The Institute of Finance at the University of Liechtenstein annually honors students with outstanding achievements based on their bachelor and master theses in banking and finance. This year's Finance Award will be supported by IMT Asset Management AG, Vaduz.
The competition is open to students and graduates of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes at the University of Liechtenstein, whose theses has been rated at least "good" (5.0). With this competition, the Institute of Finance at the University of Liechtenstein encourages students to achieve outstanding scientific and practice-oriented performances.
Criteria for the Finance Award:
- Scientific achievement
- Relevance to the financial market
- Timeliness and innovation potential
The winners of the Finance Awards 2019
- Antonia Pipal, BSc
Cryptoasset Portfolios: Analysis of Diversification Strategies - Bruno Jäger, MSc
Multi-Factor Timing
Nominations 2019
- Dominik Brändle, BSc
Portfolio Optimization in a Cryptocurrency Environment: An Omega Optimization - Robert Deflorian, BSc
Der Robo-Advisor als Ergänzung zu bestehenden FinTech-Lösungen - Antonia Pipal, BSc
Cryptoasset Portfolios: Analysis of Diversification Strategies - Bruno Jäger, MSc
Multi-Factor Timing - Artur Maibach, MSc
Cross-Sectional Volatility and the Prediction of Factor Premia - Julia Resch, MSc
Infrastructure Finance with Green Bonds
Barriers and Opportunities for Issuers and Investors in Developed
Countries and Emerging Markets
Application process 2019
Please, submit your application with the following documents by E-Mail to banking@uni.li, Subject "Finance Award", Deadline for submission: Tuesday, 10 September 2019:
The completed and signed application form together with the following enclosures:
1. Electronic version of your thesis (PDF)
2. Motivation & reason for choice of topic (max. 100 words, DOCX)
3. Summary of your thesis (max. 450 words, DOCX):
research question, methodology, results and practical relevance
4. Personal findings during the thesis process (max. 100 words, DOCX)
5. Picture (good quality, maximum size of 1 MB)
From all applications received, 4 - 6 theses will become nominated for the Finance Award.
In case of nomination you have to deliver the document "Summary of your thesis" in German Language within 1 week.
Contact:
Chair in Business Administration, Banking and Financial Management
Prof. Dr. Marco Menichetti
Assistant: Anna-Maria Cornal, Tel. +423 265 13 49, banking@uni.li