howard.jones@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Howard Jones is a Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford.
Howard joined the School in 2005 after a 15-year career in investment banking.
He is a graduate of the University of Oxford and has a PhD from the University of London.
Howard's research currently focuses on two main areas:
Initial public offerings (IPOs)
His IPO research concerns the conflicts of interest between investment banks, investors, and companies, and the effect of these conflicts on IPO outcomes. His research into investment advice deals with fund and stock recommendations.
His published papers and current working papers are available at SSRN.
Virtual reality? investment consultants' claims about their own performance(opens in new window)
Gordon Cookson,
Timothy Jenkinson,
Howard Jones,
Jose Vicente Martinez
Best buys and own brands: investment platforms' recommendations of mutual funds(opens in new window)
The Review of Financial Studies
Measuring the added value of stock recommendations(opens in new window)
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
A Anderson,
JV Martinez
Quid pro quo? What factors influence IPO allocations to investors?(opens in new window)
Felix Suntheim
Institutional investor expectations, manager performance, and fund flows(opens in new window)
Howard has authored numerous articles in the financial press, including the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.
His interest in investment advice reflects his own experience as a pension fund trustee and as an independent adviser to trustees.
On the policy side, Howard has served as an expert adviser to the European Commission and written joint publications with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Howard currently teaches:
MBA - Business Finance
MSc in Law and Finance - Finance