Entela Benz Saliasi
Adjunct Associate Professor at HKUST Business School
Biography
HKUST Business School
Academic qualifications
- 1999-2003: HEC - University of Lausanne, Switzerland: PhD in Financial Asset management and Engineering (FAME)
- 1997-1999: Graduate Institute for International Studied (HEI). Geneva, Switzerland: MPhil in International Relations, International Relations, International Economics
- 1997-1998: Oxford University (Linacre College), UK: Certificate of Studies in Finance
- 1992-1996: University of Tirana, Albania and University of Macerata, Italy: BA in Finance & Banking
WORK EXPERIENCE
(Since 2016 - onwards)
Founder and Managing director of Ipsum Opus Limited.
It is a cloud based software as a service (SaaS) platform that uses proprietary algorithms for job matching talents to the industry based on skills, experience and personality traits.(Since 2012 - onwards)
Consultant/ Advisor on Impact and ESG Investing.
Set up the necessary methodologies to measure the impact component of investment. Identify, analyze, integrate and price social, environment and governance (ESG) factors into company''s financials(Since 2008 - onwards)
University of Science and Technology Hong Kong (HKUST), Department of Finance.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Lecturer for Fixed Income Securities and Rates Derivatives course, Investment Analysis courses, Sustainable Investing course for Master of Investment Management, Master of Financial Analysis, MBA as well as undergraduate level.2005-2007
UBS Investment Bank HK, Fixed Income Department
Interest Rate Derivatives Strategist
Responsibility: Produced weekly trade recommendations and developed quantitative analysis for most of the Asia- Pacific fixed income markets2004-2005
UBS Investment Bank HK, Fixed Income Department
Credit Sales and Distribution for Asia
Responsibility: Marketing and trading of government and corporate bonds1998-1999
Fund of (Hedge) Funds, Longitude Investment SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Financial Analyst
Responsibility: Analyze and simulate various hedge funds trading strategies1996-1997
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Albania
Department of Trading Supervision
Responsibilities: Develop the necessary rules and the legal framework for traders and companies to be listed in the Stock Exchange
PUBLICATIONS
- Climate Disclosure and Climate Risk for Asian Companies (Chapter 2), Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020 on Sustainable Energy and Green Finance for a Low-carbon Economy - Perspectives from the Greater Bay Area of China, 2020
- Impact of Climate Risk Factors on Valuations of China A-Shares Market (Chapter 9), Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020 on Sustainable Energy and Green Finance for a Low-carbon Economy - Perspectives from the Greater Bay Area of China, 2020
- CLP Group: Environmental, Social and Governance Factors and Their Effects on Valuation (A), 2018, Entela Benz and Ellen Orr https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ST52A-PDF-ENG
- CLP Group: Environmental, Social and Governance Factors and Their Effects on Valuation (B), 2018, Entela Benz and Ellen Orr https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/ST52B-PDF-ENG
- Venture investment contracts as baskets of real options. Cossin, Didier, Leleux, Benoît F., Saliasi, Entela. Journal of financial transformation, vol. 13, April 2005, p. 93-101
- The liquidation preference in venture capital investment contracts: a real option approach. Cossin, Didier, Leleux, Benoît F., Saliasi, Entela. McCahery, Joseph A. (Ed.), Renneboog, Luc (Ed.) / Venture capital contracting and the valuation of high-technology firms, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 318-33
- Optimal Portfolio Policies of Levered Investor in Presence of Default Risk. Published 2003-02-01, Saliasi, Entela, Swiss Banking Institute Working Paper. http://www.econbiz.de/
- A Theoretical Explanation of the Firm’s Hedging Policy. Published 2003-04-01, Saliasi, Entela, Swiss Banking Institute Working Paper. http://www.econbiz.de/
- Understanding the Economic Value of Legal Covenants in Investment Contracts : A Real-Options Approach to Venture Equity Contracts, 2002-10-01, Cossin, Didier ; Leleux, Benoit ; Saliasi, Entela, Swiss Banking Institute Working Paper. http://www.econbiz.de/
RELEVANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE WITH UNIVERSITIES
Since 2008, Professor Benz-Saliasi serves as Adjunct Associate Professor at HKUST, Department of Finance. Teaching Investment Analysis, Fixed Income Securities and Sustainable Investing courses for both Undergraduates and Master level.
CONSULTING AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE WITH COMPANIES/ ORGANIZATIONS
Alongside teaching, acting as consultant/advisor to various NGO or market players with focus on Impact Investing. On Sustainable/ESG Investing she has collaborated with entities such as Robecco Asset Management, Tencent and CLP (case study). In 2003 graduated with a PhD in Financial Asset Management and Engineering (FAME) from HEC – University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Also hold a MPhil in International Economics from HEI- Graduate Institute for International Studied, Geneva, Switzerland and Certificate of Finance from Linacre College, Oxford University.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Professor Benz-Saliasi worked as Interest Rate Derivatives Strategist for UBS Investment Bank Hong Kong. In her role as interest rate strategist, generated frequent trade recommendations covering Asian fixed income markets including Japan and Pacific region. Back in 1999, while working for the hedge fund industry, produced various research report covering explicit trade strategies. Prior to that, in 1996, helped create and establish the Department of Trading Supervision of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Albania.
Videos
Pricing Climate Risk, Prof Entela Benz, 7 April 2022
Financing Green Infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area | Panel Discussion 2
Green Finance Seminar | Dr. Entela Benz
Women in FinTech | Oxygen by APIX 2020
協同創效 環境永續 Collective Impact for Environmental Sustainability
Transforming with Intelligence – How a Tipping Point is Emerging with Data for Sustainability
Financing Green Infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area | Dr. Entela Benz
Highlight of Climate Risk Asia Week - In conversation about… The how-to of climate scenario analysis
1.5ºC Summit - The Defining Decade For Impact With Tech
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