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On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, a full-day workshop brings together experts from finance, law, and regulation to discuss current developments and challenges in the Private Credit market.

The application portal for the CDSB PhD Track in Finance is now open. The early application deadline is January 15, 2026. Please find more information here.

The BVAI awarded the price in the category best academic paper to the publication “Unobserved Performance of Hedge Funds” (joint with Vikas Agarwal and Florian Weigert), which appeared in the Journal of Finance in 2024.

Thomas Geelen from Pennsylvania State University presented „Succession“ on Monday, December 1.

Stefan Ruenzi presented the keynote lecture “Gender and Finance: On (the Missing) Women in Finance” at the 20th International Conference on Finance and Banking (ICFB), addressing the persistent underrepresentation of women in the financial sector.

Simon Gervais from Duke University presented “Ethics and Trust in the Market for Financial Advisors” — coauthored with John Thanassoulis.

Elena Pikulina from University of British Columbia will be giving a presentation on Monday, November 17.

Roni Michaely from University of Hong Kong presented “Value, Values, and Opportunities in Corporate Environmental Practices“ on November 10.

Matti Keloharju from Aalto University presented „Reassessing the Portfolio-Driven Disposition Effect“ on November 3.

Sebastian Hillenbrand from Harvard Business School will be giving a presentation on Monday, October 20.