Activities at FHNW
Head of Competence Center Banking & Finance
Profile
Education
- 2016 CAS Hochschuldidaktik, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
- 2007 Ph.D. in Finance, University of Basel (Grad. to Dr. rer. pol.)
- 2002 FAME Certificate, University of Lausanne
- 2000 M A in Economics and Business Administration, University of Basel
Professional career
- Since 02/2017 Professor for Banking and Finance, Institute for Finance (IFF), FHNW School of Business, Basel
- Since 02/2008 Lecturer for Finance, Department of Finance, University of Basel
- 06/2014-01/2017 Senior Lecturer for Corporate Finance & Asset Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur
- 09/2007-05/2014 Portfolio Manager & Quantitative Analyst, AHL/MSS, Man Investments (CH) AG, Pfäffikon SZ
- 02/2003-08/2007 Teaching Assistant, Department of Finance, University of Basel, Basel
- 01/2004-03/2007 Contractor, Asset Management Switzerland, Bank Sarasin & Cie AG, Basel
- 11/2000-01/2003 Assistant Asset Allocation, Bank Sarasin & Cie AG, Basel
Awards
- “Engelbert Dockner Memorial Prize” (Best Paper Award) at the WU Gutmann Center Symposium 2017 for paper “Financial Advice and Bank Profits” (co-authored with S. Ruenzi, N. Schaub, and M. Schmid)
- Best Paper Award at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Finance Association for paper “Why and for how Long Do IPOs Underperform?” (co-authored with M. Schmid).
- “Fakultätspreis” of the University of Basel for the best dissertation in Economics
- FAME Certificate, University of Lausanne, “Prize for Outstanding Performance”
Fields of Research
- Bank Management
- Empirical Finance
- Applied Econometrics
- Asset Management
Teaching and Consulting Activities
- Lecture "Bank Management", FHNW School of Business (since 2017)
- Lecture "Corporate Finance 2", FHNW School of Business (since 2017)
- Lecture "Applied Financial Data Management", WWZ University of Basel (since 2008)
- Lecture "Corporate Finance & Risk Management", School of Management & Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) (2014 - 2016)
- Lecture "Advanced Portfolio Theory", School of Management & Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) (2016)
Projects
- 06/2015-01/2017 CTI-Project “Factor Based Asset Allocation
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