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Gunther Wuyts is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of KU Leuven, Belgium. He belongs to the Finance Research Group and holds significant committee roles including observer of the POC Rechten, member of the FEB Council as senior academic staff, and member of the Leuven and Kortrijk Campus Council.
His research centers on financial market microstructure with expertise in market liquidity, trading system competition, dark liquidity pools, and regulatory frameworks. Key interests include settlement systems, liquidity externalities, market design, and risk management in banking contexts, addressing critical questions about market efficiency and transparency.
Recent publications (2021-2023) demonstrate consistent focus on securities market infrastructure, particularly settlement fees and liquidity externalities, alongside banking regulation and household entrepreneurial finance. His collaborative work with Degryse, Zoican, and Smedts appears in top journals like Management Science and Journal of Financial Intermediation, while conference presentations at IFABS and Fintech events highlight practical applications.
No scientific awards were documented in the source material.
Advising and research funding:
- PhD Supervision: Gallegos Jurado (Banking Regulation), Markovic (Market Microstructure), Allard (Financial Stability), Saerens (High-Frequency Trading)
- Active Grants:
- Wine Investments Liquidity (2022-2026, Co-promotor)
- Collateral Markets Microstructure (2021-2025, Promotor)
- Illiquid Investments Risk (2021-2025, Co-promotor)
- Financial Market Infrastructure Design (2014-2025, Co-promotor)
He contributes to the Finance Research Group's mission through teaching courses including Corporate Finance (TEW/HIR), Trading and Exchanges, and Asset Pricing, while advancing theoretical and empirical work on market structure efficiency.