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Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Lehrstuhl Alexander

Prof. Dr. iur. Kern Alexander

Ordinarius für Internationales Banken- und Finanzrecht und Lehrstuhl für Recht und Finanzen an der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Zürich

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Rämistrasse 74/22, 8001 Zürich

Büro RAI G 103 (Prof. Alexander)
RAI G 97/99 (Assistenz)

Weiterführende Informationen

Kern Alexander was Co-Director of the 2023 Oxford Bank Governance Programme at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

In this year's programme bank board members from around the world participated. During the week a number of cutting edge issues confronting bank leaders, including financial market turbulance caused by the SVB bank failure, strategic issues arising from climate change and evolving risks in digital finance and blockchain were addressed. 

Call for Abstracts - 2024 Conference on Recent Developments in Commercial and Financial Law: Insights from Law and Data

The Center for Legal Data Science (CLDS) and the Society of Commercial and Financial Law (SCFL), in association with Loyens & Loeff, invites academics, scholars, and practitioners with diverse perspectives from the civil and common law to present papers on recent developments in commercial and financial law.

Please submit your abstract of approx. 500 words (2'500 characters) by December 31, 2023 to the SCFL Secretariat at lst.alexander@rwi.uzh.ch. Submission of a full paper before the conference is optional. The Editorial Board will confirm whether your proposal is accepted by Mid January 2024.

2024 Conference - Call for Abstracts

 

Prof. Kern Alexander kritisiert die Schweizer Bankenrettung der Credit Suisse und schreibt sie der schwachen FINMA-Regulierung zu

Credit Suisse Collapse, And Switzerland Went Back to Making Money

“The regulatory culture in Switzerland is weak and not based on a meaningful set of rules,” says Kern Alexander, chair of the law and finance program at the University of Zurich, “but instead on a light touch principles regime that leaves the regulator too much discretion not to take action and to allow problems to fester until they reach a breaking point.”

 Bloomberg Article, 4 August 2023

Guest Lecture on "International Monetary Fund and Financial Law: Law Reform and Financial Markets"

Monday, April 3rd 2023 at 12:15pm in RAA-G-01

(extra credits will be provided for the students attending the event)

IMF 2022

Professor Kern Alexander präsentiert am International Monetary Fund, 29.-30. Juni 2022

Der International Monetary Fund lud Prof. Kern Alexander ein, sein Papier "Banking Regulation and Climate Change" (Bankenregulierung und Klimawandel) auf einem hochrangigen Seminar zu präsentieren, das der IMF am 29. und 30. Juni 2022 in seinem Hauptsitz in Washington DC veranstaltete.

Oxford

Oxford Bank Governance Programme 11.-15. Juli 2022

Kern Alexander war Co-Direktor des Oxford Bank Governance Programme 2022, das an der Said Business School der Universität Oxford stattfand. Zu den Teilnehmern gehörten Direktoren und leitende Angestellte von führenden Banken und Wertpapierfirmen in Europa, dem Vereinigten Königreich, Asien und Afrika. Prof. Alexander leitete Diskussionen über Bankstrategien, Regulierung und die rechtlichen Pflichten von Direktoren. Nachhaltige Finanzen und Kryptowährungen waren ebenfalls wichtige Themen, die während der Woche angesprochen wurden.  

 

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Joint ESAs high-level conference on financial education and literacy 2022

Prof. Dr. Kern Alexander will be giving a keynote lecture on sustainable finance and disclosures at the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities high-level conference on Financial Education and Literacy.

Professor Kern Alexander has joined Pestalozzi as Counsel

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Professor Alexander presenting at UBS Impact Finance Lab

UBS Impact Finance Lab

Prof. Kern Alexander gave the keynote lecture at the UBS Sustainable Finance Impact conference on November 4th 2021. He discussed recent developments in sustainable finance regulation in Europe and Switzerland and the preliminary results of his study analysing the preferences, attitudes and objectives of UBS customers towards sustainable finance and related legal developments in Switzerland.

Conference Program

Conference: International Financial Regulation and Sustainability - 9 November 2021

We are pleased to invite you to the conference "International Financial Regulation and Sustainability - Implementation and Enforcement Challenges". The conference takes place virtually on 9 November 2021. If you are interested in virtually participating in the conference, please register by clicking on the following link: https://bit.ly/2Zrf6XL

UBS

Exclusive UBS Webinar on ESG - 10 June 2021, 8:30-9:50 CEST

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Join us for the exclusive UBS Webinar on “Sustainable investing: Freestyle today and mandatory tomorrow?” - 10 June 2021, 8:30-9:50

The increasing pressure that pension funds are experiencing today could soon be underpinned by further regulations from the legislator. What can institutional investors and asset managers in Switzerland expect? A review by Salome Kohler. 

This is part of the larger Research Report on Investor Perceptions of Swiss Sustainable Finance, conducted by Prof. Alexander and his team, on behalf of UBS.

Routledge Handbook

Routledge Handbook of Financial Technology and Law Publication

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Xenia Karametaxas and Kern Alexander published a book chapter on 'Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion' in the Routledge Handbook of Financial Technology and Law (2021). The chapter explores some of the main regulatory concerns and market barriers created by the digital transformation of the financial services industry and the implications for a more socially inclusive financial system, particularly in developing and emerging market countries.

There will be two online book launches: at UCL on 24 June, 17:00-19:00 and at IALS on 3 September, 9:30-11:30.

UniLu

'Financial Inclusion and Proportionality', University of Luxembourg

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Kern Alexander was invited to give a lecture on 'Financial Inclusion and Proportionality' on April 22, 2021 at the House for Sustainable Governance and Markets (HSGM) at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg as part of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI).

Digitalisation

SUSFIN - Geneva-Zurich Sustainable Finance & Digitalisation Seminar, 25 March 2021

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Join us for the Geneva-Zurich Seminar Series on Sustainable Finance, with a special focus on "Sustainable Finance and Digitalisation" via Zoom.

 

Date: 25th March 2021

13:15 – 17:15 (UTC/GMT +1)

 

Hosted by: The University of Zurich & the University of Geneva

Scientific Committee: Dr. Xenia Karametaxas / Prof. Aline Darbellay / Prof. Kern Alexander

 

Link to the Programme

Flexibility

EBI Annual Conference 2021

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An der EBI Annual Conference 2021 wird Professor Alexander zusammen mit Nicolas Veron und Professorin Grünewald ein Joint Panel zum Thema "Flexibility and forbearance: Supporting the economy without endangering prudence" leiten. Die Konferenz findet am 11. Februar 2021 statt, das Panel von 16:20-16:50.

Trade and Investments

EUTIP Network Conference: The Future of EU Trade and Investment Policy

Professor Alexander gave a presentation at the virtual EUTIP Network Conference: The Future of EU Trade and Investment Policy, which was held on 14 January 2021 in collaboration with the University of Birmingham and the IFW Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and is a project funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union.

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Call for papers: 2nd Geneva-Zurich Seminar on Sustainable Finance and Digitalisation - 25 Mar 2021

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Call for papers for the 2nd Geneva-Zurich Seminar on Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich - 25 March 2021 on Sustainable Finance and Digitalisation.

Submit abstracts no later than 1 February 2021.

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Virtual Workshop – Kyoto University and University of Zurich “Advanced Technology and Law”

We are very pleased to be a part of the Kyoto University - UZH partnership, where Dr Karametaxas presented on "Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion" in the Virtual Workshop – Kyoto University and University of Zurich “Advanced Technology and Law”, organised by Prof Peter Picht and Prof Tatsuhiko Inatani. 

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Comments on the Responsible Business Initiative

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Professor Kern Alexander comments on the impact of the Responsible Business Initiative on Swiss companies.

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The Challenges of Bank ESG Investment Strategy - Webinar

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'The Challenges of Bank ESG Investment Strategy' webinar was hosted by Professor Kern Alexander via an online zoom webinar on 29th October 2020, 1-2pm GMT, and featured as the speaker Dr Karsten Guettler, Senior ESG Investment Specialist from the UBS, in collaboration with University of Oxford Saïd Business School.

Watch it here

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Seminar: Blended Finance and Transforming Urban Areas, 21 Sep 2020

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Prof. Alexander and Dr. Karametaxas, founders of SUSFIN, in collaboration with Ben Mansfield (Director and Founder, RCDC) and Dr. Lindsay Blair Howe (ETH) from the RCDC will be hosting a seminar on Blended Finance and Transforming Urban Areas at the University of Zurich Law Faculty.

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Date: Monday, 21 September 2020

Time: 16:00-18:00 CEST

Room: RAI-F-041

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Artikel zur ECB Inflationspolitik Post-Covid-19

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Das Center of Competence for Sustainable Finance der Universität Zürich publizierte einen Artikel zu “Sustainability is Price Stability — Covid-19 Crisis Pushes the ECB to Re-evaluate Inflation Policy” am 11. Juni 2020 und zitierte Professor Kern Alexander und den ECB Bericht verfasst mit Professor Rosa María Lastra.

EURO

European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON)

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Kern Alexander und Rosa Maria Lastra werden am 4. Juni 2020 am Verhör des European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) mit dem Titel 'The European Central Bank's Mandate: Perspectives on General Economic Policies' Zeugnis ablegen. Als Grundlage dazu dient Alexanders und Lastras Bericht 'The ECB Mandate: Perspectives on Sustainability and Solidarity' (Juni 2020).

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Programm​​​​

CFA Society Switzerland Vorlesung zu Brexit

Am 13. November 2019 referierte Prof. Alexander zum Thema 'Brexit: Consequences for Europe and Switzerland' an der CFA Society Switzerland in Zürich.

Can Banking Regulation Address Climate Change?

Can Banking Regulation Address Climate Change?

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We'll be back 2020

R20 Austrian World Summit 2019

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Prof. Alexander und Dr. Karametaxas repräsentiereten die Rechtswissen- schaftliche Fakultät an der R20 Austrian World Summit 2019 in Wien am 28. und 29. Mai 2019. In der Breakout Session "Blended Finance" diente Prof. Alexander als Experte im Bereich Sustainable Finance. Die gemeinsamen Bemühungen für eine nachhaltige Zukunft werden weiterhin angestrebt und weiterhin ein essentieller Teil der Forschung bleiben.

UNCTAD

UNCTAD Konferenz Genf

An der Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen für Handel und Entwicklung am 1. und 2. Mai 2019 in Genf spricht Kern Alexander über "Digitale Finanzdienstleistungen und finanzielle Inklusion". An der Konferenz nahmen Wissenschaftler, Vertreter der Handelspolitik und Regulierungsbehörden aus vielen Ländern teil, darunter China, Nigeria, Indonesien und Mexiko sowie die Europäische Kommission, die EU-Staaten vertritt. Alexander führte eine Diskussion darüber, wie digitale Finanzdienstleistungen reguliert werden können, um das Wirtschaftswachstum zu unterstützen. Ebenfalls auf dem Podium (von links) sind Frau Lee Tuthill, Beraterin der Welthandelsorganisation für den Handel mit Dienstleistungen, Professor Alexander, und Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Direktorin der UNO-Abteilung für internationalen Handel und Rohstoffe.

Harvard Panel Discussion on Bank Stress Testing

Presentation on Brexit and book publication

Kern Alexander referiert über das Risiko des Brexit für die finanzielle Stabilität.