While the professional requirements and job profiles of employees in the financial industry are constantly evolving, the continuing education sector only partly adjusts the content of its program offerings in order to reflect these changes. In light of this, the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) is taking a new approach by launching the so-called “SFI Master Classes”. These intensive, half-day learning units are offered under the direction of accredited finance professors who are faculty members at Swiss Finance Institute research institutions, in close cooperation with high-level senior practitioners. They will address various current topics of particular relevance to the financial sector and will be offered free of charge to employees of companies affiliated with the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA).

In this context, we see ourselves together with our cooperation partner finews.ch as bridge-builders: academic findings are to be systematically incorporated into professional practice, and conversely, topics stemming from the financial industry are to be addressed by academia.

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