Dr Feng YEO

Associate Professor

Department of Accountancy

Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD (Nanyang Technological University)
BAcc (First Class Honours) (Nanyang Technological University)

Biography

Dr Yeo received his Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) and PhD in Accounting from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He was previously an Associate Professor of Accounting and Moore Fellow at the University of South Carolina.

Feng’s research uses experimental methods to examine corporate disclosures and disclosure regulations in accounting. His work focuses on qualitative disclosures related to risk and uncertainty, and how regulatory environments shape managerial reporting behaviour and investor decision-making.

His teaching interests include financial reporting, disclosure regulations, and accounting for risk management. He has taught courses in consolidated financial statements, hedge accounting, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and has experience leading overseas immersion programmes.

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Roles of climate and financial sustainability disclosures in accounting
  • Effects of disclosure regulations and disclosure strategies on investors, managers, and auditors
  • Effects of qualitative disclosures beyond the traditional financial statements

Intellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)

Publications:

  • Tan, H. T., & Yeo, F. (2023). You have been forewarned! The effects of risk management disclosures and disclosure tone on investors’ judgments. Accounting, Organizations and Society105, 101400. (FT50; ABDC: A*)
  • Tan, H. T., & Yeo, F. (2022). What happens when managers are informed? Effects of critical audit matter awareness and auditor relationship on managers’ accounting estimates. The Accounting Review97(4), 399-416. (UTD; FT50; ABDC: A*)
  • Yeo, F. (2021). Is framing more effective than regulating disclosures? The effects of risk disclosure frame and regime on managers’ disclosure choices. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(4), 2851-2870. (FT50; ABDC: A*)
  • He, Y., Tan, H. T., Yeo, F., & Zhang, J. (2019). When do qualitative risk disclosures backfire? The effects of a mismatch in hedge disclosure formats on investors’ judgments. Contemporary Accounting Research, 36(4), 2093-2112. (FT50; ABDC: A*)

Research Grants and Awards

  • Moore Fellowship (2025)
  • Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC) Best Reviewer Award (2021)
  • Moore School of Business Research Grant (competitive) (2016, 2017, 2019)
  • Nanyang President’s Graduate Scholarship (2011 – 2015)

Business and Professional Engagement

Editorial Board of Academic Journals:

  • Accounting, Organizations and Society (2024 to present)
  • Behavioral Research in Accounting (2020 to 2023)