Douglas W. Arner
Douglas W. Arner is a Kerry Holdings Professor at the University of Hong Kong(HKU).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1]
Douglas W. Arner | |
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 Professor Douglas W. Arner | |
| Education | Drury College (BA covering literature, economics and political science) Southern Methodist University (JD (cum laude)) University of London (Queen Mary College) (LLM (with distinction) in banking and finance law) University of London (PhD) |
| Occupation | Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, University of Hong Kong Director/Co-founder[1], Asian Institute of International Financial Law |
He is a Senior Fellow of Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, and a Non-Executive Director of Aptorum Group [NASDAQ: APM].[2]
He led the development of the world’s largest massive open online course (MOOC): Introduction to FinTech, launched on edX in May 2018, now spanning every country in the world, as part of the first online Professional Certificate in FinTech.[2]
Education
He holds a BA from Drury College (where he studied literature, economics and political science), a JD (cum laude) from Southern Methodist University, an LLM (with distinction) in banking and finance law from the University of London (Queen Mary College), and a PhD from the University of London.[2]
Career
Douglas was the Sir John Lubbock Support Fund Fellow at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary College, University of London.[2]
HKU
Douglas joined at HKU in 2000 and was the Director of the Faculty’s Asian Institute of International Financial Law(AIIFL) from 2006 to 2011; he co-founded AIIFL in 1999 along with the LLM in Corporate and Financial Law.[2]
Douglas served as Head of the Department of Law of the University of Hong Kong from 2011 to 2014.[2]
At HKU, he co-founded and is the Faculty Director of the LLM Compliance and Regulation, LLM Corporate and Financial Law, LITE (Law, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship), and EAIEL (East Asian International Economic Law and Policy) Programmes.[2]
He was Co-Director of the Duke University-HKU Asia-America Institute in Transnational Law from 2005 to 2016.[2]
Other activities
- Douglas was a member of the International Advisory Board of the Australian Centre for International Finance and Regulation from 2010-2016.[2]
- He was an inaugural member of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, on which he served from 2013-2019.[2]
- He is co-founder and a member of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Structured Finance Association, and a member of the Advisory Boards of SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator, the International RegTech Association and the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship.[2]
- From 2012-2018, he served as Project Coordinator of a major five-year project funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Theme-based Research Scheme on “Enhancing Hong Kong’s Future as a Leading International Financial Centre”.[2]
- Douglas has served as a consultant with, among others, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, APEC, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Islamic Financial Services Board and Development Bank of Southern Africa.[2]
- He has lectured, co-organised conferences and seminars and been involved with financial sector reform projects in over 30 economies in Africa, Asia and Europe.[2]
- Douglas has been a visiting professor or fellow at Duke University, Harvard University, the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, IDC Herzliya, McGill University, Melbourne University, National University of Singapore, Queen Mary University of London, University of New South Wales, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and Zurich University, among others.[2]
Awards
In 2007, he received HKU’s Outstanding Young Researcher Award.[2]
Bibliography
Douglas specialises in economic and financial law, regulation and development.[2]
He is author, co-author or editor of fifteen books, and author or co-author of more than 150 articles, chapters and reports on related subjects.[2]
- Arner, Douglas W. (2007), Financial Stability, Economic Growth, and the Role of Law, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521870474
- Arner, Douglas W. (2002), "Globalisation of Financial Markets: An International Passport for Securities Offerings?", Essays in International Financial & Economic Law, London Institute of International Banking, Finance and Development Law, ISSN 1366-641X
- Arner, Douglas W.; Fong-Chung Hsu, Berry; Goo, S. H.; Johnstone, Syren; Lejot, Paul (2016), Financial Markets in Hong Kong: Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198706472
- Arner, Douglas W.; Barberis, Jànos; Buckley, Ross P. (2015), The Evolution of Fintech: a New Post-crisis Paradigm?, University of New South Wales, hdl:10722/221450, OCLC 967780828
- Arner, Douglas W.; Barberis, Jànos; Buckley, Ross P. (2017), FinTech and RegTech in a Nutshell, and the Future in a Sandbox, CFA Institute Research Foundation, ISBN 9781944960261
- Arner, Douglas W.; Liu, Qiao; Lejot, Paul (2013), Finance in Asia: Institutions, Regulation and Policy, Routledge, ISBN 9781135072971
- Arner, Douglas W.; Caprio, Gerard; Beck, Thorsten; Calomiris, Charles W.; Neal, Larry; Véron, Nicolas (2012), Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure, Academic Press, ISBN 9780123978738
- Arner, Douglas W.; Buckley, Ross P. (2011), From Crisis to Crisis: The Global Financial System and Regulatory Failure, Kluwer Law International B.V., ISBN 9789041133540
- Arner, Douglas W.; Weixing Hu, Richard; Buckley, Ross P. (2011), East Asian Economic Integration: Law, Trade and Finance, Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN 9781849808699
- Arner, Douglas W.; Pretorius, Frederik; Chung-Hsu, Berry-Fong; McInnes, Arthur; Lejot, Paul (2008), Project Finance for Construction and Infrastructure: Principles and Case Studies, Wiley, ISBN 9780470697931
- Arner, Douglas W.; Lejot, Paul; Rhee, S. Ghon (2005), Impediments to Cross-border Investments in Asian Bonds, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN 9789812303615
- Arner, Douglas W.; Avgouleas, Emilios; Buckley, Ross P. (2016), Reconceptualising Global Finance and its Regulation, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781316462607
- Arner, Douglas W.; Liu, Qiao; Lejot, Paul; Park, Jae-Ha (2006), Asia's Debt Capital Markets: Prospects and Strategies for Development, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 9780387250908
References
- "Lanka to host 'Asia Fintech Night' in Dec". Daily News (Sri Lanka). July 7, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "Professor Douglas Arner". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- "Fintech courses put facts at the fingertips". South China Morning Post. 4 January 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Panama Papers reveal Hong Kong's murky financial underbelly". Hong Kong Free Press. 14 April 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Experts discuss how insurtech, GBA bring insurers new opportunities at industry forum". South China Morning Post. 20 December 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "QU awarded international FinTech grant success". Gulf Times. 30 June 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 4 November 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Vietnam Blockchain Corporation CEO honoured by Global Academy of Finance and Management". Daily FT. 28 October 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "FASL and FTAHK signs MOU in Hong Kong". Daily FT. 25 June 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "FASL conducts 'Professional Certificate in Fintech and Blockchain'". Daily FT. 5 November 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Tokenising securities to raise capital focusing on Sri Lankan upmarket real estate". Daily FT. 17 May 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "HKU host seminar on STO and RET". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 27 June 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "Hong Kong seminar focuses on STO landscapes in HK, Singapore and Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) via PressReader. 8 July 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
