Florian Weigert

Florian Weigert is Professor of Financial Risk Management at the University of Neuchâtel. His research focuses on empirical asset pricing, hedge funds, mutual funds, behavioral finance, and risk management. His research projects investigate, among others, the determinants of the cross-section of stock returns, performance measurement for hedge- and mutual funds, and the impact of investors’ behavioral biases. His work has been presented at leading academic conferences (such as the AFA, EFA, and FIRS meetings) and published in top finance journals (such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Finance, and the Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis).

Florian obtained his Ph.D. in Finance with Summa Cum Laude from the University of Mannheim. Before joining the faculty of Neuchâtel, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen. He was a Visiting Scholar at New York University, Georgetown University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Georgia State University.

Expertise

• Empirical Asset Pricing
• Hedge Funds
• Mutual Funds
• Behavioral Finance
• Risk Management

Teaching

• Alternative Investments (Master-Level)
• Derivatives (Master-Level)
• Risk Management (Master-Level)
• Financial Markets (Bachelor-Level)