- Centre for Finance and Financial Services
- IDEaS
About me
Ali Hassan is a Lecturer at Westminster Business School (WBS) and joined WBS in 2018 as a doctoral researcher. He holds a BSc(Hons) in Business Management with Finance, an MSc in International Banking, Finance and Risk Management and a PhD in Finance. His expertise lies in M&A, Financial Stability, Financial Intermediation, Credit and Liquidity Risk, and Systemic Risk measurement.
Ali teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students a wide range of finance, accounting, and management modules at WBS. Before joining the University of Westminster, Ali taught numerous modules on MBA, MSc and BA programmes at the University of Liverpool, Bath Spa University, and Kaplan International. Before joining academia, Ali also gained work experience working for a joint venture between Barclays and HSBC within the Financial Services industry in the UK.
Education
- PhD Finance (University of Westminster)
- MSc International Banking, Finance, and Risk Management (Glasgow Caledonian University)
- BSc (Hons) Business Management with Finance (BPP University)
Professional & Research Memberships
- Member of Chartered Management Institute
- Member of the Academy of Management
- Member of the British Accounting and Finance Association
- Member European Finance Association
Teaching
Dr Ali Hassan has extensive teaching experience, a testament to his commitment to nurturing the next generation of professionals. Having served as an Honorary Lecturer and Visiting Lecturer at many Higher Educational Institutions, he has imparted knowledge on a wide array of finance, accounting, and business-related modules. From Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance to Strategic Management and Project Management, his teaching philosophy revolves around a student-centred approach, fostering an inclusive learning environment that upholds principles of equality and diversity - a philosophy well-aligned with the Westminster Business School’s values.
Ali currently teaches the following module(s) at Westminster Business School:
- 6MNST006W.1 Strategic Management
- 6MNST010W.2 Strategic Perspectives for Finance and Accounting
- 6MNST007W.2 Strategic Perspectives for Marketing
Research
Ali is an active researcher and his main areas of research interest include Financial Stability in emerging markets, Financial intermediation, Bank capital and Liquidity regulations, Credit and Liquidity risks, Systemic Risk measurement and CoVaR modelling. Ali has supervised numerous students at the Masters and pre-doctorate level. He has also presented his research at research conferences and is currently working on several research papers. Some of the selected research working papers and research conference appearances are listed below:
Research Papers
- Hassan, A., Benamraoui, A., Van Dallen, S., and Maliki. I (2024). “Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Liquidity Creation, and their implications on Systemic Risk”. (Forthcoming)
- Hassan, A., Benamraoui, A., Van Dallen, S., and Maliki. I (2024). “Basel III: Implications of Capital and Liquidity regulations on Financial stability during economic depression”. (Forthcoming)
- Hassan, A. (2024) “Sustainable Finance and Fintech: Can FinTech’s be a catalyst to net zero ambitions of European Banks”. (Forthcoming)
Research Conference Appearances
- Hassan, A. “Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Liquidity Creation, and their implications on Systemic Risk”. This paper was presented in Finance and Accounting Annual Research Symposium 2023, University of Westminster, London, June 2023
- Hassan, A. “Basel III: Implications of Capital and Liquidity regulations on Financial stability during economic depression”. This paper was presented at the Westminster Business School PhD Research Symposium, London, May 2019