Research

The Finance Department fosters a high-calibre research environment.

With an excellent seminar series, access to most major databases and to a high performance computing cluster, in an environment that supports and rewards high-quality research. 

Our vibrant research environment attracts top academic talent as demonstrated in the most recent ERA ranking (Excellence in Research for Australia) that places us in the top rating category “Well above world standard”, tied for 1st position among leading finance departments in Australia.

We have a rich visitors program and an ongoing plan for strategic appointment of leading international researchers and aspiring junior faculty.

We offer a postgraduate research degree program, and currently have more than twenty students completing their PhDs.

Our graduates build successful careers in both academia and industry.

Research strengths

  • Financial Market Microstructure – the design and functioning of financial markets, trading including the use of algorithms and high-frequency systems, market efficiency, price formation in markets, insider trading and market manipulation
  • Corporate Finance – boards and governance, dividends, mergers and acquisitions, CEOs and corporate leadership, gender in companies, sustainability and social responsibility
  • Personal Finance – investments both traditional and alternative, funds management, exchange traded funds, behavioural biases in investor decisions, cryptocurrencies
  • Banking – mortgages and lending, systemic risk in the banking sector, interest rates and unconventional monetary policy including quantitative easing

The Finance Department is a founding member of the Financial Research Network (FIRN) and co-host the annual FIRN market microstructure meeting. 

We are also core members in the new Digital Finance Co-operative Research Centre, which is a collaboration with industry partners such as the CSIRO, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and the National Stock Exchange to research, develop and commercialise technologies that will fundamentally transform the financial system, including digitisation of real-world assets, blockchain technology, and decentralised finance applications.

Publications

Our researchers target their research at the highest quality academic journals. A full list of accepted publications is available.

Some examples of our recent top tier publications include: 

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.