Overview

Dr Bill Peng joined the University in 2006. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for MSc Programmes in the Business School, managing a diverse and evolving portfolio of postgraduate-taught programmes. Previously, he served as the Head of Department of Accounting (2015-19), Director of Education in Accounting (2012-2014), and Programme Director for MSc Accounting and Finance (2008-2011). Bill is the academic lead for the Business School’s undergraduate 2+2 articulation and postgraduate 4+1 progression programmes with overseas partners.

Prior to joining academia, Bill worked in financial services audit. Bill is a CFA® charterholder. He currently teaches modules in Corporate Finance, and has also taught Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and MSc dissertation modules. Although Bill is on the education and scholarship (E&S) track, he has research interests in market-based accounting and equity valuation.

Administrative responsibilities

• Associate Dean (MSc Programmes)
• QTEM Dean

Qualifications

• BA, MSc, PhD (Lancaster)
• Chartered Financial Analyst®

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Research

Research interests

• Accounting-based equity valuation models
• The role of accounting numbers in firm valuation

Research projects

• Valuation performance and determinants of price multiples
• Relative usefulness of accounting numbers in firm valuation at entity and equity level

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Publications

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External Engagement and Impact

External positions

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Member of the CFA Society of the UK

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Teaching

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis

Modules

2023/24

• BEA2018 - Corporate Finance
• BEA3018 - Advanced Corporate Finance

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