Menu
Search
- News
- Economy
- Central Banks
- Investing
- Research
- Roundups
- Digital Currency
- Insights
- Technical Analysis
- Technology
- Business
- Law
- Health
- Nature
- Fintech
- Science
- Topic
- Opinions
- ©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.
Alper Kara
Professor of Finance, University of Huddersfield
Alper Kara has joined Huddersfield Business School as a Professor of Finance in November 2017. Previously, he was a lecturer and a senior lecturer at the Loughborough University’s School of Business Economics and Director of MSc Programmes at the Hull University Business School. During his PhD he also worked in various capacities at the Universities of Leicester, Bangor and Robert Gordon. Prior to his academic career, Alper was a trader in international bond and foreign exchange markets and worked in the banking industry for five years.
Alper's research agenda is multidisciplinary and, broadly, related to the stability of the financial system and well-being of its participants (i.e. banks, corporates, SMEs and households). It covers topics in asset- and mortgage-backed securitization (pricing and performance) and its impact on banks and the financial system, financial exclusion of ethnic minorities and equality in access to finance (for households and SMEs), bank governance mechanism and its implications on risk management, and syndicated loans as a choice for corporate borrowing and bank lending. He has published in world leading journals and co-authored three books on Securitization, Banking and Syndicated Loans. His work has featured in globally important policy making institutions’ research outlets such as the Federal Reserve Bank, the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund and Bank of International Settlements.
Alper has been awarded research grants from British Academy, Nuffield Foundation and Banco Central do Brasil for his work. He has also acted as a research consultant to the European Central Bank on various occasions and as an Expert Advisor to Europe Economics Consultancy on their European Commission Project.
Since 2004, Alper taught a spectrum of finance, banking and economics modules both at the undergraduate and postgraduate level (MSc, MBA and Executive Education) – including overseas programmes in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bahrain and Kazakhstan. He acts(acted) as an external examiner for Finance and Banking related UG and PG programmes/modules in a number of business schools in the UK.
How the UK’s rollback of banking regulations could risk another financial crisis
Mar 02, 2025 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Fund Investing
After the global financial crisis of 2007-08, the UKs banking sector was placed under a much stricter regime. Bonuses were limited, regulations were beefed up and the whole industry scrutinised like never before. The idea...
UK interest rates cut – here’s the outlook for property owners and home buyers after the budget
Nov 09, 2024 06:15 am UTC| Economy
The main thrusts of the UK governments budget in October 2024 was more borrowing, more tax and more spending. And within those broad goals lie substantial implications for the housing market. One of the immediate...
Mar 07, 2024 09:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The spring budget of 2024 was widely seen as a chance for UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to inject some economic optimism into British politics ahead of a general election. Would he or wouldnt he cut income tax? (He wouldnt.)...
Bank CEOs set the tone from the top when it comes to risky behaviour — new research
Oct 15, 2023 04:07 am UTC| Business
Metro Bank positioned itself as a fresh start to banking when it launched in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. It was set up in 2010 as a challenger to the big five banks dominating the UK market post-crisis:...
Sep 18, 2018 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Securitisation was once lauded as an innovation designed to enhance the resilience and stability of the financial system by redistributing risk efficiently. Yet the housing bubble that burst and triggered the 2007-08...
Australia Regulator Flags Private Credit Risks Amid Global Market Uncertainty
Moody’s Downgrades Mexico Credit Rating Amid Rising Debt and Fiscal Pressure
China Delays Pentagon Official’s Beijing Visit Amid Taiwan Arms Deal Tensions
Oil Prices Climb as Trump Warns of Possible U.S. Strike on Iran
Raul Castro Indicted by U.S.: Cuba’s Revolutionary Leader Faces Renewed Scrutiny in 2026
Trump Warns of Renewed Military Action Against Iran as Peace Talks Stall
UN Backs ICJ Climate Ruling Despite U.S. Opposition
U.S. Removes Francesca Albanese From Sanctions List After Court Ruling
Erdogan Welcomes Extended Iran Ceasefire in Call With Trump
Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records
China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030
NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo
NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission
X Corp Loses Legal Battle Over Australia Child Safety Fine
Samsung Shares Surge After Strike Deal Eases Labor Tensions
Intuit Raises Full-Year Forecast After Strong Q3 Earnings Despite Stock Drop
Anthropic Revenue Surge Signals Strong AI Market Momentum in 2026
SpaceX Eyes AI Computing Expansion Ahead of Historic IPO
- Market Data
