Terry Walter

Terry Walter is a fractional Professor in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at The University of Wollongong Business School. His main role at the University of Wollongong is to provide research mentoring for academic staff and higher research degree students.

Terry Walter's first academic appointment was in 1973, subsequently he has had longstanding appointments at the University of Western Australia, UNSW, UTS and the University of Sydney. Professor Walter was first appointed as a Professor at the University of Sydney in February 1988, and has since then held several senior administrative appointments including Director of Program, Head of School, Head of Division and Dean.

Terry has had considerable success with ARC research funding (seven discovery grants, one infrastructure grant, two collaborative grants and one cooperative research centre). He has a substantial publication record (including papers published in some of the top finance and accounting journals; Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Abacus, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Review of Accounting Studies) and has supervised more than 20 PhD students to completion.

For the past several years Professor Walter has been actively involved in the research of the Capital Markets CRC Limited (where he is the Chief Research Officer), as well as research roles within Sirca Limited, the CIFR and the FIRN. His current research investigates the design of managerial remuneration systems, the structure of fees in the investment management industry, market microstructure and a range of corporate finance projects.