Dr Aloysius Igboekwu
PhD (Loughborough), MSc (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), MBA (Benin), PGCTHE (Aberystwyth), BSc (Hons.) (Port Harcourt), FHEA, MNIM
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Contact Details
- Email: alo12@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0003-0082-9786
- Office:C18 Hugh Owen Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 2847
- Research Portal Profile (https://research.aber.ac.uk/en/persons/0fc41744-737f-47f0-8084-6db0e752c159)
Aloysius is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Aberystwyth University. His research interests are in the areas of Asset Pricing, Behavioural Finance, Corporate Finance, Market-based Accounting, Financial Markets, International Economics, and Banking. He is research-active and has publications in international journals such the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. Aloysius has presented his research works in a number of international conferences such as the European Financial Management Association and the British Accounting and Finance Association. He is a reviewer for the Journal of Risk Finance. Currently, he is a guest editor for the Qualitative Research in Financial Markets journal. Aloysius is currently working on a series of applications of Gerd Gigerenzer’s concept of “fast and frugal reasoning” within financial markets.Aloysius teaches modules in Investments, Corporate Finance, Financial Theory, Banking, Financial Markets and Institutions. Previously, he taught modules in Business Economics as well as Mathematics and Quantitative Methods for Business and Social Sciences.
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Member of Aberystwyth University Council and Aberystwyth University Trustee
Director of Postgraduate Studies at Aberystwyth Business School
Theme Champion Economy and Finance, Autonomous Systems, The Alan Turing Institute
Member Management Team Aberystwyth University Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Hub
Member of Aberystwyth University Senate
Member of Aberystwyth Business School Executive Team
Academic Partner at Aberystwyth Behavioural Insights (ABi)
PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES
Director of Postgraduate Research at Aberystwyth Business School
Member of Aberystwyth University Information Services Committee
Prior to his academic career, Aloysius had a successful career working in various areas of commercial, corporate, and retail banking with a leading bank in West Africa. He is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered).Aloysius holds a PhD degree in Finance from Loughborough University as well as other degrees in Business and Management, Economics, and Industrial Chemistry. He won the Vice Chancellor’s prize for the best graduating student in the department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry University of Port Harcourt.
- AB2 Financial Analysis and Decision Making (ABM1120)
- AB1 International Financial Markets and Investments (ABM1220)
- AB2 Portfolio Analysis and Management (ABM1620)
- AB3 Dissertation (ABM1960)
- AB1 International Business Economics (ABM2120)
- AB3 Executive Management Report (International Finance) (ABM2660)
- AB3 Executive Management Report (International Business) (ABM2760)
Module Coordinator
- AB2 Accounting and Finance for Specialists (AB11220)
- AB1 Advanced Corporate Finance (ABM1320)
- AB2 Banking and Financial Intermediation (ABM1520)
- AB1 Corporate Finance and Financial Markets (AB21420)
- AB2 Corporate Governance and Sustainability (ABM5420)
- AB2 Data Analytics (AB15220)
- AB2 Economic Theory and Policy (AB13220)
- AB2 Financial Analysis and Decision Making (ABM1120)
- AB2 Financial Econometrics (ABM1720)
- AB2 Financial Management and Strategic Decision Making (ABM2020)
- AB1 Financial Research Methods (ABM1420)
- AB1 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (AB11120)
- AB1 Fundamentals of Management and Business (AB15120)
- AB2 Global Marketing (ABM7220)
- AB2 Green Logistics and Supply Chains (ABM3320)
- AB2 International Business Economics (DBM2120)
- AB1 International Business Economics (ABM2120)
- AB2 International Business Environment (ABM3220)
- AB2 International Finance and Capital Markets (ABM1820)
- AB1 International Financial Markets and Investments (ABM1220)
- AB2 International Strategy and Operations (ABM5220)
- AB2 Leading People and Organisations (DBM2220)
- AB2 Leading People and Organisations (ABM2220)
- AB2 Leading and Managing Project (ABM3420)
- AB1 Marketing Managment Strategy (ABM7120)
- AB2 Marketing Principles and Contemporary Practice (AB17120)
- AB2 Portfolio Analysis and Management (ABM1620)
- AB2 Principles of Tourism Management (AB19120)
- AB1 Strategic Supply Chain and Operations Management (ABM2520)
- AB1 Understanding the Economy (AB13120)
Lecturer
- Wednesday 10:00-11:00
Asset Pricing
Behavioural Finance
Corporate Finance and Governance
Market-based Accounting
Financial Markets
International Economics
Banking
Aloysius welcomes applications from potential PhD students wishing to carry out their research in any area within his area of interest.
In: European Journal of Finance, Vol. 31, No. 12, 04.07.2025, p. 1517-1528.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 2023. 56 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 2023. 72 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
1 ed. Elsevier, 2019. 276 p. (Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behavior).
Research output: Book/Report › Book
In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 44, No. 3, 04.2015, p. 473-492.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review