SFI Swiss Finance Institute Information

With support from its founders—the Swiss banking industry, the Swiss Confederation, and leading Swiss universities— the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) competitively promotes world-class research and teaching in banking and finance in Switzerland. By combining academic excellence with practical experience SFI contributes to the strengthening of the Swiss financial center. We are the only national center uniting, under one roof, world-class researchers in eight partner universities from across Switzerland: the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; ETH Zurich; the Università della Svizzera italiana; the University of Basel; the University of Geneva; the University of Lausanne; the University of St. Gallen; and the University of Zurich. SFI offers something that cannot be found elsewhere: an opportunity for academics and practitioners to move beyond current practice, exchanging the knowledge and expertise that will keep Switzerland at the top of banking and finance. • SFI acts as a magnet for talent, attracting top finance students and professors to Switzerland. • SFI fosters collaboration between top researchers and knowledge exchange between practitioners and academics. • SFI faculty teach bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs at SFI’s partner universities. • SFI places PhD graduates in the financial sector and in top universities around the world. • SFI educates senior finance professionals in Switzerland and abroad and runs certification courses for client advisors.