Public Events 2025
Conference "Electronic Securities and Book-entry securities" 6 and 7 November 2025
An international conference on "Electronic Securities and Book-entry Securities" will take place at the University of Vienna on Thursday and Friday, 6 and 7 November 2025. The detailed program is available now, please find further information and how to register at the following link.
Programm_Electronic Securities Vienna 2025 (PDF, 340 KB)
17th conference Quo Vadis of 2 September 2025
The 17th "Quo Vadis" conference took place at the University of Zurich on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. This year's focus was on "Recovery & Resolution: New Key Figures from the Federal Council for the Effective Stabilization and Resolution of Systemically Important Banks." The seminar program and a newspaper articel in the NZZ (dated 3 September 2025, in German) can be found below.
WEB_Seminarprogramm_QuoVadis_13.pdf (PDF, 276 KB)
Bussen Boni und Krisenplanung bei UBS und Co_NZZ_2025_09_03.pdf (PDF, 2 MB)
London Symposium on Sustainable Investment on 19 May 2025
On 19 May 2025, a group of scholars, including Aline Darbellay, met at Bentham House, UCL School of Law, to present their work on the laws and regulations governing sustainable investment management in the United Kingdom, the Republic of China, India, the European Union, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Canada, and the United States of America.
Book Discussion "The Eurosystem" of 16 May 2025
On Friday, 16 May 2025, a discussion of the book "The Eurosystem's Monetary Policy at 25 (1999-2023)" took place. The author Prof. Christos Gortsos was joined by Prof. Andreas Kellerhals (EIZ), Prof. Rolf Sethe (UZH), Prof. Chiara Zilioli (General Counsel of the European Central Bank), Prof. Seraina Grünewald (University of St. Gallen), and Prof. René Smits (University of Amsterdam). Further details can be found in the invitation.
Invitation Book Launch Euro_2025_05_16.pdf (PDF, 118 KB)
Half-Day on Banking Supervision Law of 15 May 2025
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, a half-day event on “Banking Regulation and Supervision: Two years after the Credit Suisse Crisis” took place in cooperation with the University of Lausanne. Please see the invitation for further details.
CEDIDAC- Demi-journée de droit de la surveillance bancaire du 15 mai 2025.pdf (PDF, 1014 KB)
Seminar: Crossboder Financial Services - Is this the end?
The seminar took place on 5 May 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Rämistrasse 59, CH-8001 Zurich (RAA-G-01). You can find further details in the invitation and in the two conference reports. Slides are available on request.
GATS Invitation_final.pdf (PDF, 748 KB)
Conference Report_UZH_EBI_final.pdf (PDF, 868 KB)
Technical Report X-border Seminar 2025_final.pdf (PDF, 201 KB)
Seminar University of Liechtenstein 10 April 2025
On 10 April 2025, Rolf Sethe gave a lecture at the University of Liechtenstein on the topic of "Duty of Conduct according to the FinSA."
Link to University of Liechtenstein
8th Symposium Financial Services and Financial Products of 29 January 2025
On Wednesday, 29 January 2025, the 8th Symposium Financial Serivces and Financial Products took place with a number of distinguished speakers. Further details can be found in the invitation.
FIDLEG Einladung_Final.pdf (PDF, 731 KB)
International Working Group on Financial Derivatives Litigation of 23 & 24 January 2025
On 23 and 24 January 2025, a distinguished group of experts from academia and practice met at the Faculty of Law of Radboud University in Nijmegen to discuss the topic of financial derivatives litigation. The expert group is chaired by Danny Busch (Radboud University), Gerard McMeel (University of Reading, UK), and Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna, Austria). Aline Darbellay is a member of this group.
TBTF and Financial Stability Symposium of January 14, 2025
The "TBTF and Financial Stability Symposium" took place at ETH Zurich on 14 January 2025. The event was organized by seven professors, including Aline Darbellay, from six law faculties and offered an opportunity for in-depth discussion on how to shape the future Too Big to Fail regulation. The morning focused on "Protecting Confidence and Crisis Prevention," while the afternoon was dedicated to "Crisis Management and Resolution." Both topics were opened with a keynote speech by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and the General Counsel and Head of Legal Services at the International Monetary Fund, respectively. Experts and key figures from domestic and international authorities subsequently delivered keynote presentations, which were expanded upon in panel discussions.
