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Howard Jones

Professor of Finance

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:

  1. Initial public offerings (IPOs)
  2. 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

Local Investor Advantage and the Content and Complexity of News

  • Journal article
  • Howard Jones,
  • Jose Vicente Martinez,
  • Matthias Qian
Finance

Market Reactions to Gendered Speech Patterns

  • Journal article
  • SSRN
  • Anantha Divakaruni,
  • Laura Fritsch,
  • Howard Jones,
  • Alan D Morrison
Finance

Separate Account vs Mutual Fund Investors: Manager Selection and Performance

  • Journal article
  • Howard Jones,
  • Jose Vicente Martinez,
  • Alexander Montag
Finance

Virtual reality? investment consultants’ claims about their own performance

  • Journal article
  • Management Science
  • Gordon Cookson,
  • Tim Jenkinson,
  • Howard Jones,
  • Jose Vicente Martinez
Finance

Best buys and own brands: investment platforms’ recommendations of mutual funds

  • Journal article
  • The Review of Financial Studies
  • TIMOTHY JENKINSON,
  • Gordon Cookson,
  • Howard JONES,
  • Jose Vicente Martinez
Finance
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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