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Personal profile
Dr. Xun Lei obtained his PhD in finance from University of Leicester in 2018. He joined International Business School Suzhou at XJTLU in 2021. Previously he worked as Lecturer in Banking Finance at University of Northampton from 2018 to 2020 with extensive teaching experience in International Finance, Corporate Finance and Portfolio Management. Xun also had rich industry experience in the Chinese market. He worked as Macro Analyst at CIB Research from 2020 to 2021.Xuns primary research interests revolve around asset pricing and investment strategies. More specifically, he interested in whether asset prices reflect available information efficiently or merely follow the behavioural tendencies of traders. More recently, he concentrated his research efforts on examining the interplay between financial markets and political development, as well as the impact of policy uncertainties. His other research interests include asset pricing, investor sentiment, and green finance.
Research interests
Asset Pricing and Policy Uncertainty/Political Development
Investor Sentiment and Behavioural Finance
Experience
Assistant Professor of Finance, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2021 to present
Macro Analyst, CIB Economic Research and Consulting, 2020 to 2021
Lecturer in Banking Finance, University of Northampton, 2018 to 2020
Teaching
Portfolio Management, University of Northamtpon, 2019/2020
Corporate Finance, University of Northampton, 2019/2020
International Finance, University of Northampton, 2019/2020
FIN104 Introduction to Finance
FIN402 Money and Banking
Awards and honours
2022-24, Jiangsu SC Programme
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Leicester - 2018
MFin, University of Glasgow - 2012
BSc, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics - 2011
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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A study of the microstructure of the Chinese stock market: application of limit order book and deep learning techniques
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 1 Article
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Democracy and stock market returns
Lei, X. & Wisniewski, T., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Financial Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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British Accounting Review (Journal)
Xun Lei (Reviewer)
1 Nov 2023 → 30 Apr 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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2023 XJTLU AI and Big Data in Accounting and Finance Conference and British Accounting Review (BAR) special issue
Xun Lei (Participant)
10 Jun 2023 → 11 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …