Luis Filipe Goncalves-Pinto

Associate Professor Luis Filipe Goncalves-Pinto is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Banking and Finance at UNSW Business School. Previously, he held Assistant Professor positions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and National University of Singapore. He earned a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Southern California (2011) and M.Sc./MBA degrees in Finance from Portuguese institutions. His research focuses on managerial incentives, delegated portfolio management, liquidity dynamics, and market efficiency, often addressing puzzles like the liquidity premium and return predictability. His work has been cited by Bloomberg, Financial Times, and NBER Digest.

Education: Ph.D. in Finance (USC, 2011), M.Sc. in Business Administration (University of Lisbon, 2005), MBA (Technical University of Lisbon, 2003), Post-Grad Degree in Financial Analysis (University of Lisbon, 2002).

Research interests include the interplay between managerial compensation and market outcomes, liquidity constraints in asset management, and the role of institutional investors. His studies on strategic news releases during executive stock vesting periods and option price predictability have been particularly impactful.

Grants include Singapore Ministry of Education Tier 1 funding for hedge fund activism research (2014–2017) and studies on dynamic executive pay (2013). Awards span best paper recognitions at FMA, FAB, and CAFM conferences, along with prestigious scholarships like Fulbright and Calouste Gulbenkian.

Teaches FINS2624 Portfolio Management and FINS5513 Investments & Portfolio Selection. Active in research with preprints exploring convex incentives in liquidity markets and mutual fund family dynamics.