Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Finance Group (FIN) is led by Apostolos Kourtis and aims to produce world class academic research with high application impact.
Our particular areas of expertise include: Asset Pricing, Banking, Behavioural Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Econometrics, International Finance, Portfolio Management and Risk Management. As proud members of the European Education Initiative for Sustainable Finance (EEI), our ethos and values reflect a firm commitment to responsible finance, environmental sustainability and impact investing.
Group members are recognised internationally for their contribution to the advancement of financial thought and practice as reflected by their publications in leading journals and the large number of citations these have received. After all, NBS is recognised in REF2014 as being amongst the top 10 business schools in the UK in terms of research output quality while UEA is typically ranked amongst the top 15 institutions in the UK and 200 internationally. In terms of impact, Norwich is fourth in the UK for the number of most highly cited scientists after London, Cambridge and Oxford. Group members have an active role within the Norwich Financial Industry Group (FIG). This public/private partnership, was established in 2001 to promote and develop the banking, insurance and finance sectors in Norwich and Norfolk. FIG is led by multinationals based in Norwich such as Aviva and Marsh, along with public sector partners and NBS. Norwich is recognised by the UK Trade & Investment Financial Services Organisation (UKTI FSO) as one of the 15 financial centres of excellence in the UK.
An essential part of our group is the PhD programme in Finance led by Raphael Markellos as a strand within the NBS doctoral programme. The unique approach of the programme combines formal training with that of an apprenticeship in that you work closely with faculty on writing articles and teaching. The programme leverages our significant experience in research supervision and reflects the professional success of the doctoral graduates we have supervised which have taken on academic posts in international academic institutions such as Manchester Business School, Leeds University Business School, Edinburgh Business School, UEA, University Utrecht, Cranfield University, University of Essex and Brunel Business School.
Our PhD candidates typically undertake empirical research using a variety of quantitative methods. Research topics are strongly linked to the interests and expertise of staff and include most traditional areas of finance. PhD candidates are supervised by 2 or 3 members of staff. If you are interested in studying for a PhD in Finance at NBS, please contact Apostolos Kourtis or Raphael Markellos.
Network
Profiles
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Promoting financial wellbeing: scoping potential for innovation
Fitzhugh, H., Chen, Y., Connolly, S., Daniels, K., Scherrer, C. & Woodard, R.
7/02/22 → 6/05/22
Project: Research
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Be in the LOOP: The Storage Premium in the Crude Oil Market
Symeonidis, L. & Stancu, A.
1/04/19 → 1/12/20
Project: Research
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Modeling skewness in portfolio choice
Le, T. H., Kourtis, A. & Markellos, R., 13 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Futures Markets.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Keyword portfolio optimization in paid search advertising
Symitsi, E., Markellos, R. N. & Mantrala, M. K., 1 Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 303, 2, p. 767-778 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The S&P 500 Index inclusion effect: Evidence from the options market
Coakley, J., Dotsis, G., Kourtis, A. & Psychoyios, D., 2 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Finance & Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Associate Dean Research (ADR) Impact funding
Klusak, Patrycja (Recipient), 23 Sep 2022
Prize: Other distinction
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Basic Research Funding Competition, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Kourtis, Apostolos (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Consulting contract with Inter-American Development Bank
Klusak, Patrycja (Recipient), 1 Sep 2021
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Frontiers of climate and nature
Patrycja Klusak (Invited speaker)
24 Oct 2022 → 25 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), East Anglian Branch (External organisation)
Yifan Chen (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association
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British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2021
Sean Ennis (Speaker) & Raphael Markellos (Speaker)
3 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Inside the hugely influential agencies that could push Britain deeper into crisis (Oct 22)
7/10/22
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Dr Klusak has coverage of over 250 media publications some of them are included here
28/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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