On January 7, 2025, Remondis hosted an engaging event on the topic of M&A in a Sustainable Business Context, inviting participants from the Finest in Finance program of the University of Münster. Held on their campus in Lünen, the event provided insights into how sustainability shapes M&A strategies and decisions.
Company visit at Remondis
as part of the Finest in Finance program
Case Study with Grant Thornton
as part of the Finest in Finance program
On January 21, the members of the Finest in Finance program at the University of Münster had the opportunity to participate in an exciting case study on corporate valuation hosted by Grant Thornton.
Case Studies in Finance 2025
in Münster
The annual workshop of the Finance Center Münster took place on January 17th this year. Provinzial Asset Management, Moody’s Ratings, Simon-Kucher, and Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe provided exciting case studies. The master students worked on different cases in groups throughout the day and presented their results in the evening.
World Finance & Banking Symposium
in Abu Dhabi
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.
American Finance Association Conference
in San Francisco, California
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
for Dr. Pascal Büsing
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
in Auckland, New Zealand
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
in New York
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.
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