Dr Tianyao (Terry) Zhang

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RSFAS

Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics

Position
Senior Lecturer
Email
terry.zhang@anu.edu.au
Research areas

Asset pricing; Investments; Institutional investors; Mutual Funds.

Biography

Tianyao (Terry) Zhang is a Lecturer of Finance. His research interests span asset pricing, investments, institutional investors, and mutual funds. Tianyao is specifically interested in asset pricing anomalies and the behaviors of institutional investors. In his doctoral dissertation, Tianyao studied how institutional investors, such as mutual funds, specialize in different class of assets. Based on his empirical evidence, he developed a model that relates an institution’s investment horizon with the characteristics of its stock holdings, contributing to the understanding of the behavior of financial institutions. Tianyao has presented his research at top academic conferences including the American Financial Association Annual Meeting, Society for Financial Studies Cavalcade, Northern Finance Association Annual Meeting, and European Finance Association Annual Meeting.

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Teaching

FINM3008/8016 Portfolio Construction / Applied Portfolio Construction