Topic: Finance
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In Memory of Sachin S. Vankalas (1983 – 2021)
Learn moreWe are deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Mr. Sachin S. Vankalas, LuxFLAG’s General Manager and part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance.
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Julien Pénasse analyses the effect of artist death on the value of art
Learn moreAround 1660, an Italian art dealer brought bad news to Rembrandt: his painting style was no longer in vogue and sold at lower prices. Soon after, Rembrandt disappeared and had the rumour spread that he had died. As a result, works by a “dead” Rembrandt sold for up to three times the normal price. This…
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Prof. Roman Kräussl gives 2021 global art market outlook
Learn moreEach year, Professor Roman Kräussl, member of the Department of Finance and expert in alternative assets, authors the Manager Magazin’s Kunstindex about the year’s global art market trends. Listing the 50 most popular artists in the world by sales at auctions, Prof. Kräussl highlights upcoming artists as well as the evolving ways in which art…
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Second Academia Meets Industry seminar tackles sustainable finance
Learn moreFor the second edition of the Academia Meets Industry seminar series, the Department of Finance at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance partnered with EY Luxembourg for a half-day hybrid conference on the topic of sustainable finance. This event was organised in the framework of the Sustainable Finance Chair, which is supported by the…
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Advanzia Bank awards fellowship to MSc Finance and Economics student
Learn moreAdvanzia Bank, a Luxembourg-based digital bank founded in 2005 providing credit cards and payment solutions to individuals, businesses and financial institutions, has partnered with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance to award one deserving and promising student within the MSc in Finance and Economics with a fellowship for the duration of their studies.
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Prof. Roman Kräussl explores gender and pricing bias in the art market
Learn moreDepartment of Finance professor within the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance and Alternative Investments specialist, Roman Kräussl, has co-authored the paper “Gendered Prices” accepted for publication in the top journal The Review of Financial Studies in 2021. This review, published by Oxford University Press, is one of the 50 journals used by the Financial…
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Doctoral student Bilal Kchouri asks: Can blockchain boost sukuk?
Learn moreBilal Kchouri, doctoral researcher in the Department of Finance, has recently published an article entitled “Tokenization of Sukuk: Ethereum Case Study” in the Global Finance Journal. The article was cowritten with researchers from the SnT research group SEDAN (Services and Data Management).
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Post-doc Laszlo Sandor contributes to CEPR eBook
Learn morePost-doctoral researcher in the Department of Finance, Laszlo Sandor has contributed an essay to a new eBook, titled ‘Publishing and Measuring Success in Economics’, published by the Centre for Economic Policy Research Press.
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Academia meets industry for a discussion on the Housing Market
Learn moreOn 9 March 2020, the University of Luxembourg’s Department of Finance came together with EY Luxembourg and the ABBL (Luxembourg Bankers Association) to host a panel discussion on macroprudential policy and its potential effects on the real estate market.
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Roman Kräussl publishes Art-Finance research in Management Science
Learn moreDr. Roman Kräussl, Professor of Finance at the University of Luxembourg and Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, has co-authored a paper with Amy Whitaker, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Administration at New York University.