Welcome
The chair has been founded in 2002 with the kindly support of the DZ BANK Foundation. Since 2004 it has been part of the then newly established Institute for Finance which also includes the Departments of Finance and Banking, Finance and Risk Management, and the Assistant Professorship of Finance.
July 15, 2026: At the Department of Business and Economics’ Dialogue Day, Tom Viehofen was awarded the 2026 Bundesbank Prize by the Deutsche Bundesbank for his master's thesis, “Climate Change-Related Impacts on KPIs of Financial Institutions.” We’re thrilled for him!
Award-winning theses
July 10, 2026: As part of the final presentation for our seminar in finance, the seminar participants presented their findings directly at DZ BANK AG in Frankfurt am Main. The students received valuable feedback from experienced professionals and had the opportunity to demonstrate their presentation skills. The program was rounded out by a guided tour of the trading floor as well as exciting insights into the day-to-day work of the trading and risk management divisions for structured products.
Seminars
July 8, 2026: On July 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Daniel Lenz (DZ BANK AG) will once again give a practical lecture in the Atrium at Blücherstr. 17 (Building 09.21). The presentation is part of our “Investments” lecture; anyone interested is welcome to attend!
Finance Frontiers
July 06, 2026: This coming winter term, we will be offering the Seminar in Finance (Bachelor’s) on the topic of “Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs),” as well as our video seminar “Finance in a Nutshell”. You can find more information here and on the Wiwi portal.
Announcement (German)
May 20, 2026: Tom Meister was awarded the SEW-EURODRIVE Foundation 2025 Study Prize for his master's thesis "Look-ahead Bias in Empirical Option Returns". We are delighted for him and congratulate him warmly!
Awarded theses
April 14, 2026: Dr. Marcel Müller presented his working paper "Same Same But Different: The Risk Profile of Corporate Bond ETFs" at the Frontiers of Factor Investing Conference 2026 in Lancaster.
Marcel Müller
April 8, 2026: The exam review for winter term 2025/26 will take place on Wednesday, April 22 at Blücherstraße 17 (building 09.21) in room 320. Further information can be found via the link below.
Further Information (German)
March 27, 2026: Our PhD Tobias Kargus presented his current work entitled "Hedging Renewables with Location Spreads" at the 20th ENERDAY Conference in Dresden.
Tobias Kargus