At 11. November Amira Shala and Elena Gilles from PwC will gave a guest lecture in the module "Financial Accounting I". The topic will be "The Sustainability Jungle: Non-financial reporting for financial institutions".    

Information preparation and processing is a central challenge and is examined within the framework of TRR 266 "Accounting for Transparency". These two topics are of outstanding importance, especially in M&A transactions. Therefore, we are pleased that Dr. Alexander Schmitz from the Boston Consulting Group offered a guest lecture in English entitled “Information Processing in M&A Transactions" as part of the Master's module “Mergers, Acquisitions…

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On November 2, 2022, Alfred Wagenhofer (University of Graz) presented the paper "Economic Effects of Litigation Risk on Corporate Disclosure and Innovation" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Alfred Wagenhofer is a member of the board of the Institute for Corporate Accounting and Controlling and head of the Center for Accounting Research at the University of Graz. He is the author of numerous…

As part of the Brown Bag Seminars, David Hiss gave a presentation on October 25, 2022 on the topic "External Effects and Disclosure".

TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar On October 18, 2022, Ferdinand Elfers (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented the paper "TruPS, I Did It Again – The Impact of (Non-)Fair Value Accounting on Banks’ Impairment and Trading Decisions" at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar. Ferdinand Elfers is an Assistant Professor of Financial Accounting at Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of Economics. He earned his PhD at the University of Mannheim in Germany.…

On August 29, 2019 Maryna Gulenko gave a presentation on 'Mandatory non-financial reporting practices by German savings banks' at the 15th Workshop on European Financial Reporting at the University of Economics and Business, Vienna (Austria).

TAF Research Seminar, Marc Arnold On June 18, 2019 Marc Arnold (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of his presentation is: 'The Impact of Renegotiable Debt on Firms'. Marc Arnold is Professor of Finance at the University of St. Gallen. He is Director at the Institute of Accounting, Controlling, and Auditing. His research interests cover Corporate Finance, Trading and Investment, and…

TAF Research Seminar, Leslie Robinson On June 6, 2019 Leslie Robinson (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Negotiated tax havens'. Leslie Robinson teaches financial accounting in the MBA and Business Bridge programs. Before joining the Tuck faculty in 2006, Leslie Robinson was an adjunct lecturer at the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North…

For the first time in its history, the DFG is funding a Collaborative Research Center in the area of Business Administration. Launching in July 2019, a team of researchers from the department of Taxation, Accounting and Finance will dedicate the next four years working on this project. Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane (the coordinator), Prof. Dr. Michael Ebert, Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi, Dr. Thomas Kourouxous, Prof. Dr. Jens Müller, Jun.-Prof. Regina…

TAF Research Seminar, Tami Dinh On May 21, 2019 Tami Dinh from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) held a presentation on the real effect of accounting comparability on cross-border investment of foreign investors, as part of the TAF Research Seminar. Her research focuses on capital markets and incentive contract choices using experimental research designs. Furthermore, she works in the area of financial accounting and international…

On August 29, 2019 Maryna Gulenko gave a presentation on 'Mandatory non-financial reporting practices by German savings banks' at the 15th Workshop on European Financial Reporting at the University of Economics and Business, Vienna (Austria).

TAF Research Seminar, Marc Arnold On June 18, 2019 Marc Arnold (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of his presentation is: 'The Impact of Renegotiable Debt on Firms'. Marc Arnold is Professor of Finance at the University of St. Gallen. He is Director at the Institute of Accounting, Controlling, and Auditing. His research interests cover Corporate Finance, Trading and Investment, and…

TAF Research Seminar, Leslie Robinson On June 6, 2019 Leslie Robinson (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) held a presentation at the TAF Research Seminar. The title of her presentation was: 'Negotiated tax havens'. Leslie Robinson teaches financial accounting in the MBA and Business Bridge programs. Before joining the Tuck faculty in 2006, Leslie Robinson was an adjunct lecturer at the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North…

For the first time in its history, the DFG is funding a Collaborative Research Center in the area of Business Administration. Launching in July 2019, a team of researchers from the department of Taxation, Accounting and Finance will dedicate the next four years working on this project. Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane (the coordinator), Prof. Dr. Michael Ebert, Prof. Dr. Urska Kosi, Dr. Thomas Kourouxous, Prof. Dr. Jens Müller, Jun.-Prof. Regina…

TAF Research Seminar, Tami Dinh On May 21, 2019 Tami Dinh from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) held a presentation on the real effect of accounting comparability on cross-border investment of foreign investors, as part of the TAF Research Seminar. Her research focuses on capital markets and incentive contract choices using experimental research designs. Furthermore, she works in the area of financial accounting and international…

As part of the TAF Brown Bag Seminars Marina Köllermeyer will hold a presentation on January 6, 2026. The title of presentation is “Bad News and Remedy Disclosure".

As part of the  TRR 266/TAF Brown Bag Seminars Benjamin Noordermeer (University of Mannheim) will hold a presentation on January 13, 2026. 

As part of the TAF Brown Bag Seminars Dennis Böing will hold a presentation on January 20, 2026. 

TRR 266/TAF Research Workshop On 7 July 2026, Dr. Doron Reichmann (Goethe University Frankfurt) will hold a presentation at the TRR 266/TAF Research Workshop (TAF Department). Doron Reichmann is a post-doctoral researcher at the AccSus department of Goethe University Frankfurt. In his research, he examines the information content of verbal and nonverbal communications in financial markets. In this context, he primarily focuses on (i) using…