Personal profile
Monash teaching commitment
Semester 1, 2026
BFF3231 International Finance (CE, lecturer & tutor)
BEX2000 Digital Technology and Business (Lecturer for Fintech topics)
Semester 2, 2026
BFF3231 International Finance (CE, lecturer and tutor)
BEX2000 Digital Technology and Business (Lectuer for Fintech topics)
Biography
Dr Kym Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance whose work sits at the intersection of technological change, ethics, and global financial systems. She is known for delivering structured, engaging learning experiences support by polished, accessible visual materials designed for large and diverse student cohorts.
She has research related to banking ethics and governance, fintech & technological disruption (with ddigital forms of money reconsidering the traditional triad of money), Islamic finance, gender representation in academic finance, and board diversity.
Dr Brown is also a board member of the Alliance of Finance Educators (AoFE), which is a non-profit company in support of improving higher education in finance within Australia and beyond. Individual, and university wide memberships are available.
Research area keywords
- Islamic finance
- Inequality
- Bank efficiency
- Financial development
- Cryptocurrencies
- Bond markets
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Syndicated Lending and Tranching: Implications for APS113
Skully, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Brown, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Deokar, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ralston, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
13/12/10 → 30/11/11
Project: Research
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Startrack Holdings: a case of inclusive leadership and decision-making
Johnson, K. T., Powell, L., McGuigan, N. C., De Jonge, A., Brown, K., Forbes, C. S., Plahe, J. & Tello, E., 2025, Cases and Exercises on Sustainability Accounting. Cho, C. H., Costa, E. & Korca, B. (eds.). 1st ed. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 181-192 12 p. (Elgar Cases in Business and Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Persuasion in Islamic finance
Azmat, S., Ali, H., Brown, K. & Skully, M., 1 May 2020, In: Australian Journal of Management. 46, 2, p. 272-286 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable development and cryptocurrencies as private money
Vaz, J. & Brown, K., 2020, In: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics. 47, p. 163-184 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The inequality debate: do financial markets matter?
Azmat, S., Ayub, A., Brown, K. & Skully, M., Sept 2020, In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 27, 11 p., 100384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Impact of finance on growth: does it vary with development levels or cyclical conditions?
Nguyen, Y. N., Brown, K. & Skully, M., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Policy Modeling. 41, 6, p. 1195-1209 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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