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Prof. Gavin Feng Joins the Journal of Financial Econometrics as Associate Editor
10 Oct, 2025
Prof. Gavin Feng, Associate Professor of Finance and Statistics at College of Business and Director of FBAC, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Financial Econometrics (JFEC) as an Associate Editor.
The Journal of Financial Econometrics is published by Oxford University Press and is a leading academic journal that publishes high-quality research at the intersection of econometrics, statistics, and finance. It serves as a platform for advancing methodological and empirical developments in financial econometrics, with an increasing focus on emerging areas such as financial machine learning and high-dimensional modeling.
In his new role as Associate Editor, Prof. Feng will contribute to the advancement of high-quality research and the dissemination of innovative work in the fields of financial econometrics and financial machine learning.
FBAC Completed Our First Talent Training Program
Jun 24, 2022
On 24 June 2022, FBAC held the award ceremony for the Fintech and Analytics Talent Training Program. During the ceremony, Prof. LI Yanzhi David, director of FBAC awarded certificates to qualified students and shared opinions regarding the aim of our program. This four-month training program was open to undergraduate students in the College of Business of the City University of Hong Kong and is intended to nurture talents and build up students' expertise in fintech and analytics. We received 281 applications and finally, 32 students successfully completed the program.
Center Members Visit Ping An Oneconnect Bank (PAOB)
Mar 5, 2021
FBAC team visited Ping An Oneconnect Bank (PAOB) on Mar 5, 2021. Mr Ryan Fung, Chief Executive of PAOB, hosted the team. PAOB is one of the virtual banks in Hong Kong with its business uniquely focused on serving business clients. Mr Fung shared with the team their latest business development. Collaboration opportunities are identified as the next move, especially on alternative credit rating under the Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) initiative by Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Center Members Visit China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK)
Feb 17, 2021
Center delegates (Prof David Li, Dr Gang Hao, Dr Alvin Leung, Dr Xin Li, Dr Junming Liu, Dr Huazhong Zhao) visited China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) on Feb 17, 2021. Dr Max Ma, Director and Executive Vice President of CMHK, along with Mr Gordon Guo (Vice Present), Joe Lian (Vice President) and Mr Daniel Qu (Assistant General Manager), discussed with the delegates about research and business opportunities emerging from 5G, big data and mobile internet. The meeting led to a few research project initiatives.