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UHH Finance, Insurance and Accounting Research Seminar

The UHH FinAcc Research Seminar is a joint initiative of the Finance, Insurance, and Accounting professorships at the University of Hamburg Business School, coordinated by the Finance focus. During each seminar session, scholars from leading universities and research institutions present on one of their current research topics. Guests from other research areas are warmly welcome. The seminar takes place every two weeks during the lecture period. The research paper to be presented is made available in advance via an email distribution list. If you are interested, please contact the seminar coordinator.
 
Date and Time: Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:00 PM, subject to change

Location: Moorweidenstraße 18, Room 0029

Seminar Coordinator: Eva Elena Ernst

Please note that the presentations are conducted exclusively in English. For any questions regarding the organization of the seminar, please contact the seminar coordinator.

Overview of Seminar Dates for the Winter Semester 2025/26

Date & Time Topic

15.10.2025
14:00 - 15:00 Uhr

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29.10.2025
14:00 - 15:00 Uhr

 Asset and liability channels of climate risk: Implications for P&C insurer performance
Presenter: Ruo (Alex) Jia | Peking University
Host: Petra Steinorth

26.11.2025
14:00 - 15:00 Uhr

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10.12.2025
13:00 - 14:00 Uhr

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Presenter: Anne Jeny | IESEG Business School
Host: Nicole V. S. Ratzinger-Sakel

16.12.2025
10:30 - 11:30 Uhr

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Presenter: Christian Leuz | University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Host: Markus Nöth

14.01.2026
14:00 - 15:00 Uhr

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Presenter: Stephan Küster | Freie Universität Berlin
Host: Nicole V. S. Ratzinger-Sakel

Overview of Seminar Dates for the Summer Semester 2025

Date Topic
24.04.2025 Does artificial intelligence elevate or undermine strategic distinctiveness? An empirical investigation of AI in strategizing
Presenter: Jan Christoph Hennig | University of Groningen
Host: Yannik Gehrke
07.05.2025 Inflation and trading
Presenter: Philip Schnorpfeil | Goethe University Frankfurt
Host: Markus Nöth
21.05.2025 Do assigned audit partners perform higher quality audits than self-selected auditors?
Presenter: Tjibbe Bosman | University of Amsterdam
Host: Nicole V. S. Ratzinger-Sakel
22.05.2025 The incentives of SPAC sponsors
Presenter: Tom Nohel | Loyola University Chicago
Host: Wolfgang Bessler
04.06.2025 The hidden costs of networking and how it affects mutual fund managers
Presenter: Elias Ohneberg | University of Cambridge
Host: Wolfgang Drobetz
18.06.2025 The impact of risk management mandates: Evidence from variable annuities
Presenter: Cameron Ellis | University of Iowa
Host: Petra Steinorth
02.07.2025 Monitoring or selection? Institutional ownership and biodiversity incidents
Presenter: Marwin Mönkemeyer | University of Cambridge
Host: Wolfgang Drobetz

Overview of Seminar Dates for the Winter Semester 2024/25

Date Topic
04.12.2024 Inside the Beltway: Senator trading and legislative gains
Presenter: Vito Mollica | Macquarie University
Host: Markus Nöth
18.12.2024 Information flows in trading networks
Presenter: Stefan Huber | Rice University
Host: Markus Nöth
15.01.2025 Mitigating adversarial attacks on transformer models in credit
scoring
Presenter: Johannes Kriebel | University of Hamburg
Host: Markus Nöth
29.01.2025 AI-generated fundraising campaigns: Enhancing donations or eroding trust?
Presenter: Sasan Mansouri | University of Groningen
Host: Yannik Gehrke

Overview of Seminar Dates for the Summer Semester 2024

Date Topic
24.04.2024 Materiality as a double-edged sword: Real effects of SASB sustainability topics
Presenter: Florian Habermann | Radboud University
Host: Nicole V. S. Ratzinger-Sakel

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