Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has established the Mattu Centre for Research in Security Pricing and Corporate Finance, a new Centre of Excellence dedicated to advancing research in asset pricing, corporate finance, corporate governance, and broad themes in financial economics, a press release said.

As per the institute, the Centre aims to build India-specific research databases, strengthen the country’s finance research infrastructure, and foster meaningful collaboration among academia, industry, regulators, and policymakers to deliberate on key issues shaping the development of Indian financial markets.

The Mattu Centre has been established with philanthropic support from Ravi Mattu, an alumnus of IIMA’s Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 1979.

As per IIMA, a key focus of the Centre will be the creation of robust research infrastructure, including comprehensive financial databases and analytical resources that enable high-quality empirical finance research in India. By strengthening access to reliable data and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, the Centre seeks to generate research that is academically rigorous, globally relevant, and responsive to the evolving needs of India’s financial ecosystem.

The Centre will serve as a platform for launching and promoting research scholars in finance who focus on Indian capital markets. It will also organise seminars, workshops, conferences, distinguished lectures, and other knowledge-sharing initiatives that encourage dialogue between researchers, practitioners, regulators, and policymakers.

Underscoring the importance of the Centre in the present-day scenario, Professor Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA, said, “As India continues growing as a prominent global financial market, the need to address structural challenges within the system and establish robust India-specific databases is essential. The Mattu Centre for Research in Security Pricing and Corporate Finance will pioneer future generations of researchers, practitioners, and regulators who will not only conduct in-depth research on key financial sectors within the Indian context but will also create a network of various stakeholders who will strengthen the analytical foundations upon which Indian financial markets can grow.”

The Centre will undertake research across a broad range of themes in financial economics, including asset pricing, investments, market microstructure, corporate finance, and corporate governance. It will also support the dissemination of high-quality academic research outputs that address practical challenges faced by businesses, investors, regulators, and policymakers. DeshGujarat