MPhil/PhD Finance

Research overviewOur research focuses around the following themes:Asset Pricing AnomaliesOption PricingRiskCost of CapitalFirm ValuationVolatility ModelsMutual Funds Return PredictabilityCorporate Finance Cost of CapitalExecutive CompensationCorporate GovernanceCorporate Social ResponsibilityVenture CapitalPrivate Equity and EntrepreneurshipCorporate Governance in Emerging MarketsCash Holdings and Payout PoliciesApplied Financial EconometricsRisk measurementPortfolio managementAsset allocationQuantitative trading strategiesModelling asset price dynamicsModelling exchange rates and commoditiesMarket-Based Account Research Firm fundamentals and stock returnsEquity valuation and accounting conservatismImplied cost of capitalMacro-economy/Political economyFirm fundamentals.You’ll be part of a vibrant research community, with more than 150 current doctoral students. We will foster what makes each of you unique, with an individual training-needs assessment informing the training and support we provide throughout your studies. This will include access to research methods expertise, graduate skills training programmes, and wider support provided through professional associations and Research Councils.CareersSkills trainingThe skills and expertise that you build now are fundamental to your continuing professional development (CPD), and will be part of your toolset throughout your working life.We strongly recommend that our students take part in the University’s Postgraduate Researchers’ Programme, which offers training in skills such as:research managementpersonal effectivenesscommunicationnetworkingteam-workingcareer management