Peter Fiechter
Chair of Financial Accounting
Biography
Peter Fiechter is professor for financial accounting at the Institute of Financial Analysis. Prior to joining the University of Neuchatel, Peter Fiechter was assistant professor at the University of Zurich. During his doctorate at the University of Zurich, he also worked for the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in the Group Accounting Department.
The research of Peter Fiechter focuses on both determinants and economic consequences of accounting decisions. Specifically, his research interests include bank accounting, earnings management, international accounting, financial instruments, and fair value accounting.
Expertise
- International Accounting
- Earnings Management
- Bank Accounting
- Financial Instruments
- Fair Value Accounting
- Corporate Social Responsability (CSR) Reporting
Teaching
- Comptabilité financière
- International Financial Reporting Standards
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Guidance for writing the Master thesis in Financial Accounting
- Swiss Doctoral Program Network in Accounting Research (DAR)
Main Publications
Invited Papers in Refereed Journals
| 2017 |
Discussion of "Effects of Informal Institutions on the Relationship between Accounting Measures of Risk and Bank Distress" Journal of International Accounting Research 16 (2): 67–69. |
| 2013 |
Discussion of "The effects of compensation and board quality on non-GAAP disclosures in Europe" The International Journal of Accounting 48 (2): 318–323. |
