Decision-making and Analytics
Investors love good news. Why is that bad news for their portfolio?
Investors aversion to bad news could lead them to adopt unhelpful behaviours when trading, warns Neil Stewart.
Finance and Markets
A well-established and strong area for the School, Finance and Markets is undergoing a rapid revolution from cryptocurrencies, to the emergence of Fintech and open banking.
Our Finance and Markets research covers these new areas plus subjects ranging from asset pricing, macroeconomics and financial markets to central banking, corporate finance and private equity.
Our MSc Finance and BSc Accounting & Finance courses are highly ranked both in the UK and globally, with academics from all over the world attracted to the School’s world-class research in the area. WBS has a strong relationship with the Bank of England, establishing research partnerships and collaborating to develop highly relevant Masters courses to train future central bankers across the world.
Latest Finance and Markets Research
Finance and Markets
Longer, faster equity markets are creating bigger challenges
Martin Walker explores how to overcome the difficulties posed by longer trading days and shorter settlement periods.
Finance and Markets
AI bias: What can the Claude chatbot leak teach investors?
Generative AI chatbot Claude's leaked prompt reveals built-in bias. Ram Gopal and Dan Philps explore the implications for investment managers.
Sustainability
Beyond the balance sheet: Accounting for sustainability
Accounting is being pulled into new territory. Hendrik Vollmer reveals how sustainability accounting can create value for businesses.
Finance and Markets
How to stop actively managed funds underperforming
Actively managed funds rarely beat the market, despite costing investors more. Yuval Millo reveals why and how to improve performance.
Finance and Markets
Proptech revolution hampered by lack of high quality data
A new report by the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology's FutureFinance.AI Group looks at proptech in the UK, US, China, and India.
Finance and Markets
100 days of Trump: Tariffs, strategy, and global fallout
Donald Trump has reached 100 days as US President, our experts give their verdict on his tumultuous time in office.
Finance and Markets
Why Trump's tariffs will hurt America first
Nigel Driffield reveals why Donald Trump's obsession with trade deficits has no economic basis as the US President marks 100 days in office.
Strategy and Organisational Change
Deliveroo investors are paying the price amid takeover
As Deliveroo considers a cut price takeover bid, John Colley reveals why takeaway delivery firms misjudged the markets.
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