Telfer Established Researcher Award 2023 — Fabio Moneta

The Established Researcher Award recognizes professors who have received national or international recognition for their research contributions to the Telfer School of Management over the previous five years. We’re delighted to present this year’s award to Professor Fabio Moneta, a prominent figure in finance whose outstanding work has brought substantial attention to the Telfer school.

Since arriving in 2019, Moneta has played a major role at Telfer.  In addition to serving as primary coordinator for the Responsible Wealth Transition research cluster, he’s been highly involved in student research training. He’s shared his expertise in the PhD and MSc programs, while serving as the faculty supervisor for the Capital Market Program and the student-managed investment fund.

Numerous PhD and MSc students have benefited from his mentorship. For example, he collaborated with a PhD student on a working paper that’s been presented at various conferences. Moneta continually goes above and beyond to enhance the program and prepare his students for their future endeavours.

In 2020, Moneta received the prestigious CFA Society Toronto Investment Research Award. His scholarly contributions have been widely disseminated through presentations at numerous international seminars and conferences. Indeed, one of his working papers was selected as a finalist for the 2022 PanAgora Crowell Prize.

Moneta has been published in top FT50 journals, as well as in many other prestigious journals, including Management Science, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Empirical Finance, Energy Economics, the Critical Finance Review and the International Review of Financial Analysis. In 2022, Moneta was awarded a SSHRC Insight grant, providing vital support to advance his scholarly pursuits.

Moneta’s research has garnered substantial media attention, attesting to its impact. This includes papers such as “When Anomalies are Publicized Broadly, Do Institutions Trade Accordingly?” and “Complex Instruments Have Increased Risk and Reduced Performance at Mutual Funds,” which have received extensive media coverage and online features.

Moneta’s papers have also received an impressive 714 citations (including in prestigious journals) and have been downloaded approximately 5,720 times, placing him in the top 10% of authors on SSRN in terms of all-time downloads.

Moneta’s dedication and numerous contributions serve as an inspiration for aspiring academics and researchers. We proudly acknowledge him as an esteemed member of our faculty and extend to him the honour of this distinguished award. Congratulations, Professor Moneta!