In December, Alexander Nitschke represented the FCM at the World Finance & Banking Symposium in Abu Dhabi. There, he presented the research project “Female Leaders, Stable Banks? Executive Gender and the Two Perspectives of Banks’ Systemic Risk“. In addition to interesting academic presentations, there was also the opportunity to participate in a desert safari with a subsequent Arabic buffet.
World Finance & Banking Symposium
American Finance Association Conference
In early January 2025, our colleagues Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider, Elissa Iorgulescu and Jan Harren had the opportunity to attend and present their latest research projects in the PhD Poster Session at the American Finance Conference (AFA), part of the 2025 ASSA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
A great opportunity to exchange ideas and gain valuable feedback!
Registration Seminars Summer Term 2025
The registration for the FCM seminars in the summer term 2025 is available online. Please register until February 23, 2025. Please note that you also have to register at the examination office at the beginning of the summer term 2025. Further information regarding the FCM seminars are provided here.
Summa cum laude honors
Dr. Pascal Büsing, a former doctoral student at the Chair of Finance, was awarded the university's dissertation prize last Friday for his dissertation entitled “Reference Points and Expectations in Financial Decision Making”, which he submitted at the beginning of the year. The Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels, traditionally invites all doctoral candidates who have completed their dissertation with the highest grade in the previous year to the summa-cum-laude award ceremony.
2024 Massey Sustainable Finance Conference
Early December this year, Fabian Wening represented the Finance Center Münster at the 2024 Massey Sustainable Finance Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. There, he presented a collaborative research project with Steffen Vollmar on the impact of physical climate risk on bank performance. In addition to exciting academic presentations and discussions, there was also the opportunity to visit the iconic Hobbiton movie set.
Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making
At the end of November, our colleague Edona Selimaj took part in the annual conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) in New York. In addition to exciting discussions and interesting presentations, she also had the opportunity to explore the city and its many sights.
Research Assistant and PhD Student
The Dean’s Office of the School of Business and Economics and the Professorship of Finance are looking for a research assistant and PhD student. For further information regarding the requirements, please refer to the job advertisement.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider (E-Mail: christoph.schneider@wiwi.uni-muenster.de).
Event with Capcora
On November 21, 2024, the Finest in Finance program of the University of Münster had the pleasure of hosting an engaging event in collaboration with Capcora, diving deep into the topic of M&A in the Renewable Energy Sector. The event brought together industry professionals for insightful discussions on trends, opportunities, and challenges in this dynamic field.
SFA Conference
At the end of November, our colleagues Fiona Höllmann, Constantin Schneider, and Paul Friedrich Hark participated in the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Southern Finance Association (SFA) in Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to the exciting discussions and interesting presentations, there was time to explore the natural parks and nearby cities in US’ sunshine state.
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