OUR RESEARCH PLANNING GROUPS Accounting and Governance
Members of the Accounting & Governance research planning group explore the different means and aspects of accounting (including corporate communication) and governance, in relation to a broad range of organisations and stakeholders, and using a wide range of theoretical frameworks and methodologies. The aim is to explore how organisations interact with interested audiences, via text (e.g. annual report documents, CSR report, press releases, proxy statements), financial statements, and engagement (e.g., proxy voting), and how communications, governance mechanisms, and institutions influence internal and external audiences’ perceptions and decisions, and organisational outcomes.
- Doris Merkl-Davies
- Riaz Anwar
- Wendy Ashurst
- Sara Closs-Davies
- Danial Hemmings
- Lynn Hodgkinson
- Aziz Jaafar
- Helen Rogers
- Gwion Williams
- Ayan Orujov
OUR RESEARCH PLANNING GROUPS Credit Risk
This research planning group focuses on empirical research on credit risk. This group incorporates staff across the accounting, banking, economics and finance specialisms. The group intends to build on existing research in the School and to encourage new synergies and interdisciplinary research. Three members of the group have an established reputation in credit ratings research at Bangor over a period of more than ten years, along with an established and active PhD group.
Our group members include:
- Owain ap Gwilym
- Rasha Alsakka
- Duc Do
- Laurence Jones
- Shee-Yee Khoo
- Ayan Orujov
- Gwion Williams
OUR RESEARCH PLANNING GROUPS Financial Innovation and Data Analytics
The Financial Innovation & Data Analytics research group we seek to harness the power of data analytics to uncover novel insights that enhance business practices and financial markets. Our research aims to enhance decision making in business and public sector through data-driven findings. Specific key areas of focus include understanding investor trading behaviour and enhancing the detection and prevention of fraud and related misconduct particularly when related to innovations in finance.
Our group members include:
- Laurence Jones
- Adrian Gepp
- Heather He
OUR RESEARCH PLANNING GROUPS Responsible Banking
The Responsible Banking research group brings together academics to collaborate on topical and high calibre academic research in sustainable banking, industrial structures, and regulation. Through members extensive links with multilateral organisations, regulators, and industry, the research group connects academic researchers with practitioners and policymakers to address some of the biggest questions facing the banking sector.
Our group members include:
- Ian Roberts
- Yener Altunbas
- Rhys ap Gwilym
- Erdenebat Bataa
- Chrysovalantis Vasilakis
- Duc Do
- Edward Thomas Jones
- Binru Zhao
Meet the staff members that make up the The Institute of European Finance Management Board.
Meet the staff members that make up the The Institute of European Finance Management Board.
Postgraduate Research
Find out about the research opportunities we have on offer for postgraduate students in our subject areas.
Blog and Media Appearances
Due to their expertise and global reputation, members of the Institute of European Finance feature frequently in the national and international media. In addition, members often write short blogs in response to current events, disseminate research findings, and inform a wide array of stakeholders. Details of media coverage and appearances, and blogs, can be found below.
- Adrian Gepp presents prestigious Royal Statistical Society (RSS) 2023 Conference
- IEF member wins Association of European Operational Research Societies award
- Professor Adrian Gepp presenting at the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) 2023 Conference in Harrogate
- Ed Jones appeared on Radio Cymru on Friday night (5pm) responding to the meeting between Jeremy Hunt and some of the main banks in Britain.
- Interview with BBC Radio Cymru - Ed Jones discusses UK households remortgaging in 2024 face a £2,900 increase in annual payments (Welsh medium interview, 7.20am)
- "Bangor Business School represented at EFiC Conference in Italy"
- The crisis-filled clouds do have a silver lining
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Why UK inflation is so high compared to EU and US and what to do about it
Working Papers and Publications
The Institute of European Finance is a name synonymous with research excellence. Members conduct rigorous academic analysis and combine knowledge and tools from different disciplines to meet current and future challenges. Details of members’ publications can be found below.
- Restraining overconfident CEOs through credit ratings by Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Sushil Punia, Andreas Schäfers, Christos Tsinopoulos and Chrysovalantis Vasilakis
- Corporate socio-political activism and retail investors: Evidence from the black lives matter campaign by Ruby Brownen-Trinh & Ayan Orujov (Published April 2023)
- The impact of regulatory reforms on European bank behaviour: A Dynamic Structural Estimation by Laurence Jones, Rasha Alsakka, Owain ap Gwilym, & Noemi Mantovan (Published November 2022)
- Realizing Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards by Wei Kang, Anglia Ruskin, John Ashton, Ayan Orujov & Yang Wang (Published October 2022)
- Does gender diversity in the workplace mitigate climate change? by Yener Altunbas, Leonardo Gambacorta, Alessio Reghezza, & Giulio Velliscig (Published October 2022)
- Forecasting and planning during a pandemic: COVID-19 growth rates, supply chain disruptions, and governmental decisions by Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, Sushil Punia, Andreas Schäfers, Christos Tsinopoulos and Chrysovalantis Vasilakis (Published April 2021)
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