr 19, 2019, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "How Foreign Investors Influence Stock Markets? The Saudi Arabian Experience", Middle East Development Journal, Feb 27, 2019, London, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Impact of Firm Size on the Weekend Effect: Evidence from the Australian Stock Exchange", Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics (JISR-MSSE), Jan 31, 2019, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Asad Ali "Stock market efficiency: The Pakistan Stock Exchange merger", 3rd International Conference on `Central Asian Regional Economic Integration and CPEC: Prospects, Challenges and the Way Forward" CAREIC-PCWF-2018, Dec 20, 2018, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shafaque Fatima, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Diversity and the Performance of Selected Financial Institutions of Asia", Sukkur IBA Journal of Economics and Finance (SIJEF), Aug 06, 2018, Sukkur, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "The Impact of Short Selling and Margin Trading Regulation on Information Efficiency in China", China Accounting and Finance Review, Jun 01, 2018, Hong Kong, China
  • Sarwat Ahson, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Hina Noor "Al Meezan Investments: Shariah Compliant Investments in Pakistan", 3rd Islamic Finance Banking and Business Ethics Global Conference, May 02, 2018, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "How Foreign Investors Influence Stock Markets? The Saudi Arabian Experience", 7th Asian Management Research and Case Conference, Mar 23, 2018, PC Bhurban, Murree, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "From Mutualized Exchange to Investor-Owned Demutualized Entity: The Case of Pakistan Stock Exchange", International Journal of Experiential Learning & Case Studies, Feb 24, 2018, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Faiza Sharif, Dr. Saqib Sharif "The Relationship of Workplace Design on Employees’ Perceived Productivity: A Case of Higher Education Institutions", Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research [JSSIR], Feb 19, 2018, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "An Investigation into the Role of Short-Selling and its Impact on the Weekend Effect – Evidence from Australian Market", International Conference on Innovation & Emerging Trends in Business Management, Education and Social Sciences, ICIETBMESS-2018, Jan 08, 2018, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Faiza Sharif, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Assessing the Relative Importance of Employer Branding Dimensions on Retention of Employees: A Case of Private Schools of Karachi", IBA Business Review, Dec 21, 2017, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shafaque Fatima, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Higher Education and Unemployment: In Rural and Urban Pakistan", 2nd National Research Conference on Management and Business (NRCMB) 2017, Nov 25, 2017, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shama Ghaffar, Dr. Saqib Sharif "The level of Financial Literacy in Pakistan", Journal of Education & Social Sciences, Dec 29, 2016, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Investment Opportunity Set, Corporate Governance Practices and Performance of Modarabas", World Islamic Finance Forum 2016, Sep 06, 2016, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Amanullah Aman, Dr. Saqib Sharif, Imtiaz Arif "Comparison of Islamic Banks with Conventional Banks: Evidence from an Emerging Market", Journal of Management Sciences, Mar 30, 2016, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Shafaque Fatima, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Higher Education and Unemployment: Rural Urban Dichotomy", National Symposium on Business, Management and Education 2015 - NSBME 2015, Nov 21, 2015, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Farhan, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Impact of Firm Size on Stock Returns at Karachi Stock Exchange", National Symposium on Business, Management and Education 2015 - NSBME 2015, Nov 21, 2015, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Nadeem Khan, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Capital Structure Theories and Leverage Behaviour of Pakistani Firms", Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics (JISR-MSSE), Oct 27, 2015, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Market Reaction to the Karachi Stock Exchange Floor Imposition", South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, Jun 22, 2015
  • Muhammad Nadeem Khan, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Impact of Capital Structure Theories on Financing Decision in Pakistan", International Conference on Management, Education and Social Sciences Research, Apr 05, 2015, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ameenullah Shaikh, Imtiaz Arif, Dr. Saqib Sharif "Assessment of Commercial Banks: Islamic and Conventional Evidence from an Emerging Market", International Conference on Management, Education and Social Sciences Research, Apr 04, 2015, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Hamish D. Anderson, Ben R. Marshall "Against the Tide: The Commencement of Short Selling and Margin Trading in Mainland China", Accounting and Finance, Dec 01, 2014, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Municipal Finance: An Opinion", SBP Research Bulletin, Nov 24, 2014, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Europes Deadlock: A Book Review", Pakistan Business Review, May 24, 2014, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif, Hamish D. Anderson, Ben R. Marshall "The Announcement and Implementation Reaction to China’s Margin Trading and Short Selling Pilot Programme", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Feb 19, 2014
  • Dr. Saqib Sharif "Khushhali Bank", Pakistan Business Review, Jul 25, 2003, Karachi, Pakistan

Projects


  • Risk Management Review, Stress testing and capital requirements in collaboration with 'National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL)' -  August 2017 to December 2017 - Phase-1;

  • ‘Testing to ascertain the sufficiency of concentration and liquidity margins at Pakistan Stock Exchange’ in collaboration with 'National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL)' From February 2018 to June 2018- Phase-2;

  • Both the projects were jointly undertaken with Dr Hilal Anwar Butt and Dr Ahmad Junaid.