Dr Evangelos Seretis
- Lecturer in Accounting (Accounting & Finance)
email:
Evangelos.Seretis@glasgow.ac.uk
Adam Smith Business School , Room 683, Main Building,, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Biography
Evangelos is a Lecturer in Accounting at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow in 2023, on the financial reporting and disclosures of insurance companies, and was a visiting doctoral student at Columbia Business School. He also holds an MSc in Banking and Finance from the International Hellenic University and BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia. Evangelos is a CPA Australia and, before joining academia, practised accountancy for an insurance company in Greece.
His research interests lie in the broad field of financial reporting, with a particular focus in issues related to the financial sector, sustainability and climate change reporting. His research has been published in journals including the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money and the Journal of Applied Accounting Research, and has been funded by professional bodies including ACCA and ICAS. He has also been an invited speaker for ACCA and the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS; Now Department for Business and Trade).
Evangelos teaches financial accounting, climate accounting and ESG reporting. He serves as Screening Editor for the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation and is a co-opted board member of the British Accounting & Finance Association's Financial Accounting and Reporting Special Interest Group. He also reviews for journals including the British Accounting Review, Accounting in Europe, and the European Management Journal.
Research interests
Evangelos is a member of the School's Accounting research cluster.
Areas of expertise:
- Effects of financial reporting practices and disclosures on capital market participants
- Financial reporting and disclosures of insurance firms
- Sustainability-related and climate change reporting and disclosures
Grants
- ACCA, May, 2024 (with D.Baboukardos, I.Tsalavoutas, and F.Tsoligkas): £6,000
- ACCA, June, 2022 (with D.Baboukardos, R.Slack, I.Tsalavoutas and F.Tsoligkas): £7,740
- ICAS, May, 2022 (with D.Baboukardos and I.Tsalavoutas): £7000
Supervision
Evangelos would be interested in supervising doctoral students who would be willing to work in the following broad areas of research:
- Effects of financial reporting practices and disclosures on capital market participants
- Financial reporting and disclosures of insurance firms
- Sustainability-related and climate change reporting and disclosures
- Awad, Ali Abdul Aziz Mohammed
Earnings Management and Managerial Behaviour in the Banking Sector: motivations, applications, consequences, and fintech impact
Teaching
Current teaching
- Climate Accounting & ESG Reporting (ACCFIN4092)
- Contemporary Issues in Climate Accounting & ESG Reporting (ACCFIN5264)
- Advanced Financial Accounting (ACCFIN4007)
Past teaching experience
- Financial Accounting 1 (ACCFIN1004)
- Financial Analysis and Equity Valuation (ACCFIN5200)
- International Corporate Governance & Accountability (ACCFIN5045)
Additional information
Awards
- Adam Smith Business School award for excellence in teaching (Accounting & Finance), December 2021
Certifications
- Certified Practising Accountant, CPA Australia (2026)
- PGCert in Academic Practice, University of Glasgow (2025)
- Investment Foundations Certificate, CFA Institute (2020)
Visiting Scholar
- Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, US, February - March 2019
