SMU Assistant Professor of Finance Tang Yuehua examines the impact of regulatory policies, particularly those that dictate what information fund managers need to disclose and when. His work focuses on mutual funds, a form of collective investment vehicle that pools money from investors and are usually open to the general public, as well as hedge funds which typically pool money from bigger institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Taking his work forward, Assistant Prof Tang is keen to focus on asset managers, and how the Asian context affects the behaviour of asset managers including mutual fund managers, an area that has so far been limited by a lack of data. Drawn to SMU by its research track record and the presence of scholars like SMU Professor of Finance Melvyn Teo who has an established record of research on hedge funds and mutual funds, Assistant Prof Tang hopes to collaborate with SMU colleagues on Asian-centric studies.