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Dr Xiao Xu

Dr Xiao Xu

Senior Lecturer

Chartered Financial Analyst (2019)

Chartered Accountant - Australia (2019)

Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018)

Certified Public Accountant - USA (2018)

Financial Risk Manager (2016)

Fellow of Society of Actuaries (2015)

Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015)

Business School
School of Risk and Actuarial Studies

Xiao is a Lecturer in theÌýSchool of Risk and Actuarial Studies and the Academic Mentor for the Actuarial Society of Õ¬Äи£Àû. Her research interests centre around variable annuities, retirement planning and artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning.Ìý

ÌýBefore joining Õ¬Äи£Àû, Xiao had three years of industry work experience in life insurance, consulting business and VC entrepreneurship. She completed her PhD at Õ¬Äи£Àû, MSE at the Johns Hopkins University and BBA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Xiao holds several professional qualifications:ÌýChartered Financial Analyst (2019),ÌýChartered Accountant - Australia (2019),ÌýFellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018),ÌýCertified Public Accountant - USA (2018),ÌýFinancial Risk Manager (2016),ÌýFellow of Society of Actuaries (2015) and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015).

  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Xu X, 2024, 'Housing Affordability in Dubai', in Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, IGI Global, pp. 145 - 169,

Research Grants

  • Õ¬Äи£Àû conference travel grant (2019)Ìý Ìý
  • SOA research travel grant (2019)Ìý

Industry Grants

  • ÌýAntler start-up grant (2020)

Chartered Accountants 20 Young Future Leaders in 2020

Australian Postgraduate Award - Õ¬Äи£Àû (2016)Ìý

International Student Academic Achievement Award - UW-Madison (2011)

My Teaching

  • ACTL5108 Finance and Financial Reporting for Actuaries
  • ACTL4001/4002 Actuarial Theory and Practice A/B
  • ACTL5100/5200 Actuarial Theory and Practice A/B