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News from the UZH Department of Finance
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"The most important ingredient is enjoying teaching and meeting students on equal terms; then there are a few extra touches, such as good preparation, constantly questioning the lecture content, and demonstrating how theory and practice are linked."
Dr. Benjamin Wilding
Managing Director, Head of Teaching and Finance
Recipient of this year’s 'UZH Award for Best Teaching'
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News
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UZH Award for Best Teaching
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At the Dies academicus on 8 May 2026, the University of Zurich presented its annual honors and awards. The 'UZH Award for Best Teaching' was awarded to Benjamin Wilding, lecturer at the UZH Department of Finance. (German)
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Research Highlights
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Academic Excellence in Finance
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Economics and biodiversity in Switzerland: does sustainable investing help to moderate the problem?
Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Thorsten Hens and Dr. Ester Trutwin published in Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
"According to the WWF (Almond et al., 2022), 90 percent of the severe biodiversity loss observed over the past 50 years can be attributed to human-particularly economic-activity. We develop a parsimonious economic model that explains findings like this and allows us to discuss policy measures such as sustainable investing. In this general model, we show that sustainable investing can help to moderate the environmental problem. In particular, we make predictions about the impact of a further 10 percent loss of biodiversity in Switzerland on Swiss GDP and equity market returns."
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Biodiversity Impacts of Renewable Energy
Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Zacharias Sautner and Co-Authors
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Advancing Risk Management in Swiss Banking: AI-driven Client Documentation, Identity Matching, and Fraud Detection
Academic Summary: RiskON 2025 Student Hackathon by Prof. Walter Farkas and Dr. Daniel Fasnacht
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Commissioned Research
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 Bilanz Private Banking Rating 2026
The quality of a private bank is often difficult for external observers to assess. As part of the Private Banking Rating 2026 by the business magazine BILANZ, the following methodology was applied: mystery shopping combined with an expert evaluation by a jury led by Prof. Thorsten Hens.
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Event
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11 June 2026
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Outlook on Swiss Real Estate
Keynote presentation by Prof. Francisco Amaral followed by a panel session with leading practitioners
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Conference
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25-26 June 2026
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2nd Zurich–Bern–Wisconsin Conference on Real Estate and Urban Economics 2026
Hosted by the University of Bern and co-organized by the Universities of Zurich and Wisconsin-Madison
Keynote: "The Risks and Rewards of Homeownership"
Prof. Fernando Ferreira from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School explores the role that homeownership plays in wealth accumulation, residential mobility, and labor markets.
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Hackathon
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01-02 September 2026
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RiskON 2026: "Transforming Uncertainty into Opportunity"
Student Hackathon initiated by Prof. Walter Farkas and co-organized by the Department of Finance
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Events
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Finance Seminars
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The Department of Finance hosts weekly research seminars featuring internationally renowned scholars who present their latest work.
11 June 2026: Juliane Begenau, Stanford
10:45 at Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich (PLM F-103/104)
23 June 2026: Kai Li, UBC Sauder School of Business
10:30 at Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich (PLM F-103/104)
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Risk.net Ranking
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The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MScQF) UZH & ETH Zürich is once again ranked No. 1 in Europe and has advanced to No. 4 worldwide in the Risk.net Quant Finance Master's Guide 2026.
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