Yue Zhang

About

Overview

Yue is a PhD student at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), her research interests are asset pricing, asset management, and investor behaviour.

She is currently researching derivative usage in ETFs and mutual funds; and the institutional frameworks surrounding investments into these products.

Yue has a Bachelor's degree from Shanghai University in Financial Management and a Master's from Lancaster University in Advanced Financial Analysis. In 2021, she was awarded the departmental award for “Best MSc Advanced Financial Analysis Dissertation.” Before joining Bayes, Yue worked for hedge funds and commercial banks in China.

Qualifications

• MSc in Advanced Financial Analysis, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 2020 - September 2021
• BSc in Financial Management, Shanghai University, China, August 2013 - July 2017

Employment

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, City, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2024 - present
• PhD Student, Finance, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2023 - present

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin) (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review) and English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)

Expertise

Primary topics

• Quantitative Finance
• Asset Pricing
• Fund Management

Industries

• Asset Management
• Hedge Funds
• Quantitative Finance

Geographic Areas

• London, UK

Research students

1^stsupervisor

• Professor Aneel Keswani, Professor in Investment Management

2^ndsupervisor

• Xiao Xiao, Reader in Finance

Publications