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.
September 23, 2026: The exam review for all written exams from our department will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Blücherstraße (Building 09.21), Room 124, between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Please check here for the exact times of the individual review of written exams.
August 26, 2026: Our doctoral candidate Tobias Kargus won the Best Paper Award from the Society for Energy Science and Energy Policy (GEE) for his paper “Hedging Renewables with Location Spreads” and his presentation at the 15th INREC 2026. We congratulate him on this achievement!
Tobias Kargus
August 20, 2026: Matthias Molnar participated in the EFA (European Finance Association) Pre-Conference PhD Program in Ghent and presented his current research project during the poster session. The 75 participating doctoral students were offered four lectures by leading international scholars and a panel discussion to help them prepare for the academic job market.
Matthias Molnar
August 6, 2026: For the first time, two doctoral students from our department took their doctoral exams on the same day. We are very happy for Julian Böll and Caroline Grauer and offer our heartfelt congratulations!
Team
July, 29, 2026: We want to give a select group of students the opportunity to participate in the 13th SAFE Asset Pricing Workshop on September 29, 2026, at Goethe University Frankfurt. The application deadline is August 9, 2026!
Call for Applications
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