Ananthalakshmi Pallasena Ranganathan

Ananthalakshmi Pallasena Ranganathan is an Honorary Researcher in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School. Her research focuses on Financial Econometrics, Factor Investing, and Quantitative Finance, with expertise in multi-asset strategies, currency management, and natural language processing (NLP) applications in financial contexts.

• Research areas include Asset Allocation, Portfolio Management, and ESG investing

Her recent publications highlight the integration of machine learning techniques like BERT for social controversy detection in stock returns and systematic approaches to currency factor investing. She has collaborated with external partners such as Invesco Quantitative Strategies.

Current teaching responsibilities include modules in Quantitative Finance and Financial Econometrics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.