Overview
Hanxiong joined the Bangor Business School as a Senior Lecturer in Finance in 2024. Hanxiong was previously a Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Surrey. Hanxiong’s research areas are in: corporate governance, FinTech, and financial economics. He has published in the Journal of Corporate Finance; European Financial Management; European Economic Review; British Accounting Review; Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting; Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments amongst others. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) of a large credit union in the UK from December 2021 to January 2024. Hanxiong is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification holder and a Senior Fellow of the HEA (SFHEA).
Qualifications
- PhD
- Professional: CFA
- Professional: FRM
- Professional: SFHEA
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2024
- PublishedLabor investment inefficiency and LGBTQ+-friendliness
Schopohl, L., Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., Oct 2024, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 95, Part B, 103469.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe role of board age diversity in the performance of publicly listed fintech entities
Katsiampa, P., McGuiness, P. B. & Zhang, H., 2024, In: European Journal of Finance. 30, 11, p. 1295-1326
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2022
- PublishedPhD CEOs and firm performance
Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., 2022, In: European Financial Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe performance of UK stock recommendation revisions: Does brokerage house reputation matter?
Chen Su & Nathan Lael Joseph, 1 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedUK Vice Chancellor compensation: Do they get what they deserve?
Lucey, B., Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., Jul 2022, In: British Accounting Review. 54, 4, 101108.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedFemale CFOs, leverage and the moderating role of board diversity and CEO power
Schopohl, L., Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., 7 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 71, 101858.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedStock market manipulation in an emerging market of Turkey: How do market participants select stocks for manipulation?
Viktor Manahov, Hilal Ok Ergün & Abdullah Yalaman, 21 Mar 2021, In: Applied Economics Letters.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedA Time-series Bootstrapping Simulation Method to Distinguish Sell-side Analysts’ Skill from Luck
Chen Su, 29 Sept 2020, Handbook of Financial Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Technology. Lee, C. F. & Lee, J. C. (eds.). World Scientific Publishing Company
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedDo momentum and reversal strategies work in commodity futures? A comprehensive study
Andrew Urquhart, 15 Oct 2020, In: Review of Behavioural Finance.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPolitical uncertainty and sentiment: Evidence from the impact of Brexit on financial markets
Andrew Urquhart & Robert Hudson, 1 Oct 2020, In: European Economic Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe time-varying performance of analyst recommendation revisions: Do market conditions matter?
Chen Su & Robert Hudson, 2 May 2020, In: Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. p. 65-89
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedForecasting financial markets using high-frequency trading data: Examination with Strongly Typed Genetic Programming
Manahov, V. & Zhang, H., 2019, In: International Journal of Electronic Commerce. 23, 1, p. 12-32
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIs Bitcoin a hedge or safe-haven for currencies? An intraday analysis
Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., 2019, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 63, p. 49-57
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPairs trading across Mainland China and Hong Kong stock markets
Zhang, H. & Urquhart, A., Apr 2019, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 24, 2, p. 698-726
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe performance of technical trading rules in socially responsible investments
Urquhart, A. & Zhang, H., Sept 2019, In: International Review of Economics & Finance. 63, p. 397-411
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedDoes an aging population influence stock markets? Evidence from New Zealand
Hettihewa, S., Saha, S. & Zhang, H., 16 Oct 2018, In: Economic Modelling. 75, p. 142-158
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedOn the investment value of sell-side analyst recommendation revisions in the UK
Su, C., Zhang, H., Bangassa, K. & Joseph, N. L., 9 Aug 2018, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 53, p. 257-293
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPerformance ranking (dis)similarities in commodity markets
Zhang, H., Auer, B. R. & Vortelinos, D. I., 11 Jan 2018, In: Global Finance Journal. 35, p. 115-137
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedInvestigation of institutional changes in the UK housing market using structural break tests and time varying parameter models
Zhang, H., Hudson, R. S., Metcalf, H. & Manahov, V., 2017, In: Empirical Economics. 53, p. 617-640
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
- PublishedIdentification of house price bubbles using user cost in a state space model
Zhang, H., Hudson, R. S., Metcalf, H. & Manahov, V., 2015, In: Applied Economics. 47, 56, p. 6088-6101
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2025
- Wales Innovation Network (WIN) Small Grant Fund (£4,981)
This will fund two workshops that will bring a network of academics together to prepare bids to fund a substantial research programme.
7 Mar 2025 – 30 Sep 2025
Activity: Other (Contributor) - Staff Enterprise Development Fund
Promote sustainable enterprise education and socially responsible entrepreneurship for staff and students across the Bangor Business School.
24 Feb 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Activity: Other (Contributor)
2024
- UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) Skills and Innovation Voucher (SIV) Scheme (£4,978)
The project involves supporting a consulting firm in North Wales to develop a business plan and further develop services to enhance its profitability.
1 Dec 2024 – 28 Feb 2025
Activity: Other (Contributor) - UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) Skills and Innovation Voucher (SIV) Scheme (£4,961)
This project involves working with a community venture in North Wales to understand the linkage between external funding availability and legal entity of business, and to develop business plans to meet the funding needs for two investment projects.
4 Sep 2024 – 31 Oct 2024
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)
Projects
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Skills & Innovation voucher scheme - Enfys Ecology Ltd - Gwynedd Midi
01/12/2024 – 31/03/2025 (Finished)
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Skills & Innovation voucher scheme - Wings Club Broughton
04/09/2024 – 31/12/2024 (Finished)