Christoforos Andreou is a Lecturer in Shipping Finance in the Department of Shipping within the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). Prior to joining CUT, he was an Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of Southampton. His research interests lie in the areas of asset pricing, corporate finance, and shipping finance. He has published in reputable international journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, European Financial Management, and British Accounting Review. He has also worked as an investment analyst and consultant for various international financial firms. [...]