Iqbal Thonse Hawaldar currently works as a Professor of Finance at the Department of Accounting & Finance, College of Business Administration, Kingdom University, Bahrain. Iqbal does research in Financial Economics and Banking. His current project is: ‘Pricing and Performance IPOs, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Alternative Investment Strategy, Financial Performance of Banks.’ He is the Director of Quality Assurance Office. He published a book and many research articles in the international refereed reputed journals publishing from the USA, UK, Germany, Ukraine, and India.