Business Finance Research Group

Recent Research Grants

"Fintech, let's talk".

Funder: Business School (EFF)
£2k

Principal Investigators: Dr Malgorzata Sulimierska

ESRC: Research Grant (ES/W010259/1)

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
£2m

Principal Investigators: Professor Radu Tunaru and Professor Ranko Jelic

Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre project

Funder: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre project
£1.1m

Principal Investigator: Dr Josh Siepel

Inclusive financial policy, bank lending, and women entrepreneurship 

Funder: University of Sussex Business School - Small Scale Seed Corn Funding (S3CF) 
£1,850

Principal Investigator: Dr Mostak Ahmed and Prof. Ranko Jelic

Sustainable investing by mutual funds and their transparency level to end investors: the impacts on managerial myopic R&D investment behaviour 

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Funder: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2019-20 
£10,000

Principal Investigator: Dr Xiaoxiang Zhang 

Sustainable investing by mutual funds and their transparency level to end investors: the impacts on managerial myopic R&D investment behaviour 

InnovateUK (application in progress)

Funder: Innovate UK

Principal Investigator: Prof. Hans Van Der Heijden 

Hans is developing a grant proposal for InnovateUK, as part of a consortium which includes several accountancy firms, an IT company, Durham University and Sussex University. The aim of the project is to develop a neural network that will classify the future health of a company based on current financial data. 

Inclusive financial policy, bank lending, and women entrepreneurship (application in progress)

Funder: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2019-20 Round
£9,823.00

Principal Investigator: Dr Mostak Ahmed

Economic Effects of Displacement on Host Communities

Funder: Council for-At Risk Academics (CARA)
£15,000

Principal Investigator: Dr Faek Menla Ali 

This study aims to analyse the economic impact of internal displacement on the host communities, with a reference to Syrian people displaced internally. The study aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the internal displacement costs, such those related to housing and infrastructure, education, livelihoods, health and security, and hence to inform policies across these research themes.

Financial Markets Abuse in Europe

Funder: Asa Briggs Visiting Fellowship Award, University of Sussex £3,600

Principal Investigator: Professor Ranko Jelic (jointly with Professor Douglas Cumming)

The recently introduced Market Abuse Directive (MAD) in European countries with different legal traditions, such as Britain, Germany and France, represents a unique natural experiment. MAD has already been seen as “best practice” internationally and is likely to supplement UK regulation regardless of Brexit’s final outcome. This experiment presents the opportunity for researchers to examine the importance of public enforcement of the regulation and implications for competitiveness of financial markets in the wake of major technological and political changes.

The study seeks to analyse implications of the enforcement of insider trading regulation in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and UK, during the period 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2017. The results of the project should inform debate regarding whether London will remain the leading European financial market after Brexit. 

Risk Premia in Bond, Equity and Currency Markets

Funder: UK Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) £15,000

Principal Investigator: Dr Louisa Chen

The Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) is a not-for-profit educational organisation. Since 1988 it has supported the development and practical application of quantitative investment techniques by sponsoring research at business schools and universities, holding seminars for practitioners and academics at which recent work is presented, making awards to facilitate and recognise the best research and fostering links between academia and the investment community. INQUIRE’s goal is to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

INQUIRE seminar is a prestigious seminar series for practitioners and academics. Previous seminars were organised by Business Schools at Imperial College London, University of Warwick, Oxford University, etc.).

Improving Project Delivery (Project X)

Funder: ESRC
Approx £1,100,000

Principal Investigator: Paul Nightingale