Prof. Zacharias Sautner and Prof. Markus Leippold from our department will present at Climate Week Zurich on 7 May 2026

Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Steven Ongena and Co-Author 

Congratulations to the two winners: Michael Geiser and Anton Aleynikov

As of 1 October 2026, Andreas Fuster will join our department as Full Professor of Finance

With Prof. Alexander Wagner on 8 April 2026

Initiative in Sustainable Finance: Research Highlight by Prof. Zacharias Sautner and Co-Authors

Hosted by SUREAL, affiliated with the University of Zurich Department of Finance, 10–11 August 2026 in Santiago, Chile

Eine finanzwissenschaftliche Analyse von Prof. Thorsten Hens und MA Alvin Amstein

Interview im Tagesanzeiger mit Prof. Christian Hilber

Mit Prof. Zacharias Sautner am 27. Februar 2026

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

Hosted by the University of Bern and co-organized by the Universities of Zurich and Wisconsin-Madison

Organized by Prof. Felix Kubler and Prof. Yucheng Yang

Panel Discussion covened by Academic Guest Arna Olafsson, co-organized by Francisco Amaral and Felix von Meyerinck and hosted by Collegium Helveticum

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

Symposium mit Prof. Thorsten Hens, geleitet von Prof. Rolf Sethe und veranstaltet vom UZH Center for Financial Market Regulation

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