UBS Center Newsletter December 2017

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Wirtschaftspodium
Does “Swiss finance” have a future?
3:30 –7:00 PM | Metropol Zurich
In the 2018 edition of our Wirtschaftspodium, we
want to identify and address the challenges and oppor-
tunities within the field of finance. Experts from
academia, politics, and practice will discuss how new
technologies and regulatory frameworks have affected
the finance sector and what the future holds for the
financial center in Switzerland.
We are delighted to announce that William N.
Goetzmann will open the event with a keynote lecture.
Goetzmann is the Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of
Finance and Management Studies and Director of the
International Center for Finance at the Yale School of
Management. He is an expert on a diverse range of
investments. His past work includes studies of stock
market predictability, hedge funds, and survival biases
in performance measurement. His current research
focuses on alternative investing, factor investing,
behavioral finance, and the art market.
Professor Goetzmann has written and co-authored a
number of books, including most recently Money
Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization
Possible (2016).
Public Lecture by
Dan Ariely
DOLLARS AND SENSE – How we misthink
money and how to spend smarter
6:30 PM | University of Zurich | Aula
Despite our intentions, why do we so often fail to act
in our own best interest? Why does paying for things
often feel like it causes physical pain? Why do we
overvalue things that we’ve worked to put together?
What are the forces that influence our behavior? Dan
Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and
Behavioral Economics at Duke University, is dedicated
to answering these questions and others in order to
help people live more sensible – if not rational – lives.
His interests span a wide range of behaviors, and his
sometimes unusual experiments are consistently inter-
esting, amusing, and informative, demonstrating
profound ideas that fly in the face of common wisdom.
Dan Ariely is a renowned behavioral economist who
provides us with the practical tools we need to under-
stand and improve our financial choices, save and
spend smarter, and ultimately live better. We thus look
forward to hearing his advice on these smart choices.
The detailed program together with further infor-
mation on the speakers and how to register will
be available in due course.
The detailed program together with further
information on the speaker is available on our
website.
Outlook
Public Lecture & Podium 2018
Jan
24
Apr
12