Ethics in Finance Award
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.
Proceedings and timeline
A jury independently ranks the eligible candidatures based on the following behaviours:
- Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect and in an ethical manner with the public, customers, potential customers, employers, employees, colleagues or other « stakeholders » of the global financial markets.
- Place the integrity of the financial profession and the general interest above personal interests.
- Encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will bring them credit.
- Promote integrity and compliance with the rules governing the financial markets.
It is recognised that these behaviours are often expressed in products, processes or practices.
Jury
- Jean Berthoud, Chairman of Banque Bonhôte & Cie SA, alumnus of the Faculty of Economics and Business
- Vanina Farber, elea Professor of Social Innovation and Dean of the IMD EMBA Program, Innovation Council Member at Innosuisse
- Eelco Fiole, Chair, Adjunct Professor of Finance Ethics, University of Neuchâtel, and Managing Partner, Alpha Governance Partners
- Carmen Hett, Treasurer of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva
- Claudia Jonczyk Sédès, Representative of the Dean’s Office and Professor of Strategic Management, University of Neuchâtel
- Florian Weigert, Professor of Financial Risk Management, University of Neuchâtel.
Laureates 2025
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)
Past laureates
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)
Contact
Institute of Financial Analysis
Faculty of Economics and Business
Rue A.-L. Breguet 2
2000 Neuchâtel
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