Manuel Ammann
Professor of Finance
Finance
Saint Gallen Hochschule fur Angewandte Wissenschaften
Switzerland
Biography
Manuel Ammann is Professor of Finance at the University of St.Gallen and Director of the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance. He held visiting positions at New York University and the University of California at Berkeley and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of St. Gallen and an M.Sc. in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Manuel Ammann is the academic director of the University of St.Gallen’s Master program in Banking and Finance and the Ph.D. program in Finance and is a member of the board of directors of several university institutes. Manuel Ammann’s main research interests are in the areas of derivative securities, asset pricing, portfolio management, financial markets, and risk management. Manuel Ammann authored numerous scholarly publications. In addition to his academic activities, he regularly serves as a consultant to financial institutions and government agencies and is a member of the board of directors of several companies.
Research Interest
Asset Management
Publications
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Ammann, Manuel; Ho, Philipp & Oesch, David (2016) Competing with Superstars. Management Science, 62 (10). 2842-2858. ISSN 0025-1909
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Ammann, Manuel & Ehmann, Christian (2016) Is Governance Related to Investment Performance and Asset Allocation? Empirical Evidence from Swiss Pension Funds. Working Paper. SoF - HSG, St. Gallen
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Ammann, Manuel & Feser, Alexander (2017) Information Uncertainty and the Puzzle of Option-Implied Skewness. In: 20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SWISS SOCIETY FOR FINANCIAL MARKET RESEARCH, 31.03.2017, Zürich.
