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Finance department research at the AUT Business School

AUT University's Finance Department in Auckland, New Zealand is one of the country's leading research groups, ranked number one in the Auckland region and number two in the country based on the quality of its research in the latest round of Performance Based Research Fund conducted by New Zealand's Tertiary Education Commission in 2006.

Further rankings include:

  • QS World University Rankings®. AUT has ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Accounting and Finance in the 2011 QS World University Rankings® by subject. The QS World University Rankings® by subject are the first in the world to rank universities at the individual subject level. With a methodology tailored to fit each subject, the rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation and citations per paper.


The Finance department consists of 10 research-active staff. Find out more about our respective research achievements and interests in our profiles below:

Current research

Research is currently being conducted on all aspects of finance such as

  • corporate finance
  • financial markets and institutions
  • investments
  • corporate governance
  • fund management
  • market microstructure
  • international finance

Our research emphasis is applied and we actively pursue research collaboration both nationally and internationally, producing research outputs which are presented at major conferences and published in leading journals. Additionally, our group hosts research workshops, seminars and frequently invites visiting research fellows.

Teaching and learning

In Finance, we offer a range of core finance papers catering to both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The combination of teaching in small classes and research supervision by our experienced academics assures that the AUT standard of excellence is maintained.

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Last updated: 06 Sep 2011 8:45am

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