Specialist banking research, teaching and consultancy
Our key activities include:
The Centre for Banking Research promotes topical and high calibre academic research in banking. We host conferences and organise workshops and events to disseminate our research findings. We also foster the teaching of banking subjects to a high standard through MSc and PhD level programmes at Bayes Business School.
Drawing on the wide experience of our core and associate members, the Centre offers expert analysis of economic and business problems that affect the banking and financial sectors. We provide specialist consultancy to the banking and financial services industry, public sector organisations, regulatory authorities and governments. Our core and associate members maintain extensive links to industry and regulatory bodies, such as the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, HMT, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Our team of international banking experts are regular commentators in the international and national media.
Message from the Director
"The Centre for Banking Research was founded in 2008, building upon a long history of banking research at Bayes Business School. Our mission is inspired by the vision of the founder, the late Professor Shelagh Heffernan, who believed in the importance of connecting academic researchers with practitioners and policymakers. The need for an on-going dialogue and for evidence-based policy decisions is of the utmost importance, in the context of fast changing technology and innovation impacting the banking industry. Our mission is to disseminate cutting-edge research and engage with a wide array of stakeholders, leveraging our network of excellence in banking research through publications, workshops and events."
Forthcoming and Recent events
Mais Lecture 2025
This year's Mais Lecture took place on 27th March and was be delivered by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank (ECB) on "Financial literacy and monetary policy transmission".
The Henry Thornton Lecture
The Henry Thornton Lecture series was inaugurated in 1979. Renowned for a dozen different insights into the British monetary system during the Napoleonic era, Henry Thornton is best known for his one book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Effects of the Paper Credit of Great Britain (1802). Over the past quarter of a century the focus for this lecture has been monetary theory and monetary policy, whereas in 2006 there was a departure into the finance arena. However, the series retains both his name and, through its future contributors, continues the width of comprehension and analytical power so associated with Henry Thornton.
Emerging Scholars in banking and Finance 2024
Established in 2009, the Emerging Scholars in Banking and Finance Conference offers young academics conducting theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant research a platform to present their work and engage in detailed discussions with leading finance scholars.
Professor Vasso Ioannidou appointed to Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). Vasso also won the Two Sigma Award for Best Paper in Investment Management at 2023 Western Finance Association Conference in San Francisco
Professor Barbara Casu has been appointed Deputy Dean of Bayes Business School.
CBR Conduct Costs Project report launched September 2020
The Centre for Banking Research launched the CBR Conduct Costs Project report on 15th September, at an online event Monitoring Misconduct: Maintaining and Developing Banking Standards, where José Manuel Campa, Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA), delivered a lecture about bank misconduct, banking standards and public trust in financial institutions.
The CBR Conduct Costs Project report discusses the financial consequences of bank misconduct for twenty of the world’s leading banks, from January 2008 to December 2018.