Here’s a document (in German) with some guidelines on how to write a seminar paper or a Master’s thesis: 

Guide

Bachelor’s theses in financial management can be written as a part of the Bachelor’s seminar «Bachelor thesis in Corporate Financial Management» («Bachelorarbeit in Corporate Financial Management»), every fall term. 

List of topics

Please check the following rules for writing a Master’s thesis in the area of financial management:

Topics

You can either work on a proposed topic from our list (Topics, date: 02/10/2021) or suggest your own topic. In this latter case, please make sure your topic meets the quality requirements in terms of relevance, theoretical foundation, possible depth and scope of the analysis, methodology, and innovation.

Process

In case you’re interested in one of the topics, you can get in touch with the research associates:

-Reto Forrer (reto.forrer-at-unibas.ch)

-Christoph Winter (christoph.winter-at-unibas.ch)

-Andrea Blum (andrea.blum-at-unibas.ch)

-Christophe Volonté (christophe.volonte-at-unibas.ch)

To suggest your own topic, please get in touch with Dr. Reto Forrer.

Application: Students can submit their research proposal (approx. 2 pages) on one of the four deadlines per year (31.1., 31.3., 30.6., 30.9.) as a pdf to Dr. Reto Forrer. The proposal is supposed to describe the relevance of the topic, the research question(s), the methodology, and the proposed structure in a concise way.

Admission: After submitting by the deadline, students get informed about the acceptance of their proposal within two weeks. In case of a rejection, the proposal can be revised once and handed in again before the next submission deadline.

InformationenPDF

Are you looking for an industry partner for your industry-oriented Master’s thesis? The SFI Knowledge Catalyst provides you with the opportunity to write your Master’s thesis in the field of capital market solutions in collaboration with an industry partner.

You will gain important insights from, and apply your learning to, real industrial situations through a fruitful exchange of knowledge. The industry partner will provide you with guidance and practical support in writing your Master’s thesis but no internship will be offered.

Available topics:

• Microfinance and Islamic Finance (with Credit Suisse)
• Asset management (with Landolt & Cie)
• Wealth structuring (with Lopag Trust)
• Swiss franc futures market (with SNB)
• Covered interest rate parity (with SNB)
• Swiss franc money market debt register claims, federal bonds, and covered bonds (with SNB)
• Impact of SNB announcements (with SNB)
• Current topics (with OLZ, December 2016)
• Luxembourg REITs and Swiss Real Estate Funds (with WWS Swiss Financial Consulting SA)

Start date: ASAP

We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your motivation letter, CV, and transcript of records to Ms. Désirée Spörndl-at-sfi.ch, and state your preferred start date for your Master’s thesis.