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Academic Portfolio Leader

I hold a PhD in Finance from Middlesex ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. My PhD research investigated effects of use of derivatives on the probability of default of UK non-financial firms using a large panel data set. My current research focuses on risk management activities of UK non-financial firms. I have presented my research at international academic conferences and my work was also presented at professional audience of the Bank of England, Standard and Poor’s and Citi Bank.

Prior to joining ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in 2017, I worked at Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ from 2015 to 2017, Nottingham ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Coventry ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ College from 2014-2015 and Middlesex ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ from 2011 to 2014. I have taught a wide range of modules in Finance to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and supervised many dissertation students.

I possess very strong IT skills. In particular, I am an advanced user of Excel and have experience of working with very large datasets. I also have very good command of Stata, SPSS, Datastream, Eikon, Bloomberg, CapitalIQ and Endnote.

Other References

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education, 2017 - Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• PhD in Finance, 2015 - Middlesex ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (full scholarship)
• MSc Research Methods for Business and Management, 2010 (Distinction) - Middlesex ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• MSc Banking and Finance, 2009 (Distinction) - Middlesex ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Teaching Interest

• Corporate Finance
• Financial Risk Management
• Computational Finance
• Investment Analysis and Management
• Derivative Investment

Research

• Examining the effect of foreign debt on the foreign exchange exposure
• Use of derivatives and corporate risk management
• Measuring foreign currency and interest rate risk for non-financial firms
• The impact of financial derivatives use on the exchange rate and equity risk

Publication

• Finavker, Vikram; Judge, A.(2016)., "Under The Weight of Numbers", The Treasurer, Vol.July/August 2016, pp. 38-39.

Conference Presentations

• 9^th International Finance and Banking Society Conference, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Oxford, 15^th - 17^th June 2017.
• FMA Conference, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, 9^th – 10^th June 2016
• 5^th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society, Audencia Nantes School of Management, 11^th – 13^th June 2015
• 4^th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Surrey, 21^st-23^rd June 2014.
• 6^th International Finance and Banking Society Conference, Lisbon, 18^th – 20^th June 2014.
• 5^th International Finance and Banking Society Conference, Nottingham, 26^th – 28^th June 2013.
• 2nd International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society, ESCP Europe Business School, London, 7^th - 8^th June 2012.
• Money, Macro Finance Conference, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Birmingham, September 2011.
• GdRE Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, Reading ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, 24^th - 26^th June 2011.

PhD Supervision

• Mr Abubakar M. Zayyana (Second Supervisor). Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility of Oil Industry in Nigeria

External Examiner

• External Examiner at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Staffordshire
• External Examiner at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Derby

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1582 49227
E: vikram.finavker@beds.ac.uk