Kevin Aretz

Dr. Kevin Aretz is a Professor of Finance at the University of Manchester's Alliance Business School. His research deciphers cross-sectional asset pricing anomalies and corporate finance dynamics, influencing credit access policies and option pricing models.

Research Interests: Aretz investigates real options' impact on stock anomalies, international distress risk puzzles, and volatility effects on option returns. His empirical work informs financial theory and market practices.

Articles Focus: Recent studies analyze risk premiums, investment anomalies, and skewness in financial returns, blending theoretical models with market data.

Awards:

• Postgraduate Teacher of the Year (2016)

Teaching: Aretz mentors finance students and previously advised Old Mutual Asset Management, enhancing industry-academia linkages.