The exam inspectations of the Chair of Finance for the summer semester 2024 will take place on October 1, 2024 in J490 of the Juridicum, in the time from 15:00 to 18:00.
Inspection is only possible with prior registration!
If you want to inspect your written exams, please use the registration form provided here. Registration is possible from 22 August to 24 September.
Our colleagues Jörn Debener, Volker Heinke and Johannes Kriebel have won the Casualty Actuarial Society Award 2024 for their joint paper “Detecting insurance fraud using supervised and unsupervised machine learning”. The America Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) award is presented annually to the author(s) of the paper with the most valuable contribution to casualty actuarial science.
Congratulations!
This year, Alexander Nitschke represented the FCM at the Annual Conference of the Society for Business Ethics in Chicago, Illinois. There, he presented a collaborative research project with Lars Beckmann in the field of executive compensation. In addition to interesting academic presentations, there was also the opportunity to visit the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center (875 North Michigan Avenue) and the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Professorship for Sustainable Finance is looking for two Student Assistants. For further information regarding our requirements please refer to the Job Advertisement. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Alvia Runge (Tel.: 0251- 83 21886, E- Mail: alvia.runge@wiwi.uni-muenster.de).
On July 12, 2024 the members of the Finest in Finance (FiF) program visited SMP Strategy Consulting in Düsseldorf, a leading company for strategic consulting in the energy and telecommunications sectors, among others. The event began with a presentation of two major projects in these sectors by a partner of the consulting firm.
The Chair of Finance is 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 Mrs. Edona Selimaj (E-Mail: edona.selimaj@wiwi.uni-muenster.de).
In June, our colleagues Fiona Höllmann, Nils Lohmeier, Jan Harren, Andreas Pfingsten and Steffen Vollmar had the opportunity to present their current research projects at the European Financial Management Association 2024 in Lisbon. In addition to exciting discussions and presentations, there was still enough time to explore the historic old town of Lisbon at pleasant temperatures.
This summer, Fiona Höllmann and Fabian Wening represented the Finance Center Münster at the 30th Multinational Finance Society Conference 2024, hosted by the University of Vaasa in Finland. They had the opportunity to present their working papers on banks’ exposure to physical climate risk and the role of ambiguity in affecting hedging behaviors. In addition to interesting academic presentations, insightful discussions, and valuable feedback, Fiona and Fabian had the chance to discover the beautiful and unique World Heritage Site of the Kvarken Archipelago.
This year, the Finance Center Münster was once again well represented at the annual conference of the Behavioural Finance Working Group in London. Five employees from the FCM were present to showcase their latest theoretical, experimental, and empirical research findings. Their broad spectrum of topics included Individual Investor Trading, the Wisdom of the Crowds, Executive Compensation, Voluntary Disclosure, and Mergers & Acquisitions.