Samuel Neuweiler

Samuel is a bachelor's student in Business Administration with a Specialization in Banking and Finance at ZHAW School of Management and Law in Switzerland.

Due to his interest in Sustainable Finance, he will write his thesis about the topic "Sustainability as non-financial preference in the advisory process". Interest in sustainable investments is growing around the world. Although the range of ESG products has grown significantly over the last few years, recent studies show that while a large proportion of investors would be willing to invest in an ESG-compliant manner, intermediaries have so far failed to address or take this into account in the advisory process. However, new regulatory frameworks in the EU like the MiFID II suitability rules are being set in place to ensure that investors' environmental, social and governance (ESG) preferences are taken into consideration during the investment advice and portfolio management processes.

For the methodology of his thesis Samuel will conduct a Choice Base Conjoint experiment to examine the preference of sustainable investments compared to recent investment preferences like investment horizon, risk preferences and investment objectives. The goal of his research is to contribute to closing the existing research gap in this field.