Marinela Finta

Marinela Finta is a Senior Research Fellow at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). She holds a PhD in Finance (2016) from Auckland University of Technology and has advanced degrees from the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' (2012) and Babes-Bolyai University (2009-2011). Her research focuses on empirical finance, sustainable investing, and market dynamics.

• PhD in Finance, Auckland University of Technology (2016)
• MSc in Economics (PhD Track), University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' (2012)
• Dual MSc in 'Banks and Capital Markets' & 'Corporate Finance and Insurance', Babes-Bolyai University (2011)
• BSc in Economics with specialization in 'Finance and Banks' and 'International Business', Babes-Bolyai University (2009)

Her research interests include:

• Empirical Asset Pricing: Analyzing volatility spillovers between commodity and equity markets.
• Sustainable Finance: Investigating retail investor behavior during climate disasters.
• Investment Management: Studying ETF closures and market efficiency.
• Financial Economics: Examining monetary policy impacts on implied volatility.

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Spillover effects in commodity-equity markets (2025)
• Pandemic-driven trading behavior (2025)
• Commodity return predictability via implied moments (2022)
• Climate risk and investor activity (2024)

Contact: mfinta@smu.edu.sg