The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a second four-year
funding period for the research group FOR 5230 "Financial Markets and
Frictions - An Intermediary Asset Pricing Approach." The
extension of the joint project is the result of an excellent
evaluation of the first phase (2022-2025). Among the applicants is
Prof. Dr. Nicole Branger from the Finance Center Münster.
The aim of the research group is to analyze price formation in financial markets from the
perspective of financial intermediaries – and thus to question traditional
New Funding Period Approved for Research Group FOR 5230
2025 Financial Management Association Asia/Pacific Conference
in Taipei, Taiwan
In mid-December, our colleague Constantin Schneider attended the 2025 Financial Management Association (FMA) Asia/Pacific Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. During the conference, Constantin presented his latest research paper titled "Signals in the Noise: Global Valuation Effects of Dividends and Share Repurchases." (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5513158)
Annual Meeting of the Society for Judment and Decision Making
in Denver, Colorado
At the end of November, our colleague Jonas Backhus attended the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) in Denver.
In addition to inspiring presentations and workshops, the conference also provided valuable feedback on the presented project (shared work with Thomas Langer, Hannes Mohrschladt, and Edona Selimaj), and there was plenty of time to enjoy the city’s cultural highlights - including visits to the Denver Art Museum, the Clyfford Still Museum, and a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Visit at FalkenSteg
as part of the Finest in Finance program
On November 13, 2025, the members of the Finest in Finance program at the University of Münster had the opportunity to participate in an insightful workshop hosted by FalkenSteg, focusing on companies in distressed situations.
2025 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting
in Vancouver, Canada
End of October, our colleagues Constantin Schneider and Paul Friedrich Hark attended the 2025 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada – the world’s largest finance conference. During the conference both PhD candidates presented their latest research papers titled “Signals in the Noise: Global Valuation Effects of Dividends and Share Repurchases” and “The 52-Week High and Corporate Announcements”. Beyond the enriching academic exchange, the conference offered the opportunity to join a comedy show in downtown Vancouver.
Job Opening SHK/SHB
at the LSDFE
This position is ideal for you if you are in or at the beginning of your Master's studies , have above-average academic achievements , and possess solid IT skills.
Your tasks will include supporting activities in teaching and research , conducting literature reviews , and potentially providing IT support for the chair's projects.
Please send your application documents by 30.11.2025 to: Birgit.Rueschenschmidt@wiwi.uni-muenster.de.
Welcoming the New Cohort of Finance Master Students
On Wednesday, we welcomed our new Finance Master students at the Juridicum. We look forward to an exciting semester ahead.
After introductory remarks and helpful insights from Prof. Dr. Schneider, the students attended an interesting guest lecture by Dr. Carina Schlam from Deutsche Bundesbank, who shared valuable perspectives from her professional experience.
We wish all our new students a great start and a successful semester!
Guestlectures on Judgement and Decision Making
by Elke Weber (Princeton) & Eric Johnson (Columbia)
We were pleased to welcome Professor Elke U. Weber (Princeton University) and Professor Eric Johnson (Columbia University) as guests at the Finance Center Münster on September 30 – October 1, 2025.
During their visit, Elke Weber gave a lecture on “Query Theory: A Process Account of Constructed Judgments and Preferences”, in which she presented new perspectives on how preferences are actively constructed during the decision process, and how the sequence of queries can shape individual judgements.
Brown Bag Seminar
at Tilburg School of Economics and Management
End of September, our colleague Paul Friedrich Hark traveled to Tilburg to present the working paper “The 52-Week High and Corporate Announcement Returns”, which is joined work with Dr. Nils Lohmeier, Dr.Pascal Büsing, and Prof. Dr. Hannes Mohrschladt, at the Brown Bag Seminar of the Finance Department at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management. The seminar offered valuable comments and feedback for the project to our researchers. Thank you very much to Thomas Gruenthaler for the invitation and to Marc Stam for the organization of the seminar.
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