Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Markus Leippold and Felix Matthys 

The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (UZH–ETH) is once again ranked No. 1 in Europe and has advanced to No. 4 worldwide in the Risk.net ranking

Christian Hilber, Francisco Amaral, Zacharias Sautner, Olimpia Carradori, and Felix von Meyerinck featured in the latest edition of the Oec. Magazine #24, December 2025

Mit Zacharias Sautner am 27. Februar 2026

“When Shelter Becomes Strategy: Housing as an Asset” on 15 December 2025 

Research Highlight by Zacharias Sautner, Alexander Wagner et al. (Review of Finance)

Interview with Anjeza Kadilli, Academic Guest at our UZH Department of Finance

Introducing Glen Gostlow, Mohamed Hamoud, Mojtaba Hayati, Alex Osberghaus, and Tingyu Yu!

For project on “How does a company tick? Behavioral economic perspectives on integrity and culture”

What Makes a Company Tick? Behavioral Perspectives on Integrity and Culture

Chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich

Focus: Political Uncertainty and CFO Risk Mitigation

Panel Discussion with Thorsten Hens, covened by Academic Guest Jędrzej Białkowski and hosted by Collegium Helveticum

Fostering collaboration and career opportunities between students and industry partners

Initiative in Sustainable Finance 'Practitioners Meet Academics' Conference: 9 October 2025 at the University of Zurich

Organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford

Initiated by Prof. Walter Farkas and co-organized by the Department of Finance

Co-organized by Prof. Zacharias Sautner in collaboration with Goethe University Frankfurt and the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE

Second annual event with keynote by Prof. Caroline Flammer (Columbia University), organized by PhD candidates from our Department

Hosted by the Finance and Economics Departments at the University of Zurich and the Economics Department at the University of Bern

Organized by Prof. Yucheng Yang (UZH) and Prof. Xiaodong Zhu (HKU)

Chaired by Prof. Alexander Wagner and organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich

Fifth annual workshop for young finance researchers, organized by PhD Candidates of our Department 

Regulatory Financial Reporting: Ready for the Next Challenges?

CFO Insights on AI, Big Data and Impact on Investment Management

Fruchtbarer Austausch zwischen Vertreter:innen aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Regulation zur Zukunft von Sustainable Finance

"Value-oriented and sustainable equity investment in times of paradigm shift"

Hackathon: Innovative risk management solutions for the financial industry

1 October 2024 at the University of Zurich

Blockchain research insights: talks, sessions workshops, panels, demos, keynotes, fireside chats

Panel Discussion: 5 September 2024 at the University of Zurich

Keynote speaker: Caroline Flammer, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Columbia University on 11 July 2024 at the University of Zurich

12 June 2024 at the University of Zurich

6-7 June 2024 at the University of Zurich

High-profile get together in Switzerland to discuss current and important themes in the field of macroeconomics and finance

The Initiative in Sustainable Finance was officially launched on 5 March 2024 in the Aula of the University of Zurich