News and events

The HEC Lausanne team wins the EMEA final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge
The teams of students of HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne and of the Moscow State University won the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge on April 11 in Zurich. Thanks to its excellent performances, the HEC Lausanne team is enabling Switzerland to reach the world final for the second time. This final will take place in New York on April 25.

New appointment at HEC Lausanne: Professor Johan Walden
Johan Walden joined the Department of Finance at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne on January 1st, 2019, as Full Professor.

The corporate governance index, or how to measure the impact of certain corporate...
Insights from research at HEC Lausanne-UNIL – Although it is widely accepted that governance rules play a major role in the smooth running of businesses and contribute to market equilibrium, how can we measure businesses’ degree of responsibility in this area? And how can we evaluate the effect of poor governance practices or the effectiveness of new arrangements? This is what researchers Prof. Boris Nikolov and Prof. Norman Schürhoff from HEC Lausanne, along with their co-author Erwan Morellec (EPFL), set out to examine in their latest research.

Best teacher awards: ten professors rewarded at HEC Lausanne
The Deanship of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne recently presented its ten “HEC Lausanne Best Teacher Awards”, singling out teachers for the success of their courses as rated by students.

HEC Lausanne: Twenty-six research projects secure funding in 2018
Twenty-six projects involving researchers from HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne were selected for grant funding in 2018. The total support will amount to over CHF 20 million, spread over several months or years, and will enable the researchers to create teams while working on their projects. This funding recognizes the excellence of the scientific research carried out at HEC Lausanne.

Start-up Switzerland in numbers
Where does Switzerland as a start-up location stand in international comparison? How has it developed? What are the strengths and weaknesses? Now, we have data-based answers to these questions. A study based on an evaluation of 4,000 datasets has just been published by startupticker.ch together with HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne.

New appointment at HEC Lausanne: Professor Simon Scheidegger
Simon Scheidegger joined the Department of Finance at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne on August 1st, 2018, as an assistant professor.

US Stress Tests 2018: the role of regulatory monitoring through stress tests
The Federal Reserve publishes on June 21 st and 28th the results of its eighth annual stress test, commonly called CCAR (for Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review). Recent research by Professors Diane Pierret and Roberto Steri at HEC Lausanne (UNIL) highlights the role of regulatory monitoring through stress tests.

HEC Lausanne team wins the world final of the CFA Institute Research Challenge
A great first for HEC Lausanne and Switzerland! The team of students from the Master’s in Finance at HEC Lausanne (University of Lausanne) won the world final of the highly prestigious CFA Institute Research Challenge last Friday (23 April) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This excellent news hit the headlines of the Swiss French (Le Temps) and German (Finanz und Wirtschaft) economic press, while the participants concerned and their professor, Norman Schurhöff, came in for much praise. The Dean’s Office extended its warmest congratulations to them!