Dr Chunling XiaProgramme Director, MSc International Financial Management, Lecturer in FinanceEmail: c.xia@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0)20 7882 3906Room Number: Room 3.07, Francis Bancroft Building, Mile End CampusWebsite: http://sites.google.com/site/drchunlingxia/Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:00-13:00 (Semester A for BUS149 and BUS149F) Fridays, 10:00-11:00 and 13:00-14:00 (Semester A for BUSM072) ProfileTeachingResearchPublicationsSupervisionPublic EngagementProfileRoles: Programme Director for MSc International Financial Management Member of the Department of Accounting and Financial Management Member of the Education Committee Biography: Dr. Chunling Xia is a Lecturer in Finance at Queen Mary University of London. She graduated from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, with a BSc degree in Economics. She completed her MSc in Finance at Lancaster Management School and holds a PhD in Finance degree at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. Her research interests are mainly in the area of empirical corporate finance, especially mergers and acquisitions and insider trading. In particular, her recent research explores the reasons of M&A deal initiation, managers’ active participation, insiders’ trades in the target and acquiring firms, corporate payout policy, investor attention, and Chief Financial Officer. She has published her papers in world-leading finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Analysis and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, British Journal of Management, European Financial Management, and International Review of Financial Analysis. She also presents her research papers every year in various academic venues. She has been invited as the referee for world-leading finance journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Finance, International Business Review, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Journal of Multinational Financial Management and Review of Behavioural Finance. Before joining the Queen Mary University of London, she has experience in teaching finance courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Warwick Business School. She has passed the CFA level I in 2010. CV: Chunling CV [PDF 179KB] Website: sites.google.com/site/drchunlingxia/TeachingUndergraduate BUS149 and BUS149F: Foundations of Finance Postgraduate BUSM072: Financial Markets and Institutions Chunling is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.ResearchResearch Interests: Mergers and Acquisitions Insider Trading Corporate Governance Executive Compensation Corporate Payout Policy Dr Xia’s past research explores why target firms actively sell themselves and analyses managers’ active participation in the deal negotiation process, and how deal characteristics affect insiders’ trades in target firms before the takeover announcement date. Further, her research investigates the interdependence between corporate payout and investment policies, investor attention and early announcements in mergers and acquisitions, and the benefits of Corporate Financial Officers serving on the board of acquiring firms in mergers and acquisitions. Currently, she focuses on industry tournament incentives and deal initiation in mergers and acquisitions. She is also interested in insiders’ trades in acquiring firms and help to shed light on the size and distribution of synergies in informal selling mechanism versus formal auctions. Centre and Group Membership: Member of the Behavioural Finance Working Group Member of the Finance Research Cluster (FRC) PublicationsPublished Journal Articles Chen, Z., Lei, Z., & Xia, C., 27 Jan 2024 (Accepted/In press). Does CFO Board Membership Benefit Shareholders? The Case of Corporate Acquisitions. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (ABS4). Muradoglu, G., Peng, N., Qin, H. and Xia, C., 2024. Investor attention and market reactions to early announcements in mergers and acquisitions. International Review of Financial Analysis, 91, pp.102993 (ABS3). Chen, Z., Lei, Z. and Xia, C, 2023. Precautionary vs Signaling Motive of Share Repurchases: Evidence from Policy Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Crisis. British Journal of Management, 34(4), pp1750-1773 (ABS4) Fidrmuc, J.P. and Xia, C., 2022. Target insiders' preferences when trading before takeover announcements: Deal completion probability, premium and deal characteristics. European Financial Management, 28(1), pp.162-207 (ABS3). Fidrmuc, J.P. and Xia, C., 2019. M&A deal initiation and managerial motivation. Journal of Corporate Finance, 59, pp.320-343 (ABS4). Working Papers Chen, Z., Fidrmuc, J., Lei, Z., and Xia, C., 2023. Unraveling acquirer insiders’ trading behavior in the M&A spotlight. – Semifinalist for one of six best paper awards at the 2020 FMA Virtual Conference. Muradoglu, G., Peng, N., Qin, H., and Xia, C., 2022. Industry tournament incentives and deal initiation in M&As. Fidrmuc, J.P. and Xia, C., 2021. Asset complementarity and optimality of one-to-one negotiations when selling firms. Work in Progress Muradoglu, G., Peng, N., Qin, H., and Xia, C., 2022. CEO short-horizon incentives and early announcements in takeovers Muradoglu, G., Peng, N., and Xia, C., 2020. The effect of target CEO network on acquirer stock performance. Fidrmuc, J.P. and Xia, C., 2019. Target insiders as risk arbitrageurs. SupervisionCurrent doctoral students: Co-Supervisor Zankai Wang (co-supervision with Zhe Li) Zixuan Zhu (co-supervision with Zhe Li) 2nd Supervisor Soumyadeep Sinharay, 'Essays on Financial Risk Management'. Previous doctoral students Huai Qin, (co-supervision with Gulnur Muradoglu and Ni Peng).Public Engagement Member of the European Finance Association Member of the Financial Management Association Member of the European Financial Management Association External Examiner For MSc International Financial Management, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey at 2018-2022.