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News from the UZH Department of Finance
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Dear Subscriber,
Nature and climate considerations are increasingly shaping how finance assesses risk, values assets, and allocates capital. Find out more about this relevant and timely topic in the news section.
Prof. Zacharias Sautner
Professor of Sustainable Finance
Keynote speaker at the SFI–SSF Conference 2026
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News
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"The Financial Materiality of Nature Risks"
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Research Highlights
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Academic Excellence in Finance
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Heat-related hospital costs in Switzerland could more than double by the 2060s
Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Applied Research by Dr. Ario Saeid Vaghefi, Dr. Chiara Colesanti Senni, Prof. Markus Leippold and Co-authors
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Learn more →
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Firm-Level Green Innovation Beyond Patents
Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Markus Leippold and Dr. Tingyu Yu (Review of Finance)
Find out more →
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"Finance in a Changing World"
As of 1 October 2026, Andreas Fuster holds the position of Professor of Finance at the UZH Department of Finance. To learn more about Prof. Fuster, we conducted an interview with him.
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Read the full interview →
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"Beyond Exposure: How Firms Adapt to Climate Risk"
Interview with Tobias Schimanski, PhD Candidate at our UZH Department of Finance
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“Climate change is not only a flow problem, but also a stock problem”
Interview with Felix Matthys, Assistant Professor at the Business School of Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and recent Academic Guest at our department
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Awards & Grants
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Outstanding Research Award and Research Network Grant
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Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Outstanding Research Award 2026
Congratulations to Prof. Zacharias Sautner and his co-authors
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Learn more →
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Prof. Yucheng Yang receives Research Network Grant from 1st UZH Leading House Asia Pacific Funding Call
For project on "Machine learning for better economic decisions"
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Peking University (PKU)–Zurich Summer School 2026 brings machine learning and macro-finance research together
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Commissioned Research
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Value Reporting 2026
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Since 2008, the Department of Finance has been conducting an annual value reporting rating of Swiss annual reports. The results of the rating are published in BILANZ and on our website.
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View results →
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Event
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Call for Papers!
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The upcoming SGF Conference 2027 is chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the UZH Department of Finance. New in 2027: Partnership with the Review of Finance featuring a Dual Submission Option!
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Submit your application until 30 October 2026 →
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RiskON 2026: Student Hackathon
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Find out which teams came up with the best solutions for the four challenges posed by Julius Bär, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Vontobel, and UBS!
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