Kevin X. Zhu is a Senior Associate Professor of Finance at the International Business School Suzhou at XJTLU. He received his PhD from Schulich School of Business, York University in 2002. He has published papers that appear in both academic and practitioner’s journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Financial Analysts Journal. He has received two General Research Funds (GRF) from University Grants Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and also received “Graham and Dodd Scroll Award of Excellence” from the CFA Institute in 2007 and 2011, respectively. His research interests are focused on empirical asset pricing, macroeconomic news and earnings announcements, portfolio construction and strategies, and fund performance and selection.

Empirical asset pricing (information shocks and asset price jumps); macroeconomic news and earnings announcements; portfolio construction and strategies; asset allocation with human capital and insurance products; mutual (hedge) fund performance and selection

Senior Associate Professor in Finance, International Business School Suzhou (IBSS),Xiapos;an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2017 to Present

Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - 2009 to 2016

Senior Research Consultant, Ibbotson Associates, Morningstar Inc. - 2003 to 2009

Lecturer, Department of Economic Management, Sichuan University - 1984 to 1992

ACF408 Fixed Income and Derivative Instruments

ACF410 Portfolio Management

ACF415 Industry Research Project

MAN303 Final Year Project

2011 Graham and Dodd Scroll Award of Excellence, the CFA Institute

2007 Graham and Dodd Scroll Award of Excellence, the CFA Institute

2001 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Ontario government