Howard Jones
Professor of Finance
- howard.jones@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Saïd Business School
University of Oxford
Park End Street
Oxford
OX1 1HP
Profile
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.
Research
Howard’s research currently focuses on two main areas:
- Initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Investment advice
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.
You can also view Howard’s linguistic research interests.
Publications
Virtual reality? investment consultants’ claims about their own performance(opens in new window)
- Journal article
- Management Science
Best buys and own brands: investment platforms’ recommendations of mutual funds(opens in new window)
- Journal article
- The Review of Financial Studies
Measuring the added value of stock recommendations(opens in new window)
- Journal article
- Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Quid pro quo? What factors influence IPO allocations to investors?(opens in new window)
- Journal article
- Journal of Finance
Institutional investor expectations, manager performance, and fund flows(opens in new window)
- Journal article
- Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Engagement
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.
Teaching
Howard currently teaches:
- MBA - Business Finance
- MSc in Law and Finance - Finance