Dr Ali Malik

I am an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Finance at the University of Leicester. I hold a PhD in Finance. My research interests are in Asset Pricing, Mutual Funds, Stock Returns and Liquidity, Corporate Bonds, and Financial Markets.

I am interested in analyzing the impact of uncertainties (e.g.,  economic, political, and monetary policy uncertainty) on the cross-sectional stock and bond returns and liquidity. Some of my recent research has been focused on evaluating the flows and performance of mutual funds. I try to identify the factors which affect the flows and performance of funds in the cross-section and at an aggregate-level. I am also interested in the time-series modelling of financial and economic variables, and in examining the impact of investor/political sentiment and price shocks on the corporate behavior. My research has been published in journals like, Journal of Empirical Finance, Financial Review, Economic Modelling, Finance Research Letters, Applied Economics, among others.

I am willing to supervise PhD students who are interested in working in one of the following areas: Asset pricing, Mutual Funds, Corporate Bond Market, Analysis of Cross-sectional and/or Time-series Equity Returns, and International Financial Markets.  

I am currently teaching Investment Management and Principles of Finance modules.