Angelo Ranaldo

Angelo Ranaldo is a Full Professor of Finance and Financial Economics at the University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics, and holds a Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) since 2024. He was appointed by the University Council on October 24, 2023, effective August 1, 2024. Additionally, he serves as a Member of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank, elected in April 2023. He collaborates with major institutions including the Bank of England, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the European Central Bank (ECB).

His research centers on financial market liquidity, foreign exchange markets, safe assets, cryptocurrency markets, and funding mechanisms. Key areas include FX swap liquidity, collateral cycles, high-frequency trading, blockchain applications in finance, and central banking operations. He frequently collaborates with leading scholars such as Peteris Kloks, Wenqian Huang, Loriano Mancini, and Jan Wrampelmeyer.

The trends in his recent publications (2022–2025) reflect a deep engagement with both traditional and emerging financial markets. His work spans central banking operations, market microstructure, and digital finance, with a strong emphasis on empirical analysis and policy relevance. Articles cover topics such as liquidity risk, currency demand, blockchain currency markets, and pension fund liquidity, published in top journals like the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies.

Notable scientific recognition includes the 2018 Duisenberg Fellowship awarded by the European Central Bank. This fellowship highlights his contributions to central banking research and policy-relevant financial economics.

Ranaldo actively advises and collaborates with central banks and international financial institutions. His work is supported through institutional affiliations and research grants, particularly via the Swiss Finance Institute and collaborations with the BIS, ECB, and SNB. There is no public list of his advisees or students. He leads or participates in research teams focused on financial stability, market liquidity, and monetary policy, though specific lab affiliations are not detailed.

He is involved in ongoing research on safe assets, currency markets, and the impact of regulation on financial intermediation, with several forthcoming publications in leading journals. His work continues to shape discourse in financial economics and central banking.