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Prof. Ernesto Turnes

IFL Institute for Finance and LawInstitutsleiter IFL

+41 58 257 13 87ernesto.turnes@ost.ch

Ernesto Turnes is Professor of Banking & Finance and Head of the Department for Finance and Law. His focus areas include: Asset Management, Pension Finance and Crypto Assets. He is co-author of four textbooks, member of the board and president of the investment committee of a large pension fund and member of the investment committee of an asset management company. Previously, he was chairman of an asset management company for 14 years and he worked for two major banks in Switzerland.

Area of Expertise

  • Asset Management
  • Wealth Management
  • Pension Finance
  • Crypto Assets
  • Sustainable Finance

Education

  • Master of Arts in Economics (HSG, MEcon)
  • Master of Arts in Banking and Finance (HSG, MBF)
  • CFA charterholder
  • Certificate in "ESG Investing"
  • Certificate in University Didactics

Professional Experience

  • Professor of Banking & Finance and Head of the Department for Finance and Law at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
  • Member of the board and president of the investment committee of a large pension fund
  • Member of the advisory board and member of the investment committee of an asset management company
  • Formerly Chairman of an asset management boutique for 14 years
  • Equity analyst and credit risk manager at major Swiss banks

Teaching Experience

  • Financial Instruments and Asset Management
  • Financial Services and Investments
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Accounting and Corporate Finance
  • Blockchain and Crypto Assets
  • Decentralized Finance
  • Coaching of scientific practice projects
  • Supervisor of bachelor and master theses

Projects

  • Presentations, consultations and trainings at financial institutions, project partners: SGKB, TKB, AppKB, PostFinance, UBS, SIX, ...
  • Project " Advisory process according to Goal Based Investing", project partner: Colin&Cie. AG
  • Research project "Self-Assessment ESG Profiling", project partner: UMushroom
  • Research project "Independent Evaluation Framework for Security Tokens", project partners: fedafin, Drakkensberg, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, Kaiser Odermatt & Partner, Kore Technologies, PostFinance, VISCHER, Walder Wyss
  • Project "Swiss Digital Asset Market Survey 2022", project partner: Swiss Blockchain Federation
  • Research project "Automated Risk Management for a DLT-based Ecosystem of Synthetic Assets", project partners: CAT Financial Products, Ubinetic

Memberships

  • CFA Institute
  • Swiss Society for Financial Market Research

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings

  • HAUSER, M., KOCH, R., TURNES, E. (2019). Wie gut erklären EVA & Co. den Schweizer Aktienindex? Controlling & Management Review (früher: Zeitschrift für Controlling und Management ZfCM), 63 (8), pp. 50-55.
  • ZIEGLER-HASIBA, E., TURNES, E. (2018). Negative Interest Rate Policy in Switzerland. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 6 (3), pp. 103-128. 10.15678/EBER.2018.060307

Books and Research Monographs

  • EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E., NEUMANN, S. (2025). Navigating Decentralized Finance - From Blockchain to Crypto Assets and Tokenization (1 ed.). Elsevier.
  • EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E. (2023). Blockchain in der Finanzwelt (1. ed.). Zürich: Verlag SKV.
  • HAUSER, M., TURNES, E. (2021). Unternehmensbewertung und Aktienanalyse (4 ed.). Zürich: Verlag SKV.
  • EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain für die Praxis (1. ed.). Zürich: Verlag SKV.
  • HAUSER, M., TURNES, E. (2017). Unternehmensbewertung und Aktienanalyse (3 ed.). Zürich: Verlag SKV.
  • HAUSER, M., TURNES, E. (2014). Unternehmensbewertung und Aktienanalyse (2 ed.). Zürich: Verlag SKV.

Professional Journals and Newspaper

  • TURNES, E., OEHRI, O. (2023, August). Compliance im Fokus - Relevanz des Lieferkettengesetzes. KMU Magazin, 26 (07-08), pp. 40-42.
  • TURNES, E., EGLOFF, P. (2022). Digitale Finanzierungen haben Aufwind. MB-Revue – Das Schweizer Industriemagazin (2022), pp. 54-56.
  • TURNES, E. (2022). Kryptowährungen: Die Spreu wird sich vom Weizen trennen.. St. Galler Tagblatt. St.Gallen.
  • EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E. (2021). Anlagemöglichkeiten in KMU sind gesucht. KMU Magazin (06/2021), pp. 90-93.
  • EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E. (2018). Blockchain für KMU. LEADER Das Unternehmermagazin. St. Gallen.
  • BÜCHEL, A., TURNES, E. (2017). Flucht in Immobilien. Vorsorge Guide, 2017/2018.
  • TURNES, E. (2016). Gefährliche Jagd nach Kreditrisikoprämien. Finanz und Wirtschaft.
  • TURNES, E. (2015). Aus- und Weiterbildung ist klar ein Strong Buy. Finanz und Wirtschaft.
  • TURNES, E. (2014). Wir decken alle drei CFA Level ab. Handelszeitung.

Presentations

  • TURNES, E. (2025). Blockchain, Crypto Assets und KI. AI Brainvisuals AG. Winterthur:
  • TURNES, E. (2025). Digital Assets. Expertsuisse. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E. (2025). Tokenization of Money. University of St.Gallen (HSG). St. Gallen, Switzerland:
  • TURNES, E. (2024). Blockchain and Crypto Assets. Expertsuisse. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E. (2023). Blockchain and Crypto Assets. Expertsuisse. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E. (2023). Blockchain and Crypto Assets. Bank Vontobel. St.Gallen:
  • TURNES, E. (2023). Blockchain and Crypto Assets. University of St.Gallen (HSG). St.Gallen:
  • TURNES, E. (2023). Fintech, Blockchain and Digital Assets. SIX Group. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E., EGLOFF, P. (2022). Unternehmensspiegel (Digitale Finanzierungen). IFU.
  • TURNES, E. (2022). Blockchain and Crypto Assets. Expertsuisse. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E. (2022). Fintech, Blockchain and Crypto Assets. SIX Group.
  • TURNES, E. (2021). Blockchain & Crypto Assets. Expertsuisse. Zürich:
  • TURNES, E. (2021). Fintech, Blockchain and Crypto Assets. SIX Group.
  • TURNES, E. (2021). Cryptos & Digitale Assets. Interactive West 2021. Dornbirn:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Horizonte Event SGKB. SGKB. St.Gallen:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Horizonte Event SGKB. SGKB. Wil:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Horizonte Event SGKB. SGKB. Widnau:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Horizonte Event SGKB. SGKB. St.Gallen:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Horizonte Event SGKB. SGKB. Rapperswil:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Blockchain and Digital Assets. SIX Group (Swiss Exchange). St.Gallen, Switzerland:
  • TURNES, E. (2020). Derivative Instruments. SIX Group (Swiss Exchange). St.Gallen, Switzerland:
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain für KMU.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain und Kryptowährungen (SGKB Private Banking).
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain und Kryptowährungen.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Fintech und Blockchain.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Socially Responsible Investment Podium.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain im Banking.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain.
  • TURNES, E. (2019). Blockchain und Kryptowährungen.
  • TURNES, E. (2018). Key Note Speaker beim Event "Finanzplatz" der SGKB. Finanzplatz - St. Galler Kantonalbank.