STAFF PROFILE
Dr Xiaolu Hu
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
College of Business and Law
School / Department:
COBL|Economics Finance & Marketing
Phone:
+61399255729
Email:
xiaolu.hu@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Xiaolu is a senior lecturer in finance in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing. Xiaolu joined RMIT in 2018 after receiving her PhD in finance at RMIT. Her areas of research are empirical corporate finance, empirical asset pricing, bond market and the Chinese capital market. She is also a CFA charterholder and actively involved in the CFA Melbourne society.
Teaching
- Derivatives and Risk Management
- Behavioural Finance
- Portfolio Management
- Investment Analysis
- Alternative Securities
- PhD in Finance, 2017, RMIT University
- Master of Finance, 2011, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University, Beijing
- Bachelor of Finance, 2008, Central University of Economics and Finance, Beijing
- 2011-2012, China Chengxin Credit Rating, Moody's Affiliate, Beijing
- 2012-2015, Fixed Income Department, Guosen Securities Company, Beijing
Credit Rating, Fixed Income, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Asset Pricing
- Yu, M.,Hu, X.,Zhong, A. (2023). The spread of COVID-19 in stock returns along global value chains In: Applied Economics, 55, 4091 - 4107
- Wang, J.,Hu, X.,Zhong, A. (2023). Stock Market Reaction to Mandatory ESG Disclosure In: Finance Research Letters, 53, 1 - 9
- Yu, M.,Hu, X.,Zhong, A. (2023). Trade links and return predictability: The Australian evidence In: Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 78, 1 - 17
- Guo, X.,Hu, X.,Tam, O. (2023). Chapter 7 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Fund Performance Evaluation-A Review In: FinTech Research and Applications: Challenges and Opportunities, World Scientific, Singapore
- Hu, X.,Luo, H. (2023). Like a duck to water: Do credit rating analysts outperform in bond fund management In: Journal of Corporate Finance, 82, 1 - 30
- Hu, X.,Yu, J.,Zhong, A. (2023). The asymmetric effects of oil price shocks on green innovation In: Energy Economics, 125, 1 - 14
- Chiah, M.,Hu, X.,Zhong, A. (2022). Photo sentiment and stock returns around the world In: Finance Research Letters, 46, 1 - 8
- Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, E.,Do, H.,Hu, X.,Zhong, A. (2022). Sentiment and stock market connectedness: Evidence from the U.S. – China trade war In: International Review of Financial Analysis, 80, 1 - 17
- Hu, X.,Zhong, A.,Cao, Y. (2022). Greenium in the Chinese corporate bond market In: Emerging Markets Review, 53, 1 - 20
- Altman, E.,Hu, X.,Yu, J. (2022). Has the Evergrande debt crisis rattled Chinese capital markets? A series of event studies and their implications In: Finance Research Letters, 50, 1 - 10
3 PhD Completions6 PhD Current Supervisions
- Use of AI in retail markets - SOW. Funded by: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Contract from (2024 to 2025)
- Regulatory Punishment in Oligopolistic Market: Evidence from Credit Rating Agencies. Funded by: AFAANZ Research Fund Annual Grants Program from (2023 to 2024)
- Like duck into the water: Do Credit Rating Analysts Outperform in Bond Fund Management?. Funded by: AFAANZ Research Grants 2018 onwards from (2021 to 2023)
- Foreign Ownership in Chinese Credit Ratings Industry: Information Revelation or Certification?. Funded by: AFAANZ Research Grants 2018 onwards from (2019 to 2020)