Dr Chris Bell

Lecturer

School of Business
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Overview

Chris Bell is a lecturer in the finance discipline to undergraduate and postgraduate students within the UQ Business School. Chris has over 20 years industry experience as a banking and finance risk professional. His experience includes management roles in bank treasury departments for Australian banks and structured derivatives for global investment banks. He also has experience in risk consulting at an accounting Big Four. Chris is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute in the United Kingdom.

Chris has a research interest in bank capital market decisions and financial stability. He completed his PhD on the topic "Systemically Important Bank bond funding and implications for financial stability."

Research Interests

  • Bond markets
  • Financial stability
  • Systemically Important Banks
  • Too Big to Fail
  • Market discipline

Qualifications

  • Senior Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA)
  • Fellow, Chartered Banker Institute, Chartered Banker Institute
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Finance, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Business, Queensland University of Technology