Staff Profile

Chen Su, PhD (Liverpool), MSc (Liverpool), MBA (SHUFE), BEng (Tongji)

Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School, 2014-

Database Coordinator at NUBS 2021-

Advisory and Editorial Board of British Accounting Review 2019-

MSc IFA & AFSI Selector 2019-

Senior Tutor (PG at Accounting & Finance Group) 2014-21

Exam Convenor (Accounting & Finance Group) 2014-19

Head of the FACE (Finance,  Accounting, Control & Evaluation) Research Group, 2015-18

Fellow in Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2013

Lecturer in Corporate Finance at Newcastle University Business School, 2011-14

Honorary Fellow at University of Liverpool Management School, 2011-15

Research Assistant at University of Liverpool Management School, 2010-11

Teaching Assistant at University of Liverpool Management School, 2008-10

Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (ORSAS) for PhD study, HEFCE, UK, 2007-10

International Advancement Award for PhD study, University of Liverpool, 2007-10

International Postgraduate Scholarship for MSc study, University of Liverpool, 2005-06

Interests: Running; Go (Weiqi, an abstract strategy board game); A Reds fan

ACC3006 International Financial Management (UG) 2011/12-2015/16

ACC3020 Financial Manager for Erasmus and study abroad students (UG) 2011/12-2015/16

NBS8235 Financial Planning and Investment (PG, Module Leader) 2011/12-

NBS8223 Dissertation in MSc Strategic Planning and Investment (PG, Module Leader) 2013/14-2014/15

NBS8004 Dissertation in MA International Financial Analysis (PG, Module Leader) 2013/14-2014/15

NB8566 Topics in Accounting (PhD), 2021/22-

My principal research interest lies in the field of empirical finance and stock market behaviour with an emphasis on the behavior of financial analysts, corporate reputation effects, initial public offerings (IPOs), portfolio performance evaluation, asset pricing and valuation, etc.

Research projects in progress

1) The value of sell-side analysts' advice, e.g., stock recommendations, earnings forecasts, and price targets;

2) Corporate reputation;

3) Social media analysts.

Welcome expressions of interests from potential PhD students in the above areas and related finance areas. Please email your CV and research proposal first.

Researchgate: Click here.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4115-6207 

• Articles

  • Hussain S, Su C. The Impact of Analyst, CEO and Firm Reputations on Investors in the UK and Japanese Stock Markets. British Journal of Management 2023, Epub ahead of print.
  • El Hajjar S, Gebka B, Duxbury D, Su C. A Behavioural Appraisal of Regulatory Financial Reforms and Implications for Corporate Management. British Journal of Management 2023, epub ahead of print.
  • Su C, Zhang H, Joseph LN. The performance of UK analyst recommendation revisions: Does brokerage house reputation matter?. International Journal of Finance and Economics 2022, 27(3), 3051-3070.
  • Al-Aamri I, Hussain S, Su C, Hsu H. The importance of brokerage house size in determining the utility of IFRS8 segment data to financial analysts. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation 2022, 47, 100472.
  • Wang W, Su C, Duxbury D. The conditional impact of investor sentiment in global stock markets: A two-channel examination. Journal of Banking and Finance 2022, 138, 106458.
  • Joseph NL, Su C, Huang W, Lai B. Pricing of foreign exchange rate and interest rate risks using short to long horizon returns. The European Journal of Finance 2021, 27(17), 1684-1713.
  • Wang W, Su C, Duxbury D. Investor Sentiment and Stock Returns: Global Evidence. Journal of Empirical Finance 2021, 63, 365-391.
  • Su C. A comprehensive investigation into style momentum strategies in China. Financial Markets and Portfolio Management 2021, 35(1), 101-144.
  • Su C, Zhang H, Hudson RS. The time-varying performance of UK analyst recommendation revisions: Do market conditions matter?. Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments 2020, 29(2), 65-89.
  • Forbes WP, Murphy A, O'Keeffe C, Su C. Are financial analysts eager postmen of bubble psychology? Evidence in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Finance and Economics 2020, 25(1), 120-137.
  • Su C, Zhang H, Bangassa K, Joseph LN. On the investment value of sell-side analyst recommendation revisions in the UK. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 2019, 53(1), 257-293.
  • Su C. The efficiency of IPO issuing mechanisms and market conditions: evidence in China. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 2018, 51(2), 461-495.
  • Huang J, Su C, Joseph NL, Gilder D. Monitoring mechanisms, managerial incentives, investment distortion costs, and derivatives usage. The British Accounting Review 2018, 50(1), 93-141.
  • Kyei-Mensah J, Su C, Joseph NL. Shareholders wealth and mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Investment Management and Financial Innovations 2017, 14(3), 15-24.
  • Brookfield D, Su C, Bangassa K. Investment Style Positioning of UK Unit Trusts. European Journal of Finance 2015, 21(10-11), 946-970.
  • Su C. Does institutional reform improve the impact of investment bank reputation on the long-term stock performance of initial public offerings?. British Accounting Review 2015, 47(4), 445-470.
  • Su C, Brookfield D. An evaluation of the impact of stock market reforms on IPO under-pricing in China: The certification role of underwriters. International Review of Financial Analysis 2013, 28, 20-33.
  • Brookfield D, Boussabaine H, Su C. Identifying reference companies using the book-to-market ratio: A minimum spanning tree approach. European Journal of Finance 2013, 19(6), 466-490.
  • Bangassa K, Su C, Joseph N. Selectivity and Timing Performance of UK Investment Trusts. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 2012, 22(5), 1149-1175.
  • Su C, Bangassa K. Underpricing and long run performance of Chinese IPOs: The role of underwriter reputation. Financial Markets and Portfolio Management 2011, 25(1), 53-74.
  • Su C, Bangassa K. The impact of underwriter reputation on initial returns and long-run performance of Chinese IPOs. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 2011, 21(5), 760-791.
  • Su C, Bangassa K, Brookfield D. Long-Run Performance of Chinese Initial Public Offerings: Further Evidence. Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies 2011, 40(2), 285-316.

• Book Chapters

  • Su C, Zhang H. A time-series bootstrapping simulation method to distinguish sell-side analysts' skill from luck. In: C.-F. Lee; J.C. Lee, ed. Handbook of Financial Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Machine Learning. World Scientific Publishing, 2020, pp.2011-2052.
  • Su C, Yu J. Market-oriented reform of China's IPO system and information disclosure regulations. In: Cheng, S ; Li, Z, ed. The Chinese Stock Market Volume I: A Retrospect and Analysis from 2002. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp.39-105.