- 01.06.2025 - 12:40
The Center for Financial Services Innovation at the University of St.Gallen is proud to be represented on the newly launched FIND Map - an interactive platform that connects key players and drivers of the Swiss financial innovation landscape.
The 7th HSG Forum “Artificial Intelligence in Finance” will take place again in Zurich on October 29, 2025. Further information on the program and a save-the-date will follow shortly.
Conference “Building culture and returns”. The fifth annual conference of the Swiss Baukultur Foundation will take place on November 12 and 13, 2025 at SQUARE - in partnership with the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance at the University of St. Gallen. Prof. Roland Füss is responsible for the organization.
The conference will shed light on the topic of building culture in the area of conflict between returns and sustainability. Building culture will be considered both as an economic success factor and as a social resource for a higher quality of life and sustainable land use. Further information and the opportunity to register will soon be available at stiftung-baukultur-schweiz.ch.
New additional qualification program: The Real Estate Certificate (REC), under the direction of Prof. Dr. Roland Füss, will start in the autumn semester 2025 and is aimed at the growing demand for qualified specialists in the real estate sector. The program offers in-depth training in areas such as real estate finance, investment, economics, construction, marketing, transaction management and law. A wide range of elective courses allows students to set their own individual focus. Through case studies, guest lectures and close collaboration with the industry, the REC combines academic depth with practical relevance.
Nina Reiser led the discussion at the Point Zero Forum in May 2025 as moderator of the roundtable “Navigating the Future of Regulated Activities on Public Blockchains”.
Congratulations to Can Gao and Konrad Adler, who were honored with the SoF Academic Citizenship Award 2025 for their extraordinary commitment and community spirit. Particularly noteworthy is their initiative to establish the St.Gallen Financial Economics Workshop- a new, vibrant forum to promote innovative thinking in financial economics.
Switzerland ranks third worldwide in the new Elite Quality Index (EQx) 2025 (HSG Press Release,Report) - supported by high-performing institutions and sustainable business models. At the same time, the report warns against the increasing concentration of economic power and the risk of growing complacency. The gap in equality, for example in management positions, remains particularly striking. The report was written in collaboration with Martin Nerlinger and was officially presented at SQUARE on May 13.
Brändle, A., Rüss, R., Schläpfer, J., Weigand, A. Die CO2-Minderungsprämie von Wohngebäuden. Journal of Real Estate Research, Mai 2025.
Füss, R., Ruf, D., Weigand, A. (2025). Private Equity Infrastructure Funds. In D. J. Cumming & B. Hammer (Hrsg.), The Palgrave encyclopedia of private equity (927–934). Palgrave Macmillan.
Graef, F., Hoechle, D., Schmid, M. (2025). Firm-Specific Versus Systematic Momentum. Finance Research Letters 76: 106963.
Käfer, N., Mörke, M., Wiest, T. (2025). Option Factor Momentum. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, demnächst.
Cirulli, A., De Nard, G., Traut, J., Walker, P. S. (2025). Low Risk, High Variability: Practical Guide for Portfolio Construction.
Graf, S., Heim, N., Stadelmann, M., & Trütsch, T. (2025). Swiss Payment Monitor 2025 – How does Switzerland pay? (Issue 1/2025 – Survey November 2024). University of St. Gallen / Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Zarattini, C., Pagani, A., Barbon, A. (2025). Catching Crypto Trends: A Tactical Approach for Bitcoin and Altcoins.
Passive Investors and Credit Spreads, Adler, K., Doerr, S., Zhu, S. Lapland Investment Fund Summit, Levi, March 16-18, 2025
Financial advice and retirement provision. Hoechle, D., Ruenzi, S., Schaub, N., Schmid, M. Annual Conference of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research (SGF Conference), Zurich, April 2025.
The SBF-HSG offers high-quality continuing education courses in collaboration with the Center for Financial Services Innovation. We offer a wide variety of areas and topics and are continuously expanding our range of continuing education courses.
Our courses:
“Fit for Finance.” Participants learn how financial markets work and how they are applied in areas such as banking, investment, and risk management. The course is an ideal foundation for further certifications, in particular the CFA®. Course start: September 9, 2025.
“Fit for Real Estate Finance.” Participants learn how real estate markets work and how to value real estate. Course start: October 29, 2025.
“Certificate Course on ESG and Sustainable Finance” led by Prof. Dr. Markus Schmid in collaboration with ESG industry experts from Ethos, Inrate, MSCI, radicant, UBS, Vontobel, Walder Wyss, and ZKB. Next course: May/June 2026
“Fit for Private Markets.” Private markets are one of the major growth areas in asset management and are now an integral part of many investors' asset allocation strategies. The next course is scheduled for spring 2026.
“Introduction to Blockchain Technology & Management of Digital Assets in Financial Services.” The course took place on January 31 to February 1, 2025, and offered a comprehensive introduction to blockchain technology and the management of digital assets in the financial sector.
New courses in the continuing education program:
“Asset & Liability Management” (with a focus on German banks). The new online course begins on September 11, 2025, and provides the tools for managing interest rate risks on the overall balance sheet, understanding the impact on economic equity, its regulation, the derivation of balance sheet structure measures, and practical implementation in a bank.
“Fit for AI in Real Estate.” Executives in the real estate industry need to learn how to leverage artificial intelligence. This certificate program enables participants to develop and implement advanced AI strategies for the real estate industry and teaches the key building blocks, tools, and processes for implementing AI in a data-driven real estate industry. Course start: September 23, 2025.
“Fit for Artificial Intelligence in Finance.” This course provides a comprehensive introduction to deep learning and generative artificial intelligence (AI) with a particular focus on its applications in the financial industry. Participants will learn how these technologies are currently being used in areas such as retail banking, derivatives hedging, asset management, and algorithmic trading. Course start: October 29, 2025.
Certificate course“Fit for Sustainable Real Estate.” This course provides in-depth knowledge of sustainable financing and investment strategies in the real estate sector, with a focus on ESG criteria, climate risks, and regulatory requirements. Participants will discover how innovative approaches such as green buildings, PropTech solutions, and nature-based solutions influence real estate value. The course combines sound theory with practical case studies and enables participants to implement forward-looking strategies in a dynamic, sustainability-driven real estate market. Course start: Spring 2026.
February 3, 2025. Die Schweiz gilt als Land des Bargelds – doch die Liebe zu Münzen und Scheinen bröckelt, T.Trütsch
