Atlas JMFS Investments director’s doctoral research published in prestigious international journals

The doctoral research work of Mark Azzopardi was recently approved and published as one of the main works by two prestigious eJournals: Pension Risk Management eJournal and Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds & Investment Industry eJournal. The other approved authors hail from the IMF, Bank of England and other top universities.

Dr Azzopardi’s doctoral research showed how pension funds deficits can be reduced by coordinating assets with liabilities through a combination of new investment concepts namely liability driven investments and portable alpha.

Dr Azzopardi obtained his first degree from the University of Malta, moving on to Webster University of London where he obtained his Masters in Finance. He specialised in financial risk management and structured investment products.

He recently graduated magna cum laude with a doctorate degree in business administration specialising in finance from an accredited international business school in Geneva.

Mark Azzopardi co-founded Jesmond Mizzi Financial Services in 2002 and presently holds the post of executive director of investments and finance at Atlas JMFS Investments Limited, a company formed last year through the merger of Atlas Investments and Jesmond Mizzi Financial Services.

His financial career started in Geneva when he was reading for his Master’s degree, when he was offered a post in financial risk management at Edmond de Rothschild Group. Dr Azzopardi was also chief financial analyst at a publicly listed financial services organisation and a member of an advisory committee on two SICAVs. At Atlas JMFS he deals with clients’ assessments and advice and manages the investment and finance division of the company.