The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Neuchâtel awards annually a distinction entitled Ethics in Finance Award to a financial market participant situated in Switzerland or Liechtenstein to honour a specific ethical behaviour in finance.
The award recognises a product, a service, a (management) process or a practice that can be recognised as an example of good ethical behaviour by other financial market players. It has a purely idealistic and no monetary value.
An eligible financial market participant must be domiciled in Switzerland or Liechtenstein and can receive the award regardless of its legal form (commercial company, branch or department of a commercial company) or its prominence in the said markets. Applications may also be submitted by third parties.
A jury independently ranks the eligible candidatures based on the following behaviours:
It is recognised that these behaviours are often expressed in products, processes or practices.
The award was presented on 28 May during a ceremony held at the University.
Verband Schweizerischer Kantonalbanken
Zürcher Kantonalbank – Swisscanto
Left to right: Eelco Fiole (UniNE), Christian Leugger (Verband Schweizerischer Kantonalbanken), Anja Hochberg (Zürcher Kantonalbank), Florian Weigert (UniNE)
2024
Ethos Foundation
Left to right: Eelco Fiole (UniNE), Raphaël Caregnato (Ethos), Vincent Kaufmann (Ethos), Florian Weigert (UniNE)
2023
Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS)
Left to right: Rico Travella (ABS), Eelco Fiole (UniNE) and Loïc Ecoffey (ABS)
Institute of Financial Analysis
Faculty of Economics and Business
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