Faculty Member

Dr. Hafiz Hoque

Visiting Professor, PhD BAYES, PhD UF, MBA MU, MCom DU, BCom DU,

Visiting Professor, Department of Business Administration

Phone

09643204060

Email

Avenue 6 Road & Lake Drive Road, Sector # 17/H,Uttara, Dhaka-1230

Personal profile

Biography

Hafiz Hoque is a Professor of Finance in Swansea University. Professor Hafiz Hoque’s research focuses on the intersection of real world problems and corporate finance issues. His current research interest includes director’s network, credit default swaps, green innovation, corporate misconduct, pay transparency, climate change and finance, biodiversity, ESG, artificial intelligence, and textual analysis. He has attracted significant grant incomes over the last fifteen years. His research work has been presented at various conferences worldwide. Hafiz has delivered keynotes nationally and internationally on AI, climate change and biodiversity. He has an extensive publication record in 4* and 3* ABS listed journals including Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Banking and Finance. He is the Director of the Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance. He serves as ad hoc referee for many journals including Journal of Banking and Finance, European Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance. He is an associate editor of Journal of International Finance and Economics and Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. Hafiz (together with Douglas and Eilnaz) has edited a book titled: “Raising finance: From traditional to new forms of entrepreneurial finance” (in press) published by World Scientific Publishing. Hafiz Hoque holds a Ph.D. degree in finance from Bayes (Formerly Cass) Business School, University of London.

Education/Academic Qualification

Finance, PhD, Insider trading, IPO lock-up expiration and long-run IPO performance., Bayes Business School
2006 → 2010
Award Date: 20 October, 2010
Corporate Finance, PhD, University of Florida
2003 → 2008
Award Date: 16 July, 2008
Finance and Econometrics, MBA, Monash University
2002 → 2003
Award Date: 20 August, 2003
Finance, MCom, University of Dhaka
1998 → 1999
Award Date: 18 November, 1999
Finance and Banking, BCom, University of Dhaka
1994 → 1998
Award Date: 07 August, 1998

External positions

Professor of Finance (Fintech), Swansea University, UK
2022

Associate Professor of Finance, Swansea University, UK
2022

Associate Professor of Finance, University of York, UK
2014

Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, Swansea University, UK
2010

Part-time Visiting Lecturer and Tutor, Cass Business School, UK
2007

Assistant Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2004

Lecturer in Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
2002

Lecturer in Banking, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management
2001

Research expertise keywords

Fintech Artificial stock market Climate risk/biodiversity CEO overconfidence / Traits Machine learning Informed trading Textual analysis Credit Default Swaps Corporate Finance Green innovation Corporate boards Directors network Islamic/Ethical Finance Banking Bank Regulations Fintech regulations Financial crisis Systemic risk
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Research output

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Books Chapter

2025

Banking competition and credit risk: Evidence from branch entry deregulation in China
Liu, H., Hoque, H., & Gao, X. (2025). Banking competition and credit risk: Evidence from branch entry deregulation in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics. ABS 2* Forthcoming.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

Endogenous market choice, listing regulations, and IPO spread: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange
Hoque, H. and Doukas, J. (2023). Endogenous market choice, listing regulations, and IPO spread: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange. International Journal of Finance and Economics, ABS 3*.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investor sentiment and firm capital structure
Li, S., Hoque, H., & Liu, J. (2023). Investor sentiment and firm capital structure. Journal of Corporate Finance, ABS 4, 80, 102426–102426.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

Information spillover in Chinese hybrid IPO auctions
Hoque, H., and Mu, S. (2022). Information spillover in Chinese hybrid IPO auctions. Journal of International Money and Finance, ABS 3*, Volume 131, March 2023, 102767.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

Impact of bank regulation on Islamic and conventional banks
Hoque, H., and Liu, H. (2021). Impact of bank regulation on Islamic and conventional banks. International Journal of Finance & Economics, ABS 3*, 2021, Vol. 26(1), pp. 1–38.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The capital structure of Islamic banks: How different are they from conventional banks?
Hoque, H., and Liu, H. (2021). The capital structure of Islamic banks: How different are they from conventional banks? Global Finance Journal, ABS 2*.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does a reduction of state control affect IPO underpricing? Evidence from the Chinese A-share market
Hoque, H. and Mu, S. (2021). Does a reduction of state control affect IPO underpricing? Evidence from the Chinese A-share market. Journal of International Money and Finance, ABS 3*.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Firm financial behaviour dynamics and interactions: A structural vector autoregression approach
Li, S., Hoque, H., and Thijssen, J. (2021). Firm financial behaviour dynamics and interactions: A structural vector autoregression approach. Journal of Corporate Finance, ABS 4.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Government response measures and public trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from around the world
Liu, J., Shahab, Y., and Hoque, H. (2021). Government response measures and public trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from around the world. British Journal of Management, ABS 4, Vol. 0, 1–32 (2021).
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

Partial private sector oversight in China’s A-share IPO market: An empirical study on the experience of sponsorship system
Hoque, H. and Mu, S. (2019). Partial private sector oversight in China’s A-share IPO market: An empirical study on the experience of sponsorship system. Journal of Corporate Finance, ABS 4, 56 (2019), 15–37.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

Determinants of bank capital structure and funding sources
Hoque, H, and Kashefi-Pour, E. (2018). Determinants of bank capital structure and funding sources. International Journal of Finance & Economics, ABS 3*, 2018, Vol. 23(4), pp. 504–532.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

Islamic and conventional equity market movements during and after the financial crisis: Evidence from newly launched MSCI indices
Hoque, H., Kabir, S., Abdelbari, E., and Manahov, V. (2016). Islamic and conventional equity market movements during and after the financial crisis: Evidence from newly launched MSCI indices. Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments, ABS 3*.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Why firms prefer AIM when they can list on the Main Market
Doukas, J., and Hoque, H. (2016). Why firms prefer AIM when they can list on the Main Market. Journal of International Money and Finance, ABS 3*, Volume 60, February 2016, pp. 378–404.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

Bank regulation, risk and return: Evidence from the credit and sovereign debt crises
Hoque, H., Andriosopoulos, D., Andriosopoulos, K., and Douady, R. (2015). Bank regulation, risk and return: Evidence from the credit and sovereign debt crises. Journal of Banking and Finance, ABS 3*, 50, 455–474.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Directors trading and post-IPO performance
Hoque, H., and Lasfer, M. (2015). Directors trading and post-IPO performance. European Financial Management, ABS 3*, 2015, 21(1), 178–204.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Return predictability and the wisdom of crowds: Genetic programming trading algorithms, the marginal trader hypothesis and the Hayek hypothesis
Viktor, M., Robert, H., and Hoque, H. (2015). Return predictability and the wisdom of crowds: Genetic programming trading algorithms, the marginal trader hypothesis and the Hayek hypothesis. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, ABS 3*, Volume 37, July 2015, pp. 85–98.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

Role of asymmetric information and moral hazard in IPO underpricing and lockup
Hoque, H. (2014). Role of asymmetric information and moral hazard in IPO underpricing and lockup. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, ABS 3*, 30 (2014), 81–105.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

The determinants of share repurchases in Europe
Andriosopoulos, D., and Hoque, H. (2013). The determinants of share repurchases in Europe. International Review of Financial Analysis, ABS 3*, 27, 65–76.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
From the credit crisis to the sovereign debt crisis: Determinants of share price performance of global banks
Hoque, H. (2013). From the credit crisis to the sovereign debt crisis: Determinants of share price performance of global banks. International Review of Financial Analysis, ABS 3*, Volume 30, December 2013, pp. 334–350.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Information disclosure, CEO overconfidence and buyback completion rates
Andriosopoulos, D., Andriosopoulos, K., and Hoque, H. (2013). Information disclosure, CEO overconfidence and buyback completion rates. Journal of Banking and Finance, ABS 3*, 37(12), 5486–5499.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

The choice and role of lockups in IPOs: Evidence from heterogeneous lockup contracts
Hoque, H. (2011). The choice and role of lockups in IPOs: Evidence from heterogeneous lockup contracts. Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments, ABS 3*, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 191–220, 2011.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2007

A threshold cointegration approach to the stock prices–inflation puzzle
Hoque, H., Silvapulle, P., and Moosa, I. (2007). A threshold cointegration approach to the stock prices–inflation puzzle. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, Volume 1, Issue 2, 83–101.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Co-movement of Bangladesh stock market with other markets: Cointegration and error correction approach
Hoque, H. (2007). Co-movement of Bangladesh stock market with other markets: Cointegration and error correction approach. Managerial Finance, 33(10), 810–820.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A comparison of variance ratio tests of random walk: A case of Asian emerging stock markets
Hoque, H., Kim, J.H., and Pyun, C.S. (2007). A comparison of variance ratio tests of random walk: A case of Asian emerging stock markets. International Review of Economics and Finance, 16:1 (2007), 488–502.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Awards

2006

Funding received from Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Dr. Hafiz Hoque (Recipient), 2006
International, Cass Business School, UK

2002

Funding received from Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Dr. Hafiz Hoque (Recipient), 2002
International, Australian
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